Cracks in new Home foundation (McKinney, Little Elm: buying, new construction, contractors)

[Kashif_nsw]

Hello,

I am in process of buying a new built home
in Valencia at lake little
elm TX, and shortlisted 2 houses.

1) The foundation on the right side middle
has a dip of around 2 inches in height
which leaves the height from grade to
around 3.5 inches. Builder patched it from
cement on exterior but does it meet the city
required code as the height is significantly
Lower in middle, possibly broken? Thanks

2) The other house is in Valencia at the lake little elm tx.
This new property has around a quarter coin width (around 1.95mm)
of long continuous
cracks which runs across the attached
garage floor. Does it required to be
addressed?

Both house are new and
in Valencia on the lake little elm, and built by dr horton

Do we know how to add pictures here?

[HP48G]

You need to get an inspector, not CD opinions.

[SouthernBelleInUtah]

Get a structural engineer for about $350 to evaluate it.

[Kashif_nsw]

[EcoDeb]

NEW is really NOT BETTER. I have seen slabs with heavy trucks on it and framing within 3 days of a concrete poor. Get a LICENSED Engineer and see if a geo report indicating what type of foundation is recommended, they take core samples before building.

[jcsrnm]

Wow, I very sure the cracking is from the mix not the land under it. Its to soon for a foundation to shift with cracks like that. Here is what I would do . Get a sample and see if you can get an engineering firm to run a composition check on it and inspect the slab. Also the repair job is not the best. Might want to talk to the Contractor about tearing up the slab and do a re-pour. My family and I have been in the home building business for long time I'm retired. From my experience and by looking your photos i would say it's bad concrete mix . That dip you explain gives me some serious concern.

I would never accept a job like that and never have. Had several bad concrete pours because of the mix. This is how they start out and they get much worse. some contractors will tell you some BS like the City inspector approved it or something like that trying to get out the mess this concrete company poured. Don't fall for it hire an engineering firm. The engineering firm is the final authority having jurisdiction in short they're inspection and report(s) reigns over the city- county building inspectors. Don't use the same concrete company and demand another company if your going to repair it.

[CieloIn20]

If the builder is being cheap with the foundation, what else are they being cheap with that you can't see?

[DBL60]

That is not acceptable. DR Horton is overwhelmed at the moment in Little Elm & Prosper/McKinney, we were just dealing in new construction this year and found DR quality to be extremely poor, lots of shortcuts taken that are then tried to be hidden

[unknown00]

If this is really new - they all come with a foundation warranty. Default is 10 years

[EcoDeb]

Originally Posted by cieloin20

if the builder is being cheap with the foundation, what else are they being cheap with that you can't see?

exactly!