Damaged sidewalk after construction

They probably have a contract with the concrete supplier for a minimum purchase of concrete, in this case it would be enough for 3 sections.

rcmpvet wrote: ↑ They probably have a contract with the concrete supplier for a minimum purchase of concrete, in this case it would be enough for 3 sections.

Yeah, could just be a minimum charge thing, the concrete could cost the same either way, and the crew might have a minimum charge to might as well do more.

Have you been in contact with the City, have they said they will be billing you, and have they provided an estimate to you for cost of works? Even if it is T&M, you can still ask for a quote.

IIRC, blocks are set in sets of 3 and based on your pic, the insulation sheathing is on the first and 4th block, hence 6 need to be replaced.

They could simply cut between the blocks, I am not sure why they would have to replace the whole set of blocks if some some of them are good. At least that is what they do in my city, often they will only replace a single block. Concrete production has a major negative environmental impact, I don't think it would look good for the city to replace undamaged blocks.

koffey wrote: ↑IIRC, blocks are set in sets of 3 and based on your pic, the insulation sheathing is on the first and 4th block, hence 6 need to be replaced.

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What is an insulation sheathing on the sidewalk?

JEDI Force wrote: ↑ They could simply cut between the blocks, I am not sure why they would have to replace the whole set of blocks if some some of them are good. At least that is what they do in my city, often they will only replace a single block. Concrete production has a major negative environmental impact, I don't think it would look good for the city to replace undamaged blocks.

Yeah, insanity. They could just replace 2 damaged blocks and 1 in between them if they have a 3 block rule but whatever else needs to happen shouldn't be at a homeowner's expense.

koleso wrote: ↑ What is an insulation sheathing on the sidewalk?


Yeah, insanity. They could just replace 2 damaged blocks and 1 in between them if they have a 3 block rule but whatever else needs to happen shouldn't be at a homeowner's expense.

Concert forms without footings need something to prevent frost heaving and so if you talk a walk where there's slabs of concert, you'll notice something about 1" thick between slabs or in this case, between 3 sections or so of sidewalk. A 3 block rule is a rule, and how can you tear up a middle block without damaging an adjacent piece or keep that from lifting 2" into the sky after a few winters?

koffey wrote: ↑ Concert forms without footings need something to prevent frost heaving and so if you talk a walk where there's slabs of concert, you'll notice something about 1" thick between slabs or in this case, between 3 sections or so of sidewalk. A 3 block rule is a rule, and how can you tear up a middle block without damaging an adjacent piece or keep that from lifting 2" into the sky after a few winters?

Expansion joint? They can replace 2 damaged blocks and a good one in between that will suffice for their 3 block rule.

koffey wrote: ↑ IIRC, blocks are set in sets of 3 and based on your pic, the insulation sheathing is on the first and 4th block, hence 6 need to be replaced.

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That's not insultation sheathing. That's just an expansion joint and the object you circled is a fiber board. You are on the right track though as they will be able to easily pull up the panels starting from the expansion joints. Otherwise they would cause damage to the adjacent panels if they only took the 2 panels out.

koleso wrote: ↑ Expansion joint? They can replace 2 damaged blocks and a good one in between that will suffice for their 3 block rule.

So sheathing, expansion joint, whatever you want to call it. Why don't you ask the city if you don't like what the answer is? I told you why.

koffey wrote: ↑ So sheathing, expansion joint, whatever you want to call it. Why don't you ask the city if you don't like what the answer is? I told you why.

Because the city's sloppy contractors can replace what's damaged if they try hard enough. It's being done in other municipalities, but for whatever reason, it can't be done in Toronto.

How much are they charging you to get that replaced?

koleso wrote: ↑ Because the city's sloppy contractors can replace what's damaged if they try hard enough.

Ok, and if it was something of yours and someone else had to pay for it, would you want it done improperly just to save time/money? I elect to believe no. Do it right the first time and the way it's supposed to be done. In fact, I believe that you would spend the money and get it done right the first time around regardless of what it is.

Maybe you or your sloppy contractors should have been more careful and try harder. Maybe get your contractors to fix it or pay the bill.

MetalGear wrote: ↑ How much are they charging you to get that replaced?

I don't know yet. It's coming out of my road damage deposit but it looks like the inspector is finding every reason to keep every penny of it.

koffey wrote: ↑ Ok, and if it was something of yours and someone else had to pay for it, would you want it done improperly just to save time/money? I elect to believe no. Do it right the first time and the way it's supposed to be done. In fact, I believe that you would spend the money and get it done right the first time around regardless of what it is.

Maybe you or your sloppy contractors should have been more careful and try harder. Maybe get your contractors to fix it or pay the bill.

The city does very little things right. New curbs poured on my neighbour's property all cracked and chipped after the first month of finishing the job but no one is being held responsible for poor material quality and worksmanship.

koleso wrote: ↑ I don't know yet. It's coming out of my road damage deposit but it looks like the inspector is finding every reason to keep every penny of it.

How did the sidewalk get damaged to begin with? If someone you hired damaged it then they should pay for that damage.

MetalGear wrote: ↑ How did the sidewalk get damaged to begin with? If someone you hired damaged it then they should pay for that damage.

Most likely cement trucks when the foundation was getting poured. I did not see the cracks until the snow melted.

koleso wrote: ↑ The city does very little things right. New curbs poured on my neighbour's property all cracked and chipped after the first month of finishing the job.

Cracked and chipped is just probably wear and tear and from frost, sidewalk graders.... That doesn't equate to improper or incorrect method unless you've been there and watched with extensive understanding of the methods and procedures used/performed. I'm done with this thread. Hope it works out and you get a brand new properly installed sidewalk.

koffey wrote: ↑ Cracked and chipped is just probably wear and tear and from frost, sidewalk graders.... That doesn't equate to improper or incorrect method unless you've been there and watched with extensive understanding of the methods and procedures used/performed. I'm done with this thread. Hope it works out and you get a brand new properly installed sidewalk.

It's actually another city inspector that said the quality of concrete used for concrete work is low quality.

This was our experience from about 3 years ago:

1. We live in Toronto. We were concerned that a mature, city-planted tree on the boulevard (city-owned property) had damaged the bottom part of our driveway (damage was caused by tree roots).
2. We raised the issue with our municipal office--they directed a tree service company to survey the damage, and cut tree roots where necessary.
3. The tree service company used a saw to cut offending roots, but inadvertently damaged a big chunk off the edge of the adjacent sidewalk.
4. We reported the damaged sidewalk to the municipal office; we had concerns about people (young and old) injuring themselves.
5. A few months later, we received, by Canada Post, an invoice from the municipal office for just under $2000. to repair the damaged sidewalk. We were deemed liable for this expense because the damage occurred in front of our property.
6. We contacted our city councillor's office, explained the situation, and within 72 hours we received a revocation of the invoice. We specified we wanted a revocation by mail (Canada Post) as well as by email.

To date, this piece of sidewalk has not been fixed.