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Tags: Cracks Garage Lennar Slab
Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm
Author: sharinath
Length: 06:12
Rating: 5.00
Views: 1379
Cracks in Garage Floor on New Home built less than 2 months |
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PutSome5tankOnIt (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm) |
| An eighth of an inch isn't bad, at all. Foundations are reinforced with steel rebar and are designed to 'flex' with soil settling and earthquakes.Read the fine print on your guarantee for concrete work:1) It WILL crack.2) No one will steal it. |
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is031 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm) |
| I see your problem- you've got a car parked in your garage! I know, it's not funny; warranty booklets just usually have something silly about not placing anything "heavy" on the foundation. Which might even include the house.Concrete will form cracks over time with curing and settling, but these aren't hairline and it's a only a 2-year-old home. My understanding is that foundations properly engineered for the soil conditions don't exhibit these characteristics in such a short amount of time. |
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tbnewellsr (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm) |
| The problem is there is no expansion joints in the floor. Floors or slabs will crack but if expansion joints are installed they will crack there and those can be filled with concrete caulk. |
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chikotube (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm) |
| i have minor cracks in mine, but mine has finished curing, as it is much older, so i plan to degrease it and either tile it or put down an epoxy. I never liked plain concrete anyway. |
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sharinath (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm) |
| California,San Ramon |
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sharinath (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm) |
| Contacted builder several times, they indicate this is within tolerance and cracking is normal for post tension slabs. |
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TriFlow (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm) |
| We have the same problem in our new home. The whole lower level(garage, finished basement) is cracking/heaving. Contractor says "it's NORMAL" yeah right!! Try contacting the builders insurance company. Ours was bad engough they filed a claim with their ins. Good Luck!! |
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chikotube (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm) |
| any updates?maybe have the builder re-do that area with double re-bar lattice if they didnt' do it already. |
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afroditaprimera (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm) |
| Where is this happening? Is it also in Huttoparke, Hutto, TX? You are having same kind of problems we are having! |
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