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surface cracks do appear on walls in new
construction. These cracks are due to
poor quality of sand in Pune, wide daily
difference in city temperatures. Wall
cracks also do appear, when high grade
cements are used in construction, or if
mixed mortar is applied little too late,
when mortar has already started drying
or setting. Hammering nails also produces
cracks.
Surface
cracks or shrinkage cracks, as these are
some times called, develop and remain
for 2 full seasons (years). These normally
do not develop or widen afterwards. Filling
Putty and repainting surfaces after 2
seasons, will solve this problem. Instead
of hammering a nail, drilling a hole is
more sensible, while drilling in a wall,
or floor, please ensure that no services
(concealed electric Conduits, water/hot
water/gas pipes etc) are passing or likely
concealed in the wall, you may damage
these services, and create some other
problems.
You
should
get worried, if the cracks are quite wide,
and are seen further widening, that you
can see through, call to Builder/Structural
Engineer will help in ascertaining the
true cause, and possible remedy.
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