Crack in foundation wall

[Christian F. Mettel]

I found this crack during the inspection today. The house is a 10 year old end unit townhouse that has a vertical crack running through the middle of the common foundation wall near the middle of the house. It's width is roughly 1/8" to 3/16". I could not see the other side of the wall to see if it penetrated through. Do you think its any cause for concern?




Thanks for your help in advance.

Chris

[jkogel]

Not an easy call to make from one photo. It is not at a corner, and the unit has stood for 10 years - that's the good part. It should be monitored over time. Probably does go right through to the other side. Could try probing for rebar and depth with a peice of thin wire. But regardless, you are not a foundation expert, so probably best to recommend further analysis.

John Kogel
www.allsafehome.ca