randynavarro Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Wow, had some fun today. Brand new home, finished in September. Shot inside the bathroom upstairs - notice the two symmetrical cracks at the left and right hand side of the room. Download Attachment: InsideViewofCracks.JPG 58.24 KB Right hand side of the room. Download Attachment: RightHandSide.JPG 65.7 KB Left hand side of the room. Download Attachment: LeftHandSide.JPG 53.17 KB Close up of the cracks on one side. Download Attachment: CrackCloseUp.JPG 86.72 KB Exterior, front of home. Bathroom is the very top, center of the home - the little dormer / cupola looking thing. Download Attachment: FrontofHome.JPG 81.32 KB I think I've got some pretty good ideas what's happening. Anyone wanna guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Is the roof framed with trusses? - Jim Katen, Oregon P.S. I love the location of the weatherhead. P.P.S. The architectural details suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Somebody's modern interpretation of a Seattle blockhouse 4-square. You're right Jim, pretty damned ugly. OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randynavarro Posted December 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Originally posted by Jim Katen Is the roof framed with trusses? Yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randynavarro Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Thought I'd get some more takers on this one. The cracks in the photos are the largest I've seen in 8 years, old OR new homes. Anyway, my best theory I explained to the client was that the box structure of the bathroom that created the dormer wasn't framed or secured adequately to the roof trusses / structure. Our recent wind storms (record winds around 70 mph or so 3 weeks ago) probably have started to lift that box right off the house. I saw it happen on a very high end home last year. The high winds actually blew a large wood framed chimney chase right off the top of the home. The builder had simply toenailed the chimney 'box' right to the tops of the trusses. I didn't research it myself (it was a friend's home) but my friend informed me that the builder was not liable - there are no requirements for attaching these things to a building. They can be fastened anyway the builder chooses. I'm betting that's what's happening in these photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Interesting, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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