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dbyrne36
08-14-03, 08:14 AM
Hello All,
I am currently looking for a little help and insight. My wife and I bought a new home in the Lexington, KY area last year, and are now having some driveway problems. I was wondering if someone here might have some suggestions.
Anyway, we have been working with our builder to rectify the issues. Below is a list of happenings and issues:
- Spring, driveway is spalling & scaling.
- Contact Builder, who states is due to salt.
- Do some research, and come to the conclusion that since we did not salt our driveway nor park our cars in the driveway regularly, it was probably due to a poor mix, not salt.
- Contact Builder Again, leave message, no reply
- Contact Builder Again, re-directed to owner of the business
- Leave several messages, finally make contact after repeated (daily) contacts (nagging)
- They come out, take a look, and agree to patch and seal the driveway.
- They patch the driveway, looks about as bad as it did when it was spalling and scaling.
- They come back the next day and seal the driveway poorly (not evenly, with different areas darker and other lighter, not even in a consistent pattern). Furthermore they seal the sidewalk and patio, making both look worse than it did previously!
So, I don't know what to do next. The entire work quality and ethic seems to be a debacle. Do I press them to just re-pour the driveway, or do I have another solution. I'm pulling my hair out here, and this driveway is only 1-year old! Thank you in advance for your help. You can email me at dbyrne36@yahoo.com.
Thanks.
Dan
I am currently looking for a little help and insight. My wife and I bought a new home in the Lexington, KY area last year, and are now having some driveway problems. I was wondering if someone here might have some suggestions.
Anyway, we have been working with our builder to rectify the issues. Below is a list of happenings and issues:
- Spring, driveway is spalling & scaling.
- Contact Builder, who states is due to salt.
- Do some research, and come to the conclusion that since we did not salt our driveway nor park our cars in the driveway regularly, it was probably due to a poor mix, not salt.
- Contact Builder Again, leave message, no reply
- Contact Builder Again, re-directed to owner of the business
- Leave several messages, finally make contact after repeated (daily) contacts (nagging)
- They come out, take a look, and agree to patch and seal the driveway.
- They patch the driveway, looks about as bad as it did when it was spalling and scaling.
- They come back the next day and seal the driveway poorly (not evenly, with different areas darker and other lighter, not even in a consistent pattern). Furthermore they seal the sidewalk and patio, making both look worse than it did previously!
So, I don't know what to do next. The entire work quality and ethic seems to be a debacle. Do I press them to just re-pour the driveway, or do I have another solution. I'm pulling my hair out here, and this driveway is only 1-year old! Thank you in advance for your help. You can email me at dbyrne36@yahoo.com.
Thanks.
Dan
chfite
08-14-03, 08:59 AM
Seems as though the Better Business Bureau might be the next stop. If this is a subdivision where the builder built all or most of the houses, you might check with some of your neighbors to see if they have similar problems. If others have the problem,a group presentation to the builder or BBB might change things. If this builder is teamed with a developer of the subdivision, the developer may be another point of contact. If you had a real estate agent involved, that may be another point of contact.
We don't salt roads here in South Carolina, but even with salt, I would think that a driveway ought to last many years before failing.
Hope this helps.
We don't salt roads here in South Carolina, but even with salt, I would think that a driveway ought to last many years before failing.
Hope this helps.