And if it is a settling problem that has shown up this quickly, you should definitely be taking up with the builder. The excavation process on a lot of these new places being built is certainly not being done properly. You put a load of fill in, whatever it is, and it's to be tamped. Each 6 inch (approx) layer is to be tamped down and compacted. You're also supposed to "wet it down" as well. It's not being done properly in a lot of the homes, basement or garage, and home owners should be getting after the builders early on to make sure the process is completed in the way it is supposed to be.
Anyone who has experience with this will tell you the amount of settling in ground can be pronounced and it surprises alot of people. It can and will sink upwards of a couple feet if the process isn't done properly to begin with.
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