Cracks measured in millimetres, not adjectives
How a pre-purchase report grades cracking so you can judge it.
In short: Measuring and grading cracks in outdoor concrete and slabs on established homes.
Why measure
Words like minor and significant mean different things to different people. A width in millimetres does not.
Slab cracks
On an established Blacktown home we recorded slab cracks between 4mm and 10mm, which sit in the severe range and were referred to an engineer.
Outdoor concrete
Driveways and paths crack too, often at pits and grates without isolation joints.
Walls
Masonry cracking is graded by width and pattern, and we note whether joints are present and working.
What you do with it
A measured crack can be priced, monitored or referred. A described one leaves you guessing.
Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Gables. Licensed building practitioners, NSW Fair Trading licence 366177C.
