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Looking to purchase this house built in 1978. Some vertical settlement (possible shrinkage) cracks. 3 noted in several areas about the house all less than 1/8. Does the lanscaping appear to sufficiently slope away to reduce water pressure around the foundation assuming gutters and drain tile...

Thanks Glenn, The abrupt vertical bow all in the span of a couple 3 feet made me think of forms. This house was built in 1978. The grading appears to be pretty nice actually but I'll have to move in first to see how the gutters and drains appear to be functioning, I guess.

Hello, My wife and I have an offer in on a house. We haven't closed yet buy when I was looking at the basement. A couple sections (appear to be seperatations about every 3 or 4 feet show some bowing but vertically and not horizontally (think toilet paper roll on it's end). It seems a very...