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Nesgroup address: alt.building.construction - Date & Time for the message: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 23:07:55 GMT
/ Author of the message: Bob Morrison |
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Re: Brand New House - Small Cracks in Basement - Normal?
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In a previous post Phil Scott says... > On another issues: the type of cracks... some go through the > slab of course, others, the fine ones are often only at the > surface. > > Someone else mentioned that there should be trowled or cut > grooves in the slab to control cracking... thats fine of > course.. but just allows the slab to crack along the weakened > area...it still cracks. no? Thus... expansion joints in > most slabs. No expansion joints (which go clear through the > slab)...its going to expand and contract... cracks. > Phil: Most (but not all) concrete cracks are shrinkage cracks. The point of crack control joints is to force the concrete to crack in selected locations rather than randomly as in the photographs posted earlier. Here's the basic chemistry: it takes a little less than 3 gallons per sack of cement to hydrate the cement. Most standard construction mixes |
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