Recent content by Rundeep_32

Fellas, Thank you for the solutions and to answer some questions: It’s definitely spalled more in the tire track area. Def. seems like salt from the roads dripping. Oddly, the (polished) garage floor has no spalling at all. The apron was poured after the garage floor. The apron is...

Thanks you Andy, Spalling is the word I was looking for… Anything I can apply to slow down the spalling? Regards, Ed

98: The concrete was poured in the summer of 2013. JD: That’s what I’m afraid of!!

Thank for the reply, I would have thought that too. Despite the brutal winter in the Boston area last year, I never put salt or any other chemical down. I was the only person to ever maintain (snow blow, shovel, etc.) the driveway. It’s perplexing. I guess salt could have dripped of the...

Hi Guys, The concrete apron in from of my garage doors started to flake last winter, the second winter since it was poured. It was totally fine after the first winter but (see pics) started flaking really bad after last winter. Some spots bad, some spots remain unaffected. I don’t use any...

Skip town = exactly what happened. The GC cashed the last 2 checks that were written to him to buy interior finish materials that never showed up. He basically took the checks and took off to another job in another town. Fortunately, I had written the invoice numbers on the checks and kept...

That’s great advice and I would - however - the GC walked off the job in June and left us hanging with lots of $$ in his favor. Good news is he now has 2 charges of felony larceny against him and if he doesn’t make us whole he’s going to jail. Bad news is he’s filed for bankruptcy with a full...

I am. The garage was the one portion of the overall addition that I had control over with the wife. I planned it to a T. Never thought this would be a problem. Saddest part about all this is the old slab that was in the new garage’s spot was over 60 years old and didn’t have 1 crack in it...

Thank you very much for the response. That makes sense. I’m glad to hear it’s probably not a structural issue, but man, it’s ugly. I found out who did the pour today and have called them for help. Hopefully they will make it right. BTW, my Mom is from Waterville… but they had a dirt floor...

I am so upset. This is a 2 inch by 6 inch section of my 7 month old garage floor. The floor wasn’t even parked on for about 6 months since initial pour. I started noticing chipping here and there on the “burnt” finish (I think that is what its called), but not until I parked my Ram 1500 in...

You are correct - but it’s death by a thousand cuts… Keep telling myself it’ll be worth it!!

Unfortunately, I can’t based on our contract. If I did this again, I would MOST DEFINITELY act as my own GC…… That to me sounds reasonable. You are probably at 3 yards and paid for material and 1/2 material cost for labor. Thanks all - they are supposed to pour tomorrow - If they charge...

South Shore of Boston Thanks, Ed

Hi guys, We are putting an addition on the house that includes a new garage. I want a concrete apron to transition from the garage floor to the driveway. The GC quoted a price of $1,300 and change for an apron that is a total of 36 feet long, with 24 of these feet being 3 feet wide and the...

I had VCT tile in the basement of my 1950-60 (not sure when tile was laid in basement) and had it tested for Asbestos before we bought the house. The VCT was Asbestos free, but the glue underneath did contain Asbestos. We had to get a licensed HasMat crew to come in and remove the glue...