The Observation Deck

To share with those that did not get the white dots the horror of the problem I have included these taken on a street that was recently repaved. The street looking smooth and nice it seems only right that everything looks good around it.



It is easy to see the problems in the sidewalk. From the streets I have checked out, almost 90% of the dots are next to an area where the city had planted a large tree.



You can see the trouble spot to the right of the puddle.



Again the bad spot is to the right of the tree.



It is obvious the sidewalk is a huge safety problem, and generally detracts from the splendor of the new repaving job.

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Jim -

These pictures show problems with the curbs as well as sidewalks. Do you know if the city plans to fix the curbs?

Later.

David Anderson wrote:Jim -

These pictures show problems with the curbs as well as sidewalks. Do you know if the city plans to fix the curbs?

Later.

Dave

Didn't even notice the curbs!

Hard to say. I think it would have made more sense to fix the curbs before the resurfacing of the street. Seems like it could be a safety issue for cars, and others.

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Didn't notice the curbs, eh. Apparently, the city didn't either.

I hope that I may shed some light on this subject. The city cited me on 16.5 feet of my side walk in 2 sections. The remaining sidewalk was replaced 15 years ago just before We bought our house. We had our driveway replaced right after moving in also. The first sidewalk replacement done by the city contractor replaced only the broken slabs and tapered them to the sunken sections creating very large puddles or sheets of ice depending on the season, but removing the tripping hazards. In order to correct the puddling problem We decided to remove some of the original work with the new violations and replace our apron at the same time. After it is all said and done here are the results:

82.5sf of side walk torn-out and replaced 4" thick
20sf side walk torn-out and replaced 6" thick (sidewalk above the driveway is required to be the same thickness as the apron)
110sf apron torn-out and replaced 6" thick

My total job cost was $531.20 and 2 weeks of my life this includes all kinds of misc material: form wood, nails, form pins, diamond blade, wire mesh plus lord knows how much was spent on beer. All the labor being done by myself, my family and friends. The permit cost is $10.00 with a $40.00 refundable retainer held until aproved by the city inspector.

Here is the link to the city's Requirements for Public Sidewalks
and Driveway Aprons:
http://www.ci.lakewood.oh.us/citydept_h ... ide_9.html
The sidewalk inspector is Nick Satullo and he is helpful, patient and a generaly nice person his cell number is 216-408-1685.

To sum up. Would I do it again? I can't imagine why!

What I know about concrete is that the difference in contractors is not so much price but quality of work.