ᐅ Cracks running completely through the masonry of the gable wall, building year 1968.
Created on: 16 Dec 2017 01:06
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Lukas_Sch
Hello everyone,
My name is Lukas, I’m 27 years old, a heating technician by profession, and I own a fully renovated two-family house, built in 1968, except for the roof.
I hope I’m in the right place with my issue:
Yesterday, we had an extremely strong storm for about 30 minutes. At my coworker’s place in a neighboring town, 250 roof tiles were thrown as far as 50 meters (164 feet) away from the roof.
So today, I wanted to check my attic to see if everything is still okay and if all the tiles are still secure.
I noticed that on both gable walls, there is a crack running all the way through the masonry—from the reinforced concrete floor to the roof, extending to the outside.
I am certain these cracks were not there a month ago.
I believe the gable walls are non-load-bearing because the 10-meter-long (33 feet) purlin is not supported in the middle, and when tapping on the gable walls, they don’t sound like bricks but rather hollow.
Still, I am a bit worried and have already reported the damage to my insurance company.
All other walls show no cracks at all.
Could someone give me an initial assessment of what might have happened here?
Best regards,
Lukas
My name is Lukas, I’m 27 years old, a heating technician by profession, and I own a fully renovated two-family house, built in 1968, except for the roof.
I hope I’m in the right place with my issue:
Yesterday, we had an extremely strong storm for about 30 minutes. At my coworker’s place in a neighboring town, 250 roof tiles were thrown as far as 50 meters (164 feet) away from the roof.
So today, I wanted to check my attic to see if everything is still okay and if all the tiles are still secure.
I noticed that on both gable walls, there is a crack running all the way through the masonry—from the reinforced concrete floor to the roof, extending to the outside.
I am certain these cracks were not there a month ago.
I believe the gable walls are non-load-bearing because the 10-meter-long (33 feet) purlin is not supported in the middle, and when tapping on the gable walls, they don’t sound like bricks but rather hollow.
Still, I am a bit worried and have already reported the damage to my insurance company.
All other walls show no cracks at all.
Could someone give me an initial assessment of what might have happened here?
Best regards,
Lukas
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Lukas_Sch17 Dec 2017 21:16While looking at the photos, I had another thought... could it be that the ring beam was damaged during the chiseling work that apparently took place under the window? I know that a conduit was later installed there and extended down to the ground floor.