On 5/17/2019 1:30 PM, Rod Speed wrote:


"dpb" wrote in message ...
On 5/17/2019 11:30 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Friday, May 17, 2019 at 12:14:05 PM UTC-4, Tom Orange wrote:
We have a crack running down the back of our property and it runs
from the
bottom right of the window to the top right of the patio doors, it
has cracked
one brick right down the middle. The crack was there when we moved
in 3 years
ago and has not noticeably moved.

We recently had a home buyer survey carried out and he was not sure
if it was
settling or something more serious.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/hx
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/hy

First pic is useless, looks like you covered up the crack with a
black marker.
The answer the home inspector gave you is probably the answer most
people will
give you.Â* Is there any other evidence of problems in that area?
Does it
have a basement?Â* If so, any evidence of movements in the blocks?
How old
is the house?Â* The fact that it hasn't gotten worse in 3 years is good.

The marker just outlined the area; the crack is in RH third/fourth of
the image...

Yes.

Looks like it's sitting on a ledger of first floor?Â* What's actually
that white but looks like it's the top of a patio slider door or the
like.

If that supposition is correct, it didn't have enough header/masonry
support...

Dunno, you wouldnt normally expect that crack to be just at the top
of that block of bricks if that was the case. You'd expect it to be further
down, just above the patio door if thats what is white at the bottom.

What you mean? It goes diagonally down and to right until hits the
ledger. (Had to make image full screen to see the full RH edge in
browser here, maybe you aren't seeing the full extent?)

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