Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Apr 15, 2019 5:55 pm We bought a newly constructed home and 3 months after concrete was poured it started to crack in several places. Is this normal? We've both had new cement poured before and it didn't crack. Re: Concrete 2Apr 16, 2019 9:05 pm Some cracking in large concrete slabs can be expected. Follow this link for more information: Concrete Cracking The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. When you get a chance watch the last couple of videos. The cracks are pretty bad, it's almost as though he hasn't put any reo in that corner and hasn't compacted/levelled… 2 3358 You are fine. The concrete is never going to explode. Worse case scenario is that it develops a crack from different rates of expansion but hopefully it's got some… 5 4509 |