Thanks for your thoughts.
Bruce
>I am in the process of buying a house which has been made from 250mm
>thick autoclaved aerated concrete. I have been advised by a civil
>engineer that this product tends to crack within the first few years of
>construction. Apparently, this has been the case in Australia. No one
>seems to know the cause. I am now hesitant in going ahead with the
>purchase. Could you please advise me, by way of explaining the reasons
>for such cracking. I am told that the cracking is extensive even though
>the builders have been very careful with the foundations. The foundation
>the house is a concrete slab with edge of slab insulated.
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