Some old brick buildings manage stay erect despite big cracks existing for decades. Some fall down and kill people. Reddit won't give a definitive answer.
Concerning? What do you think? The joint's completely and utterly rooted. Time to to do a quick and cheap n nasty paint job and dump it on the highest bidder. 🍻
Are you mad! Leave it like this. in fact, dont even to do the dishes!
Jackpot! Now you can sell it as a blank slate! You might even get a young couple who fancy themselves fixer uppers. Project your own dreams! At the very least it’ll give the impression it might go for cheap at auction, which means you’ll get a big crowd. Ugh.
Looks like it has not only cracked but shifted. I am not a structural engineer, I'd guess there has been some subsidence and/or a failed foundation.
If it was my building I'd definitely be calling a structural engineer in.
Most 19th century buildings like this in Melbourne don’t really have foundations and are just sitting in a base layer of bluestone blocks. It was not a good match for Melbourne’s highly reactive clay soil.
Absolutely true, I have lived in a number with greater or lesser cracks., Have never known any to fall down spontaneously, but this looks worse than any I have seen before, If there is any digging going on nearby, I would run.
Yeah perhaps I should have been clearer, I am referring to whatever foundation is there.. not specifically foundation piles.
If water passes around those blocks they won't stay where they should be.
Yeah well that’s the problem, they don’t have anything anchoring them into solid ground. As the surface soil moves so does the house. They need to be underpinned and actual footings installed.
The safety of that building needs to be evaluated by a building inspector. I don’t know if there’s any authority you can dial in that cares without money being involved. Yes, it’s concerning. Crack in the wall means there’s a weak zone. Weak zones are neither pretty nor safe.
If you have to pay for it, it's very concerning. The bottom window one is the most concerning, as it's not aligned, but that could still be just the outside of the wall and not the actual structure.
from experience of living in massively ancient old homes all my life... doesn't look to bad.
cracks like this arn't as deep as you think, sometimes its just the render that cracks and the actual structure is fine.
it is much more concerning if the wall is warped and no longer straight, thats when your fucked.
No, that’s pretty normal for an erect pile of rubble.
I’ve asked you once already, please stop calling me that
And I’ve told you not to be so sensitive about it. Everybody loves it.
Not a fan of dirty talk anymore?
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Some old brick buildings manage stay erect despite big cracks existing for decades. Some fall down and kill people. Reddit won't give a definitive answer.
Hehe erect
Username checks out hehe
I mean, it’s certainly not _encouraging_.
Looks pretty standard for the $1.6M outer city houses.
No. It's not my house.
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Concerning? What do you think? The joint's completely and utterly rooted. Time to to do a quick and cheap n nasty paint job and dump it on the highest bidder. 🍻
'A real fixer upper'
Yes! Adds character, non?!
Yes, that house isn't all it's cracked up to be. Should be good for a $50 discount on the property's sales price.
Are you mad! Leave it like this. in fact, dont even to do the dishes! Jackpot! Now you can sell it as a blank slate! You might even get a young couple who fancy themselves fixer uppers. Project your own dreams! At the very least it’ll give the impression it might go for cheap at auction, which means you’ll get a big crowd. Ugh.
She'll be right
Looks like it has not only cracked but shifted. I am not a structural engineer, I'd guess there has been some subsidence and/or a failed foundation. If it was my building I'd definitely be calling a structural engineer in.
Most 19th century buildings like this in Melbourne don’t really have foundations and are just sitting in a base layer of bluestone blocks. It was not a good match for Melbourne’s highly reactive clay soil.
Absolutely true, I have lived in a number with greater or lesser cracks., Have never known any to fall down spontaneously, but this looks worse than any I have seen before, If there is any digging going on nearby, I would run.
Yeah perhaps I should have been clearer, I am referring to whatever foundation is there.. not specifically foundation piles. If water passes around those blocks they won't stay where they should be.
Yeah well that’s the problem, they don’t have anything anchoring them into solid ground. As the surface soil moves so does the house. They need to be underpinned and actual footings installed.
Yeah, that's why I suspect subsidence. I would not want to own that building.. oof that's going to be costly. Hopefully it's not heritage listed.
Yeah man that's going to cost a packet to fix, can you see it getting bigger by the month?
Will keep an eye, walk pass that building all the time.
Nah, whack some paint over that and the tenant'll never know!
The safety of that building needs to be evaluated by a building inspector. I don’t know if there’s any authority you can dial in that cares without money being involved. Yes, it’s concerning. Crack in the wall means there’s a weak zone. Weak zones are neither pretty nor safe.
If there's one more earthquake, I will be concerned :(
The foundations are cooked.
Depends on how much is the rent.
The first image is concerning with the 3 red circles. I dont see anything noticeable in the 2nd and 3rd images.
Falling masonry is a hazard. I don't see any falling down at the moment but you never know. Yep, it's concerning alright.
Very , sell up or contact a 1800 # that cares.
Nah, it comforts me
And ominous
Just a bit of white nail polish will take care of that
Or toothpaste.
No need to be concerned, it us usual for houses about to fall down have those cracks.
If you have to pay for it, it's very concerning. The bottom window one is the most concerning, as it's not aligned, but that could still be just the outside of the wall and not the actual structure.
Give it the ol’ landlord special - some white paint will fix it right up
Maybe
No. Pretty normal for a house where exorcism has been performed.
Yeah definitely worth no more than $3 mil.
Yeah bro
from experience of living in massively ancient old homes all my life... doesn't look to bad. cracks like this arn't as deep as you think, sometimes its just the render that cracks and the actual structure is fine. it is much more concerning if the wall is warped and no longer straight, thats when your fucked.
Odds are its foundations are probably bluestone boulders sitting on packed sand.