capping concrete

[Tractor Seabee]

We've all been dancing around this for several days including me. It boils down to what type agreement you had with the contractor in question. Is he the GC providing a complete pole barn, a subcontractor to that GC, a concrete contractor you hired, are you acting as the GC for the whole project and hiring all the subs? Are there written agreements with specifications, standards, payment procedures, and etc?

There are many ways this could play out depending on those answers and the Uniform Comercial Code in your state. I have been involved in construction all my life, worker, supervisor, project manager, contractor, inspector, design manger. I have seen it all. No one can give you good advice w/o the answers to those questions. Then it is just that, someones opinion; has no bearing on your legal recourse. If this is one of those good ole boy handshake deals then suck it up and make the best gentlemen's agreement possible and move on.

There are many solutions in this thread. Take it from me, either lay down a substantial overlay, well bonded, or chop it up and start all over. All the other solutions will likely fail over time especially for a shop floor that gets a lot of impact.

 

[davygp38]

I have done a lot of work for people over the years, and I have made mistakes. I have also had disagreements with customers over who was at fault for problems that have arisen. In all instances I made it right. I made it right, because in some cases I was at fault, either because I took a chance (like the OPs' contractor,) or because one of the guys working for me made a mistake. If you are in business, and you want to keep your good name, you have to make it right, even when the customer is totally unreasonable. In your case the work was clearly unacceptable, for the reasons you describe. I agree with the others that the best solution would be to do a complete redo. I suspect that you might have hired a guy doing some side work, and he can't afford to replace the redi mix. If this is the case you might have to pay for the material, but if he is willing to front the labor, it will be better in the long run. "Just my nickles worth."

 

[Degolyerent]

We've all been dancing around this for several days including me. It boils down to what type agreement you had with the contractor in question. Is he the GC providing a complete pole barn, a subcontractor to that GC, a concrete contractor you hired, are you acting as the GC for the whole project and hiring all the subs? Are there written agreements with specifications, standards, payment procedures, and etc?

There are many ways this could play out depending on those answers and the Uniform Comercial Code in your state. I have been involved in construction all my life, worker, supervisor, project manager, contractor, inspector, design manger. I have seen it all. No one can give you good advice w/o the answers to those questions. Then it is just that, someones opinion; has no bearing on your legal recourse. If this is one of those good ole boy handshake deals then suck it up and make the best gentlemen's agreement possible and move on.

There are many solutions in this thread. Take it from me, either lay down a substantial overlay, well bonded, or chop it up and start all over. All the other solutions will likely fail over time especially for a shop floor that gets a lot of impact.

That is it on the money, very well said!

 

[JB4310]

In hind site, should of stopped the pour and dug it out before it set, now it's gonna cost twice as much to who ever has to foot the bill. So that floor is gonna cost 3 times it's original cost in the end.

There are some super duper polymer based capping materials but very expensive and it will never be right, grinding will leave all aggregate exposed, maybe ok for inside but would never hold up outdoors.

You got a real problem.

Capping with concrete may be the cheapest, but no way 1" not even 2"

I would go 3-4 inches, take the bonding issue out of the equation. and make sure you get a trowel machine and watch the weather forecast.

Maybe if you buy the material the contractor will do the labor for no extra charge??

JB