cracked walls
Structural damage signs
Cracked walls are walls showing visible fractures or fissures in their surface.
The phrase appears in discussions of building condition, structural integrity, or home repair: The inspector noted cracked walls throughout the basement.
Cracked walls may indicate foundation problems, settling, water damage, or simply aging plaster.
The image also works figuratively for fragility or decay: the cracked walls of a failing institution.
- fissuresNarrow splits in material
- plasterWall-coating paste
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- water damageDestruction from liquid intrusion
- peelingComing off in strips
damaged · structural · load bearing · foundation · settling · neglect · repair · patching · aging · moisture · damp · earthquake · fractures · hairline · spider · renovation · building codes · home inspection
- decayrot, decay rate, wilt, crumble, decomposition
- rundown buildingsshack, hovel, shanty, ruin, abandoned building
- earthquake effectsearthquake, aftershock, aftershocks, tremor, tremors