Bricks, Masonry, Asphalt and Concrete - Cement Driveway - Contractor botched it

Hello, My new (4 mnths) home has a cement driveway and side walk that is undulating, very coarse and unevenly finished. Rain water runs down the drive and puddles in front the garage. There are many cracks developing in it. I unfortunately did not notice this until after we had purchased the home. There is also a lot of concrete residue on the brick veneer in areas where the cement contacts the house (sidwalk, patio etc.) Gantt Prperties was the main contractor that built the home but they are not returning our calls.

Is there anything I can do to level and re-surface the driveway and sidewalk?
I hate to spend my own money on it but I cant get Gannt Prperties to fix it.
Thanks for any advice, Fairway

There are products from cement manufacturers that are intended for leveling existing concrete surfaces. An example would be a sand mix with an acrylic fortifier for thicknesses less than one inch. Many buiding supply houses such as lowes and home depot sell such products.

The application is straightforward in mixing and applying the material to a formed area so it can be struck level and finished.

Hope this helps.

Try a material called flexset. I tried it just recently and it worked great for similiar problems. I bought it thru ebay. good luck.

Fairway,

You don't say where you live but if you live in an area where there are freeze/thaw cycles a patch would be a very short term solution.
Even if you don't live in a cold climate, you will likely have to repair the patches from time to time.

I would suggest that it would be less painful to hire a lawyer and then get the homebuilder to make it right than to have to put up with this defect.