|
| I live in a brick rowhouse built in 1900. Most of the bricks have little hairline cracks running through the face of the bricks.
Here are some pictures showing the cracks:
Should I be concerned or is this normal? I have lived in the house 1 1/2 years and the cracks haven't visibly changed in that time. My inspection report from the time of the sale makes no mention of the bricks. It only mentions that the mortar is eroded in places. Obviously I have to deal with the eroding mortar, but what about the bricks themselves? My neighbors on one side seem to have similar cracks in many of their bricks. My neighbors on the other side painted their bricks so it's hard to tell if they have cracks. |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
- Posted by Renovator8 (My Page) on Sat, May 21, 11 at 15:23
| link below The important cracks would be in a straight or zig zag diagonal line in joints and/or bricks across multiple bricks especially near window openings and building corners. You should repoint the broken brick joints and make sure the weep holes are open at the bottom of the wall. |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
|
- Posted by arnold4321 (My Page) on Sun, May 22, 11 at 9:16
| Renovator8, the link you posted is a link to my pictures. Did you mean to link to something else? There are no weep holes that I can see. Should all brick walls have weep holes? |
|
- Posted by Renovator8 (My Page) on Sun, May 22, 11 at 19:48
| A link is something you can click on screen to take you to a website. What you provided is only the address/URL which someone would have to copy and paste to see the site so I provided a link. Unless a brick wall is solid without a cavity for drainage it must have weeps or water will become trapped inside the wall. In a cold climate that can cause the brick to spawl and crack. |
|
- Posted by arnold4321 (My Page) on Mon, May 23, 11 at 16:33
| thanks |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Old House Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.