Brick wall plumb deviation is a serious issue that patch and paint cannot fix no mater what your real estate agent states to you.
The calculation for new walls is the lesser of the two formulas shown below.
10 x (the wall height in metres) divided by 3.
Or
0.05 x the wall thickness.
Most modern homes have a wall height of 2.1m measured from the eave lining to the base of the concrete slab.
So 10 x 2.1m divided by 3 equals 7mm
Or 0.05 x 112mm wide brick wall equals 5.6mm
If your looking at a wall that is leaning around 7mm it has been built to code and if ok.
Unfortunately older homes do have leaning walls and I have seen walls leaning around 50mm quite regularly. These often require underpinning which is expensive or the walls should be removed and re built, which costs substantially more.
The calculation for new walls is the lesser of the two formulas shown below.
10 x (the wall height in metres) divided by 3.
Or
0.05 x the wall thickness.
Most modern homes have a wall height of 2.1m measured from the eave lining to the base of the concrete slab.
So 10 x 2.1m divided by 3 equals 7mm
Or 0.05 x 112mm wide brick wall equals 5.6mm
If your looking at a wall that is leaning around 7mm it has been built to code and if ok.
Unfortunately older homes do have leaning walls and I have seen walls leaning around 50mm quite regularly. These often require underpinning which is expensive or the walls should be removed and re built, which costs substantially more.
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