How bad are these cracks look? Potentially buying the property, should I walk away?
Hi all,
I am a first time home buyer and I am under contingency contract with this property. The basement/crawl space has 3 repaired cracks and during inspection we found a couple more cracks are have not yet been repaired. The general home inspector told me these don't look concerning because they are vertical/not big cracks and there is no sign of water stain around the area plus the crawl space and basement were dry during the inspection (it rained the day before the inspection, heavy rain too). We don't see any bowing, uneven walls. I understand that finding a basement in IL with zero cracks can be rare and vertical cracks are common. However, the number of cracks in this basement is making me nervous. The repaired cracks were done in 2024 and I have no detail on whether the other cracks were there during that time or these are new cracks since then.
I need some opinions from veteran home buyers/engineers/inspectors on how bad these look and whether if I should walk away from this home. The home is in a nice neighborhood with good school district. What should I do? Should I hire a structural engineer to inspect the place?
Property is located in west suburb Lisle, IL, built in 1980. Repaired cracks have a transferrable life time warranty.
Thank y'all!
