Crack in slab

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Originally Posted By: rchoreyii
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http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/usrimages/more/garage%20floor1.jpg ]


[ Image: http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/usrimages/more/garage%20floor.jpg ]

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Originally Posted By: aslimack
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Was there an expansion joint? I don’t see one in the picture.


Adam, A Plus

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Originally Posted By: wpedley
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Is that a drain in the floor at the wall ? Is that wall actually a steel support


post sitting on the floor?

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Originally Posted By: rchoreyii
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No that is a drain from the water heater drip pan and it goes into the wall not the floor.

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Originally Posted By: rchoreyii
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I did not notice an expansion joint at the entrance of the garage from the outside slab to the inside slab. Would not having any expansion joint cause a crack like this?

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Originally Posted By: David Suelflow
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Might there be a column in the end of that wall?

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Originally Posted By: mmasek
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I would recommend evaluation by a structural engineer. That crack could be due to settling soil or a weak foundation or…?

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Originally Posted By: ekartal
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I agree with Mark that the soil under the slab settled.


Erol Kartal