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Quote from: dwgbryant on November 10, 2015, 02:11:49 PMmy day finished early. no water in park, can't mix concrete today.Nice job, Deano. How you gonna keep the new pour from cracking/heaving so close to those trees? Just wire mesh?
Quote from: BackyardSmoker on November 10, 2015, 02:25:16 PMQuote from: dwgbryant on November 10, 2015, 02:11:49 PMmy day finished early. no water in park, can't mix concrete today.Nice job, Deano. How you gonna keep the new pour from cracking/heaving so close to those trees? Just wire mesh?I'm not. boss lady says no. she says just pour it. WTF. it's to get the insurance company off her back.
Quote from: dwgbryant on November 10, 2015, 02:36:50 PMQuote from: BackyardSmoker on November 10, 2015, 02:25:16 PMQuote from: dwgbryant on November 10, 2015, 02:11:49 PMmy day finished early. no water in park, can't mix concrete today.Nice job, Deano. How you gonna keep the new pour from cracking/heaving so close to those trees? Just wire mesh?I'm not. boss lady says no. she says just pour it. WTF. it's to get the insurance company off her back.I give it 3 months.
Quote from: dwgbryant on November 10, 2015, 02:45:22 PMQuote from: dwgbryant on November 10, 2015, 02:36:50 PMQuote from: BackyardSmoker on November 10, 2015, 02:25:16 PMQuote from: dwgbryant on November 10, 2015, 02:11:49 PMmy day finished early. no water in park, can't mix concrete today.Nice job, Deano. How you gonna keep the new pour from cracking/heaving so close to those trees? Just wire mesh?I'm not. boss lady says no. she says just pour it. WTF. it's to get the insurance company off her back.I give it 3 months.btw - the large root ball in the middle will not be in the pour. I will freeform around it and throw a bag of top soil on it so they can place a potted plant on it. ha.
Quote from: dwgbryant on November 10, 2015, 03:03:38 PMQuote from: dwgbryant on November 10, 2015, 02:45:22 PMQuote from: dwgbryant on November 10, 2015, 02:36:50 PMQuote from: BackyardSmoker on November 10, 2015, 02:25:16 PMQuote from: dwgbryant on November 10, 2015, 02:11:49 PMmy day finished early. no water in park, can't mix concrete today.Nice job, Deano. How you gonna keep the new pour from cracking/heaving so close to those trees? Just wire mesh?I'm not. boss lady says no. she says just pour it. WTF. it's to get the insurance company off her back.I give it 3 months.btw - the large root ball in the middle will not be in the pour. I will freeform around it and throw a bag of top soil on it so they can place a potted plant on it. ha.Yeah. Figured that when I saw the cleanout. She probably had a trip hazard complaint and is just trying to get within compliance. You will probably have an annual project until they finally add up all the repair bills... and they still may not care.
Quote from: BackyardSmoker on November 10, 2015, 03:15:37 PMQuote from: dwgbryant on November 10, 2015, 03:03:38 PMQuote from: dwgbryant on November 10, 2015, 02:45:22 PMQuote from: dwgbryant on November 10, 2015, 02:36:50 PMQuote from: BackyardSmoker on November 10, 2015, 02:25:16 PMQuote from: dwgbryant on November 10, 2015, 02:11:49 PMmy day finished early. no water in park, can't mix concrete today.Nice job, Deano. How you gonna keep the new pour from cracking/heaving so close to those trees? Just wire mesh?I'm not. boss lady says no. she says just pour it. WTF. it's to get the insurance company off her back.I give it 3 months.btw - the large root ball in the middle will not be in the pour. I will freeform around it and throw a bag of top soil on it so they can place a potted plant on it. ha.Yeah. Figured that when I saw the cleanout. She probably had a trip hazard complaint and is just trying to get within compliance. You will probably have an annual project until they finally add up all the repair bills... and they still may not care.I suggested cutting the trees down, renting an excavator, digging out the roots, etc. she could just fill it with dirt and plant grass. I'm just hired help and cheap labor.