{"id":55849,"date":"2011-05-06T14:47:33","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T14:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=55849"},"modified":"2011-05-06T14:50:14","modified_gmt":"2011-05-06T14:50:14","slug":"slanted-facade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2011\/05\/slanted-facade\/","title":{"rendered":"Slanted Facade or Front Wall?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We just had an inspection on a property for which we have an accepted offer, and the engineer noticed that the front wall of the building (3 story frame house) appears to be curving inward.  He was unsure as to whether this is just the facade (which was not properly installed and will probably need to be redone in the future) or a larger structural issue.  We are first-time buyers and obviously don&#8217;t want to purchase a house that could have a major structural issue.  On the other hand, we love the house.  <\/p>\n<p>The house was renovated about 5 years ago, and other walls were rebuilt with steel frames, but at the time the front wall was found to be in good enough condition not to merit being rebuilt.  At this point, I&#8217;m not sure what to do next .  Is it possible that rebuilding the other walls could have caused some kind of structural problem with the front wall?  Is it typical for 100 year old houses to have some slanting and curving and therefore not that big of a deal?  Should I get a second opinion from another engineer?<\/p>\n<p>Any advice\/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We just had an inspection on a property for which we have an accepted offer, and the engineer noticed that the front wall of the building (3 story frame house) appears to be curving inward. 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