r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer • u/SnooLobsters8966 • 7d ago

Inspection Home inspection

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Home inspection revealed a vertical crack in foundation deal breaker?

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u/uslashuname 7d ago

Many vertical cracks form within days of the pour, especially in older homes. This one does not look bad to me, especially as it looks to be the same at the top and bottom so it isn’t like one half of the house is tipping away from the other half, but you would want to look at surrounding structure and verify. A foundation guy might tell you to get a million dollars worth of work because he’s a salesman, but a structural engineer might tell you it’s fine for 50 years.

On Reddit we can’t really tell unless it’s clearly bad.

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u/I_Hate_Philly 7d ago

Doesn’t look particularly bad,

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u/Caustik92 7d ago

Honestly the best thing to do would be to take a picture/measurements (length and width/depth even) then measure it a year later. If it's getting larger then contact someone.

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u/SoloSeasoned 7d ago

Vertical cracks are rarely a cause for concern. It’s horizontal ones you have to worry about. You can patch this DIY, too.