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Any structural engineer types here?


We have a house under contract. Inspection found stair step cracks on both side walls in the basement. A couple of cinderblocks were cracked right down the middle. Brick facade seems in good shape except for one broken brick.
We got an engineer to look at it and he just thinks it’s settling and not a big deal. I think he’s right, just looking for some more opinions to either soothe my nerves or give me colder feet.

Posted: 11/30/2017 at 3:14PM


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  Any structural engineer types here? -- hokie in cville 11/30/2017 3:14PM
  Inspect the crack very closely -- RTFC 11/30/2017 9:08PM
  Shouldn't be settlement to that degree. Soils/foundation suspect. -- MikeVT85 11/30/2017 5:15PM
  Almost every basement with a block wall I have seen has -- HokieSignGuy 11/30/2017 3:54PM
  Age of house? Width of crack? -- East Cobb Hokie 11/30/2017 3:51PM
  It could be settling, but the only way to know for sure -- VTENGR 11/30/2017 3:48PM
  If you are seeing damage inside, it's on exterior as well. This -- thankbud 11/30/2017 3:22PM
  Yea, the problem is how much more "settling" will it do? It is prob. -- fordham 11/30/2017 3:42PM
  FWIW, house is 11 yrs old. No sign of moisture so far. ** -- hokie in cville 11/30/2017 3:46PM
  If hairline, seal interior now and see if it reappears. -- East Cobb Hokie 11/30/2017 4:01PM
  No ** -- hokie in cville 11/30/2017 3:24PM

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