Edward Siegle
09-04-2008, 07:40 PM
:confused: I am purchasing a new home and on the final walkthrough with the builder I noticed two 15 foot long hairline cracks in the garage floor. The floor is part of the post tension slab foundation. The floor sits aproximately 3-4 inches below the rest of the foundation on the front right portion of the foundation. the crack runs from about center front to back then along the seem (change in foundation height) along the back of the garage. My question is whether this should be a big concern, the builder is telling me there is nothing to be concerned about and this is normal. This is also a brand new $400,000 house.
Any comments would be greatly apreciated
Back to my original question. This foundation is only 3 months old from pour. I watched them build the house and just noticed the cracks because they had construction materials on top of them in the garage. My concern is the extreme length, one goes the entire length of the garage from front to back where it meets the thicker raised portion of the foundation of the house, while the other seems to go the entire back length of the garage at the seem. Almost like the right half of the garage is seperating. Would you buy this house? I have money invested and the builder is saying this is normal and if it doesnt get to be 1/4" wide or with verticle seperation no repair is necessary. I have not closed yet, scheduled for the 10th.
Any comments would be greatly apreciated
Back to my original question. This foundation is only 3 months old from pour. I watched them build the house and just noticed the cracks because they had construction materials on top of them in the garage. My concern is the extreme length, one goes the entire length of the garage from front to back where it meets the thicker raised portion of the foundation of the house, while the other seems to go the entire back length of the garage at the seem. Almost like the right half of the garage is seperating. Would you buy this house? I have money invested and the builder is saying this is normal and if it doesnt get to be 1/4" wide or with verticle seperation no repair is necessary. I have not closed yet, scheduled for the 10th.