Structural Concern Photo Checklist

Context shots

• The whole elevation or wall, straight-on, showing where the defect sits
• The room or garden view locating the problem in the building
• Anything relevant nearby: trees (whole tree in frame), drain covers, extensions, neighbouring works

Detail shots

• Close-up of the widest point with a ruler, tape or coin for scale
• The full length of the crack — multiple frames if needed, ends included
• The same defect from both faces of the wall where visible (inside and outside)
• Any stepping through mortar joints or changes of direction

Companion evidence

• Doors/windows that stick: the gap or trimmed edge
• Floor slopes: a level or marble in frame
• Gaps at skirtings, rippled paper at ceiling junctions
• Previous repairs: filled cracks, stitching, tie plates

Record discipline

• Date every session (filenames or a dated note in frame)
• Pencil-mark and date the crack ends on the wall itself
• Repeat from the same positions each time for comparability
• Keep everything in one folder per property — it becomes the case file