HELP. I need advice before Monday.
I am building a home. The foundation company took four months to pour the slab, then did so in the pouring rain. They poured it short, then came back and toped it later. My delima: The sides are uneven, the surface is not level, we have substantial cracking, the list goes on.
The concrete company who delivered the cement wants their money, the slab contractor wants his money. I say they are both to blame for the problems. The cement company should not have delivered the cement in the rain. I mean thunderstorms resulting in two of their trucks getting stuck in the mud for hours. They knew the rain was coming, in fact it was raining when they loaded the cement. Part of the bill for the cement was for cement that had to be dumped, because the trucks stuck in the mud were blocking the entrance, and some of the cement poured later was more expensive because it was a smaller pebble for the top coat.
The foundation company never re-set the forms, that had warped in the rain for months. And when they came back and toped it, no mesh or steel was used in the top 2".
The foundation company clearly screwed up, but what about the cement co. They delivered a product that they knew would be defective because of the rain.
Any thoughts?
I am building a home. The foundation company took four months to pour the slab, then did so in the pouring rain. They poured it short, then came back and toped it later. My delima: The sides are uneven, the surface is not level, we have substantial cracking, the list goes on.
The concrete company who delivered the cement wants their money, the slab contractor wants his money. I say they are both to blame for the problems. The cement company should not have delivered the cement in the rain. I mean thunderstorms resulting in two of their trucks getting stuck in the mud for hours. They knew the rain was coming, in fact it was raining when they loaded the cement. Part of the bill for the cement was for cement that had to be dumped, because the trucks stuck in the mud were blocking the entrance, and some of the cement poured later was more expensive because it was a smaller pebble for the top coat.
The foundation company never re-set the forms, that had warped in the rain for months. And when they came back and toped it, no mesh or steel was used in the top 2".
The foundation company clearly screwed up, but what about the cement co. They delivered a product that they knew would be defective because of the rain.
Any thoughts?