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misaligned concrete expansion joints
I am having a driveway poured, and the expansion joints don't line up.
The joint lines up with the garage floor joint on the top, then it jogs a few inches to the right towards the street. Is there any reason you wouldn't match the lines? Is that normal? I don't remember ever seeing this before. http://www.mpw.net/doug/dw.jpg |
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On 27 Apr 2006 11:42:16 -0700, "mfreak" wrote:
I am having a driveway poured, and the expansion joints don't line up. The joint lines up with the garage floor joint on the top, then it jogs a few inches to the right towards the street. Is there any reason you wouldn't match the lines? Is that normal? I don't remember ever seeing this before. http://www.mpw.net/doug/dw.jpg Did you try asking the guys what did it? Looks to me like they tried to get at least the bottom end divided evenly, with an extra triangle-bit at the top. You can't see the top end, but if it's a different size, shape, or not aligned with the bottom, that would explain it. I suspect that the people doing the pour don't habitually think of the crack-control joints as decorative elements, so it didn't occur to them to line them up, they just put them in the most logical place for each slab individually. |
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Was it poured all at once? (the change in contrast makes it hard to know for
sure) Looks like they poured the bottom section first and put the joint in the wrong spot then made a judgement call at the top which one to line up on. "mfreak" wrote in message oups.com... I am having a driveway poured, and the expansion joints don't line up. The joint lines up with the garage floor joint on the top, then it jogs a few inches to the right towards the street. Is there any reason you wouldn't match the lines? Is that normal? I don't remember ever seeing this before. http://www.mpw.net/doug/dw.jpg |
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"PipeDown" wrote in message ink.net... Was it poured all at once? (the change in contrast makes it hard to know for sure) Looks like they poured the bottom section first and put the joint in the wrong spot then made a judgement call at the top which one to line up on. "mfreak" wrote in message oups.com... I am having a driveway poured, and the expansion joints don't line up. The joint lines up with the garage floor joint on the top, then it jogs a few inches to the right towards the street. Is there any reason you wouldn't match the lines? Is that normal? I don't remember ever seeing this before. http://www.mpw.net/doug/dw.jpg I'd agree, but it looks like top was poured first, the usual practice. (Saves driving truck or wheelbarrow over the green concrete). I think they just effed up. The center joint looks tooled in- finish man probably waited a hair too long to where the surface was just barely workable, and once he started in wrong spot, he was committed. It won't cause any problems, it just looks funny. No way to fix that won't be worse than the problem- but out of embarrassment, the flatwork company should offer you a break on the price. I suppose they could saw a second kerf in each slab, and try to feather the edges to make them match, but a stripe down the middle of drive would also look funny. aem sends... |
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misaligned concrete expansion joints
Concrete finishers are at the lower end of the food
chain, right under tile guys. Most finishers I've known or observed like to drink and trowel. Generally an experienced crew wouldn't have done what you have suffered though. Looks like you may have some rookies doing your work. That's a pretty poor job. Don't worry though, as it cures and lightens up, ages and gets some oil spots, the average person won't even notice. thetiler |
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It certainly won't be a perfect solution, but you might have them
cut both construction joint lines on through. This will give you two joints about a foot apart. If done well and caulked I think everyone can accept the result. ______________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . . DanG (remove the sevens) "mfreak" wrote in message oups.com... I am having a driveway poured, and the expansion joints don't line up. The joint lines up with the garage floor joint on the top, then it jogs a few inches to the right towards the street. Is there any reason you wouldn't match the lines? Is that normal? I don't remember ever seeing this before. http://www.mpw.net/doug/dw.jpg |
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This will appear a patch job, you paid for a quality job and didnt get
it This may be a resale issue some day Home buyers get wierd on the oddest items the wierdness can cost bucks at home sale time.... Contractor either owes you a BIG refund, or they should rip up the lower half and do it right... |
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It definately looks funny, but it's still functional. Unless you have
something in writing, I suspect that you are stuck with it. Doesn't hurt to ask. |
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It's too late now, but didn't you inspect the forms before the pour?
When I had mine done, I personally inspected all the forms and joints before the concrete was ordered... tim1198 |
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http://www.mpw.net/doug/dw.jpg
Can this be fixed? He offered to re-cut the joint and fill/patch the old one. Is this possible? Will the patch hold up? |
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"mfreak" wrote in message oups.com... http://www.mpw.net/doug/dw.jpg Can this be fixed? He offered to re-cut the joint and fill/patch the old one. Is this possible? Will the patch hold up? Possible but unlikely. But if you decide to try it, the sooner the better- once oil and rubber residue wash down in there, nothing is likely to stick, and it will look real patched. I'd be more inclined to double-cut all the way up to the garage, and make an accent stripe of it. aem sends... |
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