what can i do about this?

[ceyko]

December 2011, my HOA (city where we live) did maintenance on the ditch in front of my house. Tore the fuck out the yard and sprinkler lines. It is their easment, they needed to to do work and I got stuck replacing 200" of spinkler lines, 10 heads, and 10 pallets of sod.

Sometimes I wished we were renters.

What sucks is you probably stand a better chance of fighting a city and getting something than an HOA.

Man, I get more bitter by the day.

[A+]

I don't know how i will react when the city calls me tomorrow to tell me i need to replace that sidewalk or else.

[KBScobravert]

I don't know how i will react when the city calls me tomorrow to tell me i need to replace that sidewalk or else.

Pull up the sidewalk. Replace with sod and signs that say "Get Off My Lawn".

[krazy kris]

How old is the house. You might be able to claim it on the builders warranty as state law says a builder has to give a warranty for I believe it's 10 years

[A+]

Pull up the sidewalk. Replace with sod and signs that say "Get Off My Lawn".

I guess i could do that since it is my problem i should be able to do what i want with it. What pissed me off was when he started talking about needing to have a permit to lay new concrete and that whomever does the job needs to be licensed and bonded. I was just gonna call ol pepe to do it, i mean, its my problem. Why can't i fix it the way i want?

How old is the house. You might be able to claim it on the builders warranty as state law says a builder has to give a warranty for I believe it's 10 years

True but that warranty usually only covers foundation and stuff related to it. Either way, they also have been contacted so Im expecting a day of bad news phone calls tomorrow. I should have kept quiet and lived with it. Are sewer lines running through the sidewalk, the owners problem? Assuming it is a sewer line.

[A+]

City said its my problem but i don't think they know about that damn pipe running through it. Otherwise ill gladly replace it myself and cover that bitch up

[A+]

Well, i called the builder and even though the concrete work is out of warranty, i told him they did a piss poor job the 2nd time and i was trying to get someone out here to fix it until the builder skipped the last phase of construction and bailed. He agreed to fix it for free. They pulled the pieces of concrete out monday. Tuesday, the plumber came out to fix that pipe. Today, someone came out to throw some sand over the empty space. Yeah, i dont know how well this is going to hold up. I walked over the sand to pack it down a little and it went down a lot! Plus, the part where there was a huge gap between the sunken concrete and the good side, was very hollow and empty. It was almost like a freakin cave. I threw some of the sand in there but im hoping to catch the cement guys to ask them what they think. The guys who came and removed the broken concrete said that just replacing the two squares of sunken concrete will note help any. They said the whole bottom side of the driveway needs to be replaced. I agree with them.
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[03mustangdude]

dahm

[S_K]

A good concrete guy can fix that. You just need to form up a little outside the cavity and pour concrete under it and not sand. You can either ram concrete underneath or use a vibrator to fill the void.

[BradM]

A good concrete guy can fix that. You just need to form up a little outside the cavity and pour concrete under it and not sand. You can either ram concrete underneath or use a vibrator to fill the void.

Let's use a vibrator!

[mstng86]

I'm sure the OP loves ramming vibrators up his empty holes.

That pipe is on the sidewalk. Why the hell do they think its your problem?

[mikec]

That void needs to be filled as completely as possible, as in it's current state I wouldn't even drive over it due to the likelihood of it breaking/cracking.


And they'll be bitching about the pipe head being below the new concrete before it's all said and done.

[A+]

I always use a vibrator to fill my voids. Its my understanding that the sidewalk belongs to the city but when something happens to it, the homeowner is responsible. That pipe head is my sewage drain I believe. I had to leave my house early, I hope they didn't pour the concrete while I was out. I plan on standing outside watching them work while wearing my hardhat, slacks and a button up shirt. I'm going for the osha look. I just have to find my clipboard. Seriously though, I want to ask them a whole bunch of questions before they pour the concrete,like if they're gonna drill some holes in the existing concrete for the new rebar to anchor on to.

[mikec]

Every twelve inches, minimum of number three on the bar, though you probably already know that part of it...

[A+]

Every twelve inches, minimum of number three on the bar, though you probably already know that part of it...

There you go. Nah, I don't know anything about this stuff. My dad was a foreman for this concrete company for years and I was just trying to remember all the things he told me to ask or look out for, the last time he was at my house.