Philip Andrew
08-08-2012, 10:30 PM
Hello,
I just joined this site as I'm in the process of having a home built with a major home builder and within a month of the post-tension slab being poured 2 cracks have developed. The first runs straight from the front door to the rear patio and the second in the nearby dining room. The construction manager says it's just a cosmetic shrinkage crack and doesn't feel any repairs are necessary. He got confirmation from an external engineering group who has been inspecting their work on this project. However, I feel the cracks might be settlement cracks, as the area between the 2 cracks seem to be lower than the surrounding area when I take a 18 inch straight edge across the cracks. Regardless of shrinkage or settlement cracks, isn't it kind of early for cracks to appear and will it damage any tile I place in the house after I close? I have already paid $16,000 in earnest money invested so it would be hard to walk away, but if I go through with the purchase it will cost me another $440,000, for a house that may have structural issues going forward. Any advice on how I should proceed would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
I just joined this site as I'm in the process of having a home built with a major home builder and within a month of the post-tension slab being poured 2 cracks have developed. The first runs straight from the front door to the rear patio and the second in the nearby dining room. The construction manager says it's just a cosmetic shrinkage crack and doesn't feel any repairs are necessary. He got confirmation from an external engineering group who has been inspecting their work on this project. However, I feel the cracks might be settlement cracks, as the area between the 2 cracks seem to be lower than the surrounding area when I take a 18 inch straight edge across the cracks. Regardless of shrinkage or settlement cracks, isn't it kind of early for cracks to appear and will it damage any tile I place in the house after I close? I have already paid $16,000 in earnest money invested so it would be hard to walk away, but if I go through with the purchase it will cost me another $440,000, for a house that may have structural issues going forward. Any advice on how I should proceed would be greatly appreciated.
Regards