Crack in concrete deck- normal?
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Comments (3)Concrete shrinks as it hydrates. Cracking can be greatly reduced by providing a separation at walls and columns, adding reinforcement, cutting or forming control joints, using less water and using proper finishing and curing methods. Different contractors have different ideas about what is acceptable and how much they should work to avoid cracking therefore it is best to include the required precautions in the specification....See Morecracks in granite floor tiles - is this normal?
Comments (4)If they were cracked before he installed, he would/should have seen it. If not, then he laid them on an uneven surface and when stepped on they cracked. Some granite has veining that makes them more prone to cracking, but as said above, you should not be seeing cracks after installation. If they crack more, he should come back and fix the problem........ but I don't think I'd want him back....See MoreOld pool, pipes leaking, concrete deck cracked, need help
Comments (6)Jennifer and Tresw, Thanks a lot for your advice. In fact, we swam today in the pool, yeaaaahhhH! Well, not really swimming, because the water was cold, about 60F and because I let the garden hose running in fresh water for an hour to lift up the level, but as a side effect it got even colder... But the clarity is now great. It is amazing comparing to a week ago, when was a swamp... What a miracle. I got the 4 way test kit, as suggested by TRESW and the readings were not that bad. Chlorine was really really low 0.4-0.6, but Ph was just right 7.6 and TA was 80 ppm (could have been 70 ppm, but with the background coloring I could not really say). The leaks are really big issue though. I broke the cement around the skimmer and now I can see the top plastic of the feeding tunnel (about 3-4 inches deep down), and it has about 0.5 inches water. What is even more worrisome is that the water is about 2" above the pool level, which means that the walls are all filled up with water all the way to the concrete deck and it is overflowing from any crack the water can get through. Also, the lines around the concrete deck are wet, as I dug about an inch deep around and now water started amassing around. And this is on the other side of the pool... I am having a serious leakage, that is for sure. I will rent these days a power hammer from Home depot and I intend to break to pieces the deck. The problem is I have not decided what to do with the debris yet. Any suggestions? As for the dead animal, I am no longer worried. I cleaned, and shocked, and cleaned, and shocked and now I believe there is nothing left from it... I hope. I certainly will avoid any contact of the water with my mouth for the next month or so, but overall I think I am over this now :) Thanks for all support and advice. If something else comes out, please shoot. I am ready to make some pics and post them online for discussion. Best, Lubo...See MoreNormal cracks from settling or structural issue?
Comments (8)The cause of our structional damage was due to the contractor bringing in fill dirt and not compressing it. He smoothed out the dirt and built the house. Within a few years the dirt settled and half the house went with it. The piers (for support) he installed under the concrete slab did not go to solid ground. They fell out like toothpicks when the plumber dug through the side of the house. When we were sodding the backyard the guy said we had a leak coming from bottom of house. We tore off wallpaper near sink in master bath and there was no leak but pipes were starting to pull apart. I had an engineer (not structional) from work come out to get his advice. He said worse case scenario....every pipe under your bathroom floor is broken. Sadly he was right. It cost about 40,000 to get all the issues fixed. Nobody took responsibility. The had to pour grout underneath the house to fill the void and all pipes had to be repaired. Look OP, your situation could be entirely different than ours. You obviously are having settling but in order to see if it's minor or not get a structional engineer to assess your house....See Moreplasterman2000
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