Hi l had a new home built 8 years ago, past couple years a slight bounce appeared in one small section of the floor and a slight slope in the floor where the floor meets the wall and a couple of slight hairline cracks in the wall , all are hardly noticeable and you probably would'nt notice it unless pointed out to it. A builder had a quick look and he said its just settlement issues and most likely nothing to worry about unless gets worse. Hopefully the house has settled now and it will be OK
But l was wondering what would happen if l did develop serious foundation problems over time , would most house company warranties cover it or would l have any sort of legal claim or for compensation against either the company that built the house or the company that did the soil test saying its OK to build there? or would that be unlikely to be successful? l take it its not something covered by insurance