 LattimerII
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Posted: 4/2/2012 11:13:32 PM
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Previous owner paid a local handyman to "fix" the crack. Here's the result. Ideas to salvage it? |
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BillofRights
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Posted: 4/2/2012 11:27:34 PM
Cover it with some veneer bricks or stone?
or graffiti it up with Krylon. |
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Posted: 4/3/2012 12:01:15 AM
If you get someone good with a sandblaster he could really feather it in. If not paint or stain it.
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Posted: 4/3/2012 12:10:47 AM
Find someone who knows wtf they're doing to tuck point it
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Posted: 4/3/2012 12:34:04 AM
Need more pics of that, and the other side of that corner too (to the right, correct?).
Can't say for sure from what I see here, but that stair stepping pattern is indicative of a sinking footer. There is a reason that crack didn't remain closed and some bricks have split. ...typically this is the part where I'm told that the home inspector said it is just cosmetic.  |
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LattimerII
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Posted: 4/3/2012 3:25:37 AM
Originally Posted By Arms_Reach:
Need more pics of that, and the other side of that corner too (to the right, correct?). Can't say for sure from what I see here, but that stair stepping pattern is indicative of a sinking footer. There is a reason that crack didn't remain closed and some bricks have split. ...typically this is the part where I'm told that the home inspector said it is just cosmetic. I'll try and get more pics in daylight tomorrow. Inspector did say it was likely cosmetic, but I had a foundation company look at it too before buying. Slab was level within spec per them. Built on post-tension slab. |
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Posted: 4/3/2012 7:36:13 AM
Originally Posted By BillofRights:
Cover it with some veneer bricks or stone? or graffiti it up with Krylon. Unless I'm mistaken (which happens a whole lot in this forum, but that's how I learn), that's already a veneer layer. There's no tie courses. Arms_Reach is right, there's something more going on. If it's a veneer layer, what's the bottom course resting on? Foundation? Sill? Slab? Open air? In the fire service we'd call that a "warning sign".  |
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Posted: 4/3/2012 12:22:35 PM
[Last Edit: 4/3/2012 12:25:11 PM by hkusp9]
For a crack in the brick veneer to be that bad, you would have to have a seriously cracked and settled foundation and ive definately seen a few of those in houston. Since none of the bricks are messed up im sure that you can get a really good masonry guy to clean that um and redo it with mortar that actually matches and it would look good as new.
However, i would make sure that the foundation isnt continuing to settle or move because if it is, that crack is only going to reappear... |
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