Sandstone house has cracks in the masonry

Hello dear house construction forum community,

Attached are 2 pictures showing cracks in our old sandstone house.
Does anyone here possibly have experience or has had similar damage before?

It was built on a vaulted cellar, year of construction around 1850.

Are such cracks repairable in general? I know there are many factors, such as soil conditions, etc.

The cracks developed over time, then 2 trees grew in the crack, which did not improve the condition.

The cracks marked in the front view picture are also found on the back of the house in a similar location.

The left wall in the front picture is shown from the side in the second picture.

Has anyone seen something similar and does anyone have experience regarding possible costs? Does anyone know an expert who could be contacted to assess or suggest the measures to be carried out?

Best regards,
Walter

More generally, it seems to me to be rather infill masonry than structural masonry. Meaning: what has been worked on there doesn’t have to be the foundation, but rather the wall behind it (made of whatever, I wouldn’t completely rule out timber framing either). It might possibly be researched in the city archive how the house was built?

Hello 11ant,

thank you very much for your reply.

We think that it is not facing masonry. At least the sandstones are also visible on the inside. The interior load-bearing walls are built with clinker and wooden construction, the exterior walls in my opinion completely of sandstone.

Best regards,
Walter

Walter, the only answer can be: get a building expert to take a look at it on site

In brief, regards