June 24, 2009
My cracked wall
Well so much for my new house. Seems the builder made a mess somewhere as the wall is dropping after 7 months. Either the crack is caused by the side wall shifting or the foundation dropped


The picture below show the foundation wall shifted +- 5mm

Small crack visible at the bottom

Well my conclusion – it seems if i have to start digging. I will dig on the front section first to the foundation level to discover what condition the soil is. I do know there is some clay there so maybe since this problem has started +- 2 months ago the clay could have dried. When i started the place my dear brother told me i should put in some metal reinforcing. When i consulted the builder he said it was not nessary (the one i fired) Need i say more – i will add picture as i go along in this categorie.
Anybody want to do some digging is welcome to contact me
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