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Re: Accel Junky's Dual Phase Attached/Detached Build And... Here's what the old one looked like before I painted the walls prior to selling it:

Accel Junky's 3-Car Attached Plus (Eventually) Detached Build Last spring my wife and I put our first house for sale and I stowed my NSX in a safe place I refer to as "the bat cave". Originally I wanted a handful of acres but reality set in and we settled on something with a cozy sized lot...

Hi, Kind of strange to post about a house here but I've seen a lot of people here that have custom homes so it may be a good place to ask. My wife and I are trying to look into a construction to perm to buy acreage and build a house to our specs. We can't find the land/home combo pre-existing...

To finish this story, we eventually convinced the builder to come out and diamond grind it. The workers doing the grinding worked for hours and eventually they came and told us that they couldn't do much more because the concrete was basically crumbling as they got it smooth. Definitely a better...

Ok, here's an update. Called several concrete companies. Nobody will come out to look at it. They said to take a core sample and send it off for analysis. County and city won't come out to look at it as the cert of occupancy passed it's 1 year mark before she even moved in (house sat on...

Maybe so, but I was very gentle and the nail was not sharp. I will try it on my own garage floor (which is super smooth) and see what happens. The builder/warrantyco opted not to even come out and look at the floor. They stated that they would just come out and seal it. However, if I'm not...

I do see your point. I think there is probably a reasonable standard for residential unsealed garage floors though. Question is, since no special finish was discussed should the concrete's surface still be permitting to dust and flake indefinitely? I think that part at least has recourse. It's...

Would the topping compound ever have the same strength of a properly done slab? Also, I appreciate the tip on the Race Deck, but shouldn't the owner of a brand new house have the ability to choose any floor finish type that is reasonable for applying after the builder? The reason I say this, if...

The rest of the house looks good cosmetically and the second inspector only found a couple small things that he advised be fixed. Now, the rest of the slab/foundation concrete? That is something to be concerned about now. Hopefully we will be able to get some more insight into that.

OK, just an update here: Called an NACHI inspector (actually, co-founder and president of the Atlanta chapter) out to take a look over the house and garage floor. He did find a few minor-moderate things on the house for his report, so it was worth it there. As for the garage, he definitely knew...

Thanks for the additional comments and advice everyone. Rebecca works nights and hasn't had time to look this thread over yet, but I think this will help in talking with the builder.

Yeah, I'm thinking the relief cuts would be best for the life of the floor. I was shocked to see there were none. Like I mentioned, I just assumed concrete floor technology had somehow advanced beyond what my feeble mind knows :)

That's something else I thought of. I just assumed that new concrete formulas or building techniques didn't require them. But, no, there are zero expansion joints or cuts. It's one big, flat rough surface.

Yep, great article. I really appreciate it. Very easy to see that this is what happened to the floor and why it's so chalky. I believe she has already washed the floor and scrubbed and no dice. I'm assuming this is at the point where they say it's hard to rectify. That's why I was thinking that...

I appreciate all of the responses so far. Rebecca will be very happy to see that several builders have chimed in. Do you think that this is something that can be rectified with resurfacing and some drywall work or is it a major overall that would be involved to bring it to good standing...

Oh, no worries, I just anticipated before speaking (which I rarely do haha!). The 11th month inspection sounds like a good idea. I know of a highly recommended fella who holds the certification you mentioned. Also head of the state association of inspectors or something like that.

The builder was local. I have the name but I'll hold off on posting it out of respect while trying to resolve this. I'm wondering why the home inspector at purchase wouldn't have noticed this stuff?

I think the builder was a local or regional builder. They were doing the entire subdivision I believe. I'm positive it wasn't a national builder. Not a custom job though. She picked the house out of inventory because it was a better deal than building at the time. She's going to send me that...

Haven't tried chipping at it and I'm also not sure in what season the garage floor was poured. We are typically only in freezing temps from mid-Dec through March around here.

Maybe I am crazy, or maybe I don't know anything about home construction but I need the advice of some professionals. My girlfriend's new construction home was built less than a year ago. I noticed from the first time that I saw the garage that something didn't seem right. This garage has some...