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    New Foundation Drying Shrinkage Cracking

    Life Saver!!! I happened to have another guy with me when I did the inspection. Very different ideas of what we each were seeing and how to proceed. I did a lot of reading on it since. I just needed someone who has had experience with it to tell me if what I am reading and seeing are true...
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    New Foundation Drying Shrinkage Cracking

    Brand new to site! Thought I was in the wrong forum and then like a dope I re posted in the same forum as the first. Was having a debate about this and Ron's answer was more in line with the opposition. Not being super similar with this shrinkage, I just felt the dehumidifier probably made the...
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    New Foundation Drying Shrinkage Cracking

    Wow Great Job! You confirmed some things for me. Yes, 1% calcium was used. Connecticut weather. It was pretty mild in Feb. here, but the nights could get cold. They probably just felt better with a little something in there. Foundation hole was blasted scraped down to bedrock with a 6" stone...
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    New Foundation Drying Shrinkage Cracking

    Sorry Guys re-post! I learned my lesson, never post in the middle of the night! Just trying to resolve a debate about this and would like to get some opinions Question/Questions.... New house foundation poured 6 or 7 months ago. House was 90% completed in mid June when construction stopped due...
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    Dry Shrinkage in New House

    I saw a thread start by miketheengineer that seemed to be a similar situation. Wondering what the outcome was???
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    Dry Shrinkage in New House

    Thanks-Ron I know dry shrinkage cracks tend to be more of a cosmetic thing, than structural. I was thinking the Dehumidifier wasn't the cause but probably sped up the process. There are many cracks, most really tiny or just starting. I was also thinking that by speeding up the drying process it...
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    Dry Shrinkage in New House

    Question/Questions.... New house foundation poured 6 or 7 months ago. House was 90% completed in mid June when construction stopped due to work restrictions during summer months. Hammer Law in beach association. Everything was perfect at that point. During that time a dehumidifier was left...

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