I have a concrete slab 34 X 60, between house garage and tool shed.
It will be 2 years old in July 2005. I've noticed earlier this year that in
places around where the cars are parked that the surface is peeling.
When I first saw it, I thought something had dripped from the cars but
when I tried to clean it up, a thin outer layer of concrete came off...
It's not just one or two little spots but outline exactly where each car
and truck is part...
I'm sure the salt / water dripping off the cars has something to do with it
But why is this concrete effected and not my neighbors which is a couple
of years older...
The concrete applicator is pointing a figure at the supplier an the supplier
is pointing back at the applicator. I'm open to any opinions a suggestion
that might shed some light on this...
After they leveled the concrete, at a certain stage they used
a broom to rough up the surface but didn't see them use any
water other then to clean up...
They came back the following morning an soaked it down
good with a chemical sealer, brand unknown. I was told at
the time to keep vehicles off it for a couple of days but no
additional sealing was required. It looked like a nice job...
At this stage I'm more interested in fixing blame. If it's coming
apart in less then two years, there's some serious problems.
I want to know who to sue...
Thanks for the reply, if I can't get it replaced, I'll try resealing it.
I don't like (nor permit) the concrete finisher's to 'broom' the surface. That is because they don't spend the extra time and effort to float and steel trowel the surface first, to get the top surface 'finished' (IMO). It is a lot more work if they don't get to 'broom' the surface, because they can skip that extra effort as it doesn't show. Hard to skip the final steel trowelling done right, as the surface will look rough. Get the steel trowel finish, and then broom lightly after that, if desired.
I ususally get some squawk from the concrete finishers, saying the brooming will make it less slippery, etc. They are trying to get out of the extra work, IMO.
I'd suggest contacting the concrete contractor, and saying it is his problem, either he didn't finish it right or he received bad concrete, which is still his problem. If the contractor had other jobs the same day or from the same concrete supplier go bad, then he knows its the concrete. If just yours, then he knows it is his 'crew' that took some short-cuts.
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