> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Follett
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 5:24 PM
> 
> 
> I think this is more than thermal movement that has occured. 
> Foundation settlement is my guess. The why is another set of 
> questions. They should put up some tell-tales, I agree, and 
> determine if the cracks are moving now, or moved a while back 
> and are no longer moving. 

How about vibration? Any highways or roads nearby with truck traffic?
Any quarries with blasting? Didn't the northeast recently have a little
earthquakey shakey? I'm always surprised at how vibrations like these
can shake up dem ol bones.

The radial exterior cracks from the window and door headers is typical
stuff; the interior cracks aren't from weathering issues. It's gotta be
vibration or settlement.

Or something else.

Is the new roof structure constructed of trusses or was it stick-framed?
I wouldn't anticipate any thrust issues from trusses....

Ralph, leave that last one alone, OK? I am not desiring to be George
Burns to your Gracie Allen.

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