Seen a house I want to offer but cracks …

[Bobbleka]

Cracking! I have found a house I love that’s is at the top of my budget - but there is a bit of damp and cracks but this is all new to me and I don’t know if this is normal! Does this look to be expected or is it something more serious? It’s a 1930s semi.

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I'm no expert but I'd be wary if you don't have room in the budget for investigating and fixing.. is the house priced to reflect the condition?

I wouldn’t put me off completely, unless the cracks went through to the other side of the wall and were wide enough to get a finger into. I would DEFINITELY get a good survey, with specific advice on remedial costs and make an offer with that specified.

I have around £10k set aside for additional work and decorating but the house I live in now has cracks and I really wanted to be free from them. The house I’ve just viewed is in the perfect location - but yes priced to take into account it needs modernisation and it really does. Needs kitchen ripping out and it hasn’t been touched since the early 80s in terms of decorating I reckon.

Where we are houses are being snapped up within days well over asking still.

It's difficult to judge as I can't get a sense of scale, but those wouldn't necessarily put me off. Looks like a fixer-upper anyway. Probably needs repointing and a new roof and the damp proof course is either non- existent or breeched.

Do you have the funds for a doer upper?

@Bobbleka

I have around £10k set aside for additional work and decorating but the house I live in now has cracks and I really wanted to be free from them. The house I’ve just viewed is in the perfect location - but yes priced to take into account it needs modernisation and it really does. Needs kitchen ripping out and it hasn’t been touched since the early 80s in terms of decorating I reckon.

Where we are houses are being snapped up within days well over asking still.

Cross- post.

10k? You need new electrics, new roof, damp proof, repointing, and decor. What about bathroom? Boiler? £10k is unlikely to be enough.

Those corner cracks around the wood framework of the roof are super common in 1930s houses and wouldnt concern me at all. My parents place has those, and has had them for 30+ years ...

None of it looks that bad tbh- I'd there are no corresponding cracks on the exterior I wouldn't worry.

I live in a 1930’s property, we have cracks in the old part, the new extension is crack free! I was worried, until I spoke to our neighbours, who have them too. The cracks haven’t got any worse in the 9 months we have lived here, no external cracks. Nothing alarming on survey.

It looks consistent with a property that age tbh. Beware of blocked off fireplaces. The salts in soot absorb moisture so they need to have been swept before sealing or damp will come through.
Is it pebbledash or render on the outside? Both crack and let water in that can only escape be coming through the wall and if brick I would expect it would need repointing in some places by now. Ditto checking and replacing any cracked lead flashing round chimney stacks.