{"id":4218,"date":"2006-04-02T19:57:29","date_gmt":"2006-04-02T19:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=4218"},"modified":"2008-07-28T16:27:02","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T16:27:02","slug":"can-this-crack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2006\/04\/can-this-crack\/","title":{"rendered":"Can this crack house be saved?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I went to repair a few cracks in the plaster above my kitchen door, I removed the plaster surface and discovered that the wall underneath the plaster appears to be cracked as well. We bought this house (a 1890s limestone) about a month ago and, naturally, I&#8217;m worried. What to do? I realize that cracks in plaster are common and nothing to get worked up about, but what if there are cracks beneath the surface? Should we call a structural engineer? (And if so, any recommendations?)<\/p>\n<p>Images for reference: <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.illegal-art.org\/house\/crack1.jpg\">Crack 1<\/a> | <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.illegal-art.org\/house\/crack2.jpg\">Crack 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I went to repair a few cracks in the plaster above my kitchen door, I removed the plaster surface and discovered that the wall underneath the plaster appears to be cracked as well. We bought this house (a 1890s limestone) about a month ago and, naturally, I&#8217;m worried. What to do? 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