Heard a foreman say crack inductions are a sign of bad prep, got me thinking

I was on a job last week over in Denver, doing a big warehouse floor. The foreman was yellin at one of the guys about saw cutting control joints. He said if you gotta do crack inductions you already messed up the subgrade or the mix. Never thought of it that way. I always figured joints are just part of the deal. But he had a point. We spent a lot of time fixing a section that got all spiderwebby. Made me wonder if we should be spending more time on base prep instead. Has anyone else had a crew that relies too much on saw cuts to fix bad work?

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williamschmidt20h ago

Nah, joints are just good practice regardless of prep work.

the_beth1d ago

Yeah I've definitely been on crews where they saw cut everything and hope for the best. My own driveway looks like a map of Tokyo from all the crack inductions I did to cover up bad grading.