Originally Posted By: lewens This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I’m not so sure about it being cosmetic. It looks as if it will eventually fall off and when that happens the brick has nothing to sit on and so I can see it starting to collapse. If the brick starts to go it could be a major repair.
Originally Posted By: jmurray This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
gbeaumont wrote:
Picture courtesy John Murray, thanks John
Hi to all here's todays question
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Gerry
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Being at the site, I would have to say that this one crack is cosmetic!
But............ when you have material on 2 other corners of the house that is spalling more than 8 inches in depth, I would have to recommend further investigation.
So my answer to this question is A- cosmetic!
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Originally Posted By: lleesch This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
We refer to this as a corner pop. When the framer installed the moisture barrier/felt on the studs and run it onto the brick lug, he did not cut it to be on the corner itself. The corner is left exposed. Because the moisture barrier also acts as an expansion joint, the brick, which is now mortared to the foundation, will push the corner of the foundation off from thermal expansion. Unfortunately, it is a common problem. Any of you doing new frame inspections should include this on your inspection checklist. This is a cosmetic problem and is easily fixed.
Originally Posted By: rbrown1 This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
tallen wrote:
I am going with:
Should be evaluated and repaired by a licensed general contractor.
I have to agree with this as this crack does not pose a structural problem, at this time. However if left without repair, the bricks above, could, over time begin to slip, causing further damage.
How do you'all determine a structural problem?
To me, it is defined as a problem which is or could cause, part of the actual structure of the home to fail.
If these bricks are a veneer, they could all be removed and the structure of the home will still be in tact. Not pretty, but in tact.
Not the same as a solid brick home which is constructed with two or more courses of bricks in thickness, such as used in a (brick) bearing wall.
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Originally Posted By: gbeaumont This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hi John,
I want to leave this open for a while as the debate is interesting, more valuable than me just giving an answer, the comments made already have been a better learning experience than I could have engineered.
