What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Ohio.
I will try to be brief.
We own two buildings with 42 airplane hangars at a local airport.
23 years ago, when they were built, the cement aprons, in front of the hangars, were poured. (this is not standard driveway cement...it is the same composition and thickness you find on airport runways....it is meant to last)
So... there were 4 aprons poured, each approximately 100 yards by 60.
Over the past several years, the cement of only one of the aprons has begun to break up. We have done patching, but this year it is horrible! It looks like big piles of stones (we're not talking cracking...I am talking disintegrating)
The other three aprons are perfectly fine. I have been told by a few cement contractors, that the apron in question was a bad batch of cement....not enough cement in the mixture.
I contacted the company who poured the cement and they won't give me the time of day. They won't even come out to look at it and at least give an estimate on repairing.
I should mention, there is very little traffic on these aprons and there is NEVER any salt applied (harmful to the aircraft)
However, what IS harmful are the stones. If a stone is in a tire, it can kick up onto the aircraft and ruin it.
Do I have any leg to stand on? Especially since the other three aprons are perfectly fine.....only this one apron.
Also to be mentioned is that we did not hire this company, the previous owner (the person who built the hangars), had the work done.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated. So far, estimates to repair ONLY the decaying spots is between $10,000 - $15,000.
Ohio.
I will try to be brief.
We own two buildings with 42 airplane hangars at a local airport.
23 years ago, when they were built, the cement aprons, in front of the hangars, were poured. (this is not standard driveway cement...it is the same composition and thickness you find on airport runways....it is meant to last)
So... there were 4 aprons poured, each approximately 100 yards by 60.
Over the past several years, the cement of only one of the aprons has begun to break up. We have done patching, but this year it is horrible! It looks like big piles of stones (we're not talking cracking...I am talking disintegrating)
The other three aprons are perfectly fine. I have been told by a few cement contractors, that the apron in question was a bad batch of cement....not enough cement in the mixture.
I contacted the company who poured the cement and they won't give me the time of day. They won't even come out to look at it and at least give an estimate on repairing.
I should mention, there is very little traffic on these aprons and there is NEVER any salt applied (harmful to the aircraft)
However, what IS harmful are the stones. If a stone is in a tire, it can kick up onto the aircraft and ruin it.
Do I have any leg to stand on? Especially since the other three aprons are perfectly fine.....only this one apron.
Also to be mentioned is that we did not hire this company, the previous owner (the person who built the hangars), had the work done.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated. So far, estimates to repair ONLY the decaying spots is between $10,000 - $15,000.