"cox" wrote in message
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| Folks,
|
| I have been losing sleep and my head over cracks in drywall and a
| dozen tile cracks. I live in North Dallas and have experienced this
| over some period of time. All of the drywall cracks are about 1/8" or
| less. There are some cracks at the corners of the windows that have
| stayed the same for about 15-16 months now. There is one crack that
| runs horizontally in the ceiling of the houses which is about 6 feet
| in length. This crack is about 1/8" at the start and then decreases.
| I have not noticed any problems closing any windows or doors (atleast
| not so far, knock on wood!!) All of the tile cracks are about 1/16" or
| less. Some are hairline that can be barely seen. Others are about
| 1/16" inch. I have walked around the house and seen some minor cracks
| in bricks in 1 or 2 places. I do not see any cracks in the
| foundation. Ours is a slab on foundation (without any basement). Ours
| is a 2 story house. I have seen some hairline cracks in the garage
| concrete floor. I will be calling an engineer for an evaluation, but
| before that wanted to get an understanding about what this all means.
| What do the cracks in tiles mean, what do the cracks in the drywall
| mean? Some of the windows have vertical cracks at the place where
| caulking and drywall meet. Not all windows have this pattern, like
| for example the windows closest to the corners seem to have the
| problem but the interior ones seem not to much of cracking. I have
| seen some caulking cracks. The tile cracks all are in the center of
| the house and seem to run 1-2 tile at some spots. Please help with
| your opinions. Meanwhile, this house is 7 years old and still under
| warranty with regard to foundation and structural elements like
| framing etc. Thanks for your help.
|
| stony


the problem is probably the 2 story house you have on a slab foundation.
it should only be 1 story on slabs unless they put in footings around
the perimeter and 12 inches of concrete floor.

where the tiles cracked
is it near a lally column or post?