Ohio.
I will try to describe our situation as clearly as possible.
We own buildings at a local airport which contain hangars for private airplanes.
The buildings are approximately 400 feet long. (each side)
When they were built (prior to us purchasing), 50' cement aprons were poured on each side of each building (so 400' X 50' X 4 sides). I will call them sides A, B, C and D.
The cement on side B has been crumbling for the past several years. We have done cement patches in various places and after this winter nearly the entire apron needs to be replaced.
I met with the original cement contractor, as well as a few other cement contractors, a few years ago to discuss my concern. He said we were past the warranty period and therefore there is nothing they can do to help me.
However, the consensus among all contractors was the same....it was a bad mix.
But, I want to revisit this once again. Even though the warranty period has passed, can they still be held liable to any degree for the bad work? I ask because the other three aprons (A, C, D) they poured at the same time have not crumbled....only the sporadic appearance of some chips and minor cracks as would be expected after such a long time. It is blatantly obvious that side B was an inferior product.
And when I say crumbled...I am not exaggerating...the cement has crumbled into piles of stone.
It is dangerous for the aircraft to have stones on the apron.
We have met with a cement contractor to discuss repairing the most critical areas: it will cost us more than $23,000.00 just to do large patch jobs. Ideally, the entire 400' X 50' apron needs to be replaced.
So, anyone with any court experience with a similar situation....your advice and expertise will be greatly appreciated.
I will try to describe our situation as clearly as possible.
We own buildings at a local airport which contain hangars for private airplanes.
The buildings are approximately 400 feet long. (each side)
When they were built (prior to us purchasing), 50' cement aprons were poured on each side of each building (so 400' X 50' X 4 sides). I will call them sides A, B, C and D.
The cement on side B has been crumbling for the past several years. We have done cement patches in various places and after this winter nearly the entire apron needs to be replaced.
I met with the original cement contractor, as well as a few other cement contractors, a few years ago to discuss my concern. He said we were past the warranty period and therefore there is nothing they can do to help me.
However, the consensus among all contractors was the same....it was a bad mix.
But, I want to revisit this once again. Even though the warranty period has passed, can they still be held liable to any degree for the bad work? I ask because the other three aprons (A, C, D) they poured at the same time have not crumbled....only the sporadic appearance of some chips and minor cracks as would be expected after such a long time. It is blatantly obvious that side B was an inferior product.
And when I say crumbled...I am not exaggerating...the cement has crumbled into piles of stone.
It is dangerous for the aircraft to have stones on the apron.
We have met with a cement contractor to discuss repairing the most critical areas: it will cost us more than $23,000.00 just to do large patch jobs. Ideally, the entire 400' X 50' apron needs to be replaced.
So, anyone with any court experience with a similar situation....your advice and expertise will be greatly appreciated.