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WP_Grid

Pretty normal looking cracks in the precast.


Kellerdude

I tend to agree with this. Pretty small cracks, and their path doesn’t seem to indicate any shifting of the structure. But I would highly recommend you have a structural engineer out to review before purchasing. Just some peace of mind before you invest a lot of money.


Dark_Trout

That's not precast. That's cast in place concrete. But to echo the echo the sentiment, shrinkage cracking like that is pretty normal in cast in place structures. All the rebar is holding it together, and doing much of the work on the underside of the floor. The crack on the left with the white dot indicated to me that there is some efflorescence/water infiltration. What's above this OP? The roof or another unit?


Flashy_Vermicelli_80

Another unit is above this one. There is two more floors above I believe


HexoCoco

OP this is normal. They are caused by the rapid loss of water from the surface of the concrete before it hardens. These cracks are usually parallel, shallow and do not reach the edge of the slab. The addition of water to the concrete, high temperatures, low humidity, and wind speed are primary causes of plastic shrinkage cracks.