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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]16:50 here. 
I might recommend going back outside and looking up. Look for horizontal or vertical brick cracks on first, second floors. A small vertical crack is not uncommon in older brick homes. Horizontal exterior brick cracks are more problematic.

Also, go inside your home to where this foundation wall is and check it from the inside if you can. Look to see if the wall seems to be standing straight or is bowing in. Check that wall perpendicular to the wall with the brick crack.

Bricks are amazingly able to support via the way they are laid next to one another. Your concern is genuine, and I'd be upset if this was missed by the inspector. Now you can reach out to both the latter as well as an engineer and GC. I was pretty freaked out too but it all worked out.[/quote]

Thanks so much for this. (OP here). I was so freaked out and I posted this as I had just found out. I have an anxious personality and this sent me really over the edge - I kept thinking 40 to 70k repair costs, etc.

Anyway, now I am more calm. I think this was tree root damage as right in front of this crack there is a bald round patch of dirt where a tree used to be. It was taken away by previous owners and I thinking that was the reason. I hope this is the cause of the crack, and not something worse.

Inside the house there are no visible cracks.

We have an engineer coming out today still.

Hoping for the best...[/quote]

NO way! I had waterproofing done inside and crack repair from Apex Waterproofing. $2500. Which I thought was a lot of money...[/quote]

Well that's nice you paid Apex Waterproofing that $2500 for an inside fix. Most of us know the best waterproofing job is done exteriorly though. And yes, it is expensive to do it right, unless you're a capable DIY'er.[/quote]

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