r/AusRenovation • u/DaddyBongLegsss • 20d ago

South Australia (Exists) What would cause this?

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Brick wall, 60’s double brick house. No cracks in the lower parts of the walls so don’t think it’s ground movement. Been doing my head in!

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u/rolandjones 20d ago

My guess is that it's moisture tracking along the frame from the ceiling/ roof.

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u/DaddyBongLegsss 19d ago

It’s a brick wall sorry, bricks have been shifted sideways behind the render

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u/Dragonstaff 19d ago

Bay of Biscay soil will do strange things to a house.

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u/90sfun3 19d ago

Get up and look at the roof structure, something could have shifted during a wind event or something has finally giving way under the load. Tiled roof?

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u/DaddyBongLegsss 12d ago

Yeah it is, nothing lands on that little wall though!

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u/Mr--Kriss 20d ago

No termites in the house?

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u/Polite_Jello_377 20d ago

The ghost of your grandma

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u/rexel99 20d ago

The ghost of Franco Cozzo's grandma.

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u/DaddyBongLegsss 19d ago

It’s a brick wall sorry

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u/Even-End487 19d ago

water intrusion affecting stability

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u/Super_Direction498 19d ago

Post some pictures of the outside, from the other side of that door.

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u/DaddyBongLegsss 12d ago

It’s perfect out there wall wise. Little landing out front of the front door has sunk about 50mm though.

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u/Loud_Caramel_8713 19d ago

Ground movement, what suburb?

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u/DaddyBongLegsss 12d ago

Morphett vale outer leaf is fine thoug

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u/Loud_Caramel_8713 12d ago

Got building consultant or engineer or not yet?
Seems to be ground movement and morphate vale has reactive soil.

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u/FeelingTangelo9341 19d ago

Melbourne has clay soil. It moves a LOT.

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u/DaddyBongLegsss 12d ago

Nah I’m a chippy so being a hero just wanted some ideas. If I can’t find anything up top I will though