Im not sure if this is the right place fore this post... but here goes. We bought this house in September. It was a new home built on an existing foundation (old home burned down). Now normally I have been told of the "settling" that's to occur, But should everyjoint in the home be literally cracking?? I mean the corner joints all over the upstaors are cracking, the seams where 2 pieces of drywall meet arwe cracking... I have a 1 yr warranty with the builder, but of course , itstates settling isn't included... I want to know what exactly is considered" settling"... Am I being duped into thinking this is okay. If I wait too long.. who knows what'll happen? I had the builder here in early dec, because of a water leak, the drywall above the kitchen was so wet it was movable, his rresponse was that it'll dry and you won't see the creases anymore, but I do... I need help. If someone knows who I can call regarding this issue, I would greatly appreciate it. Ilike the guy and all, I will guve him another shot, But I want to make sure he isn't blowing smoke up my when he tells me these things

Hello left:

This is the place...

But, I'm just going to tell you to retain an attorney. You can tell him to give the guy another shot if you want to - he works for you. But, you've got a lot riding on this (probably everything you own), so you can't afford to mess around.

Shop around on the phone. You'll find one you can work with.

excon

Well before I go all legal, I want to make sure this is in fact not normal "settling" as he calls it... by this end every damn corner will crack before next year... now this may not be a safety issue, it concerns me as to ones workmanship... thanks for the quick response

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Originally Posted by leftwinga

well before i go all legal, I want to make sure this is in fact not normal "settling" as he calls it...by this end every damn corner will crack before next year...now this may not be a safety issue, it concerns me as to ones workmanship....thanks for the quick response

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A home inspector should be able to tell you if it's normal settling or something more. You don't need a full inspection though you probably want one to see if there's anything else wrong. I had one last week and it cost about $200 and was very thorough.

Have drywall contractor look at the joints. It may well be that you need a humidifier to put moisture back into the house since you are now using heat