I’m in the Austin area, and yes — expansive clay soil and limestone on the edwards plateau. There’s also no control joint in the brick veneer on this side of the house. This area also collects a lot of water during heavy storms, which is likely contributing to movement with the clay soil...
Thank you all, this is tremendously helpful — and it does seem like step one is getting someone to assess the drainage. It’s only significant after strong rain, but that’s a good 3-5 “lakes” per year that will form out there. Glad to hear it doesn’t seem like something that is immediately...
Really appreciate the opinion — here’s a broader view of the area. The horizontal crack across the column seems the most odd, but not a trained eye here. I wanted to see what this forum thought first, but so far just reinforcing my instinct to get a local out to do a proper assessment...
Software eng here, so this one’s out of my realm — hoping to get some direction on this from you all.
I’m seeing some cracks develop in the brick veneer around a window, and I’ve been concerned about soil movement and settling on this corner of the house since it gets a lot of water against...
