asewell77
Roundtable Host 2009
cleaned a brick driveway today getting it ready for sealing. there was concrete sidewalk that crossed the driveway. as usual i just cleaned the sidewalk portion of the driveway too. i unhooked the surface cleaner, hooked up the wand a proceded to rinse the drive way down, pushing the sand back in the joints as i went along. when i got to the sidewalk portion and rinsed the sand off of it i was horrified. all the "cream" off the top of the sidwalk was gone leaving a real rough surface. some of it was spotty too. i did nothing out of the ordinary. i blame it on shotty craftsmanship or a shotty concrete mix. ohh did i mention the concrete is only a year old! so it shouldnt be brittle from age right. anyway, i showed the lady of the home and she looked surprised. she said she'd show her husband when he got home. im thinking this is a warranty issue with the builder. after i rinsed it i could twist my foot on the concrete and break off little rocks.
i guess my question is was there a way i could have prevented this. i always feel bad when im doing the work and something goes wrong even though its out of my control. and today i was stuck wondering if the homeowner was thinking it was my fault.
i guess my question is was there a way i could have prevented this. i always feel bad when im doing the work and something goes wrong even though its out of my control. and today i was stuck wondering if the homeowner was thinking it was my fault.