After completing our house, we were told that some settlement cracks might appear. What is still considered normal?
On the ground floor, in the kitchen and living room, there’s enough space between the floor tile and the edge to fit a finger. On the first floor, there are horizontal cracks in the wall. The ceiling on the first floor has already been patched with plaster, and the silicone sealant in the bathroom has cracked... *frustrated*.
Honestly, I don’t want to remove all the joints and regrout them, but I probably have no other choice, right? I wanted to ask here first; otherwise, I’ll have to talk to the builder.
On the ground floor, in the kitchen and living room, there’s enough space between the floor tile and the edge to fit a finger. On the first floor, there are horizontal cracks in the wall. The ceiling on the first floor has already been patched with plaster, and the silicone sealant in the bathroom has cracked... *frustrated*.
Honestly, I don’t want to remove all the joints and regrout them, but I probably have no other choice, right? I wanted to ask here first; otherwise, I’ll have to talk to the builder.
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JanWichmann8 Jan 2014 20:28Thanks for the photo, that already looks quite intense.