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crack in brand new concrete slab - what can be done?

8 years ago

The concrete slab under our raised house (we're in a flood zone) was poured 8 days ago and the expansion joints were cut 7 days ago. Yesterday I saw that there is a fine, jagged crack that runs across the entire width of the house, pretty much in the center, lengthwise. There are many CMU piers under the house, and the crack runs from the edge of the house to one pier, and then to another pier, and then to another pier, and then to the other edge. Prior to the concrete being poured they brought in 5 large trucks of dirt and raised the ground level about 16 inches, compacting it for hours as they worked.

I have not called the company that did the work yet and I wanted to know what are the possible fixes that I should expect them to make. Also - does it seem that maybe the dirt wasn't compacted enough? Will I likely get more cracks? My next door neighbor's house (completed several months ago, but the concrete was poured a year ago) was raised about the same amount and they have not had any cracks.

I appreciate any input on this!

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