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Walked through a new apartment building downtown and every single slab had spider cracks in the same spots
I counted 14 balconies on floor 5 alone with hairline cracks radiating from the corners, has anyone else noticed this pattern with fast-pour crews rushing the edge work?
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waderamirez19d ago
Wait till you see the basement parking garage, I bet the columns look like they got a bad sunburn from all those cracks. Must be nice to charge luxury rent for a building held together with hopes and extra caulk. I swear these developers use the same playbook: pour fast, patch later, pray the inspector shows up late. At least the spider cracks give the place some character, right? Real "we saved 50 cents a square foot" vibes.
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My buddy worked a highrise pour last year where they blew the balcony edges so bad the engineer made them grind down every single corner and repour the whole thing.
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