Yes, concrete does crack. We don’t like it either but it's bound to happen. This is why we install control joints where the concrete is most likely to crack. If the concrete cracks in the control joint, this is exactly what we hoped for. Typically, concrete cracks very soon after it is poured, often the same day. We do everything we can to control cracking, but there is no guarantee that concrete will not crack in other places. A crack one quarter of one inch or less (height difference or gap) is not abnormal.

 

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