I am rejecting this response because: The concrete blocks used were mis-manufacturedThe concrete/sand/water ratio had to have been wrongThere is NO garage in my alley that has this issueTo insinuate that I am responsible is a weasel jokeThe city only plows the alley if it has been a major snowfall and I cannot recall that the alley has ever had salt appliedThe blocks are crumbling apartI was in the remodeling business myself and know what is wear; this is abto say the leastThe deterioration started long before the year date: did I get stalled for two years to insure that the years was up? I would take this complaint to the block manufacturer: please get me their information
You didn't get stalled two years to avoid the statute for two very good reasonsIn your complaint you state the original call to me was at almost year The year statute doesn't apply to detached garages, only home construction so it wouldn't matter if it was year 8or 18.Back to the issues, It very well could be a block manufacturing issue, I'm just looking at all possible reasons.However, when someone tells me the block on one wall (alley) is having issues but the block on back wall and house side walls are OK? That makes me think it could have something to do with the alleyThe block is only 8" high and in Minnesota we typically have more then 8" of snow on the ground, not to mention the snow melt splashing against your garage from the eaves and alleyFYI, the road salt and de-icing chemicals in the alley isn't from the city treating the alley its from all the cars and trucks driving up and down the alley that bring it inYou only need to look at your garage floor to see proof of thisAgain, it very well could be a block manufacturing issue.If the blocks were never damp proofed and get wet, then freeze, then thaw, and freeze again and again and again year after year, this might cause problems with your block. As far as I can tell from my records years ago the cement man was paid on November 21st for laying blocksI paid Magnuson Sod for two invoices attributed to your projectI don't know which one was block but the invoice was paid December 4th The two invoice numbers are #*** and #***. Magnuson Sod Phone ###-###-#### Fax ###-###-####*** *** *** ***Minneapolis MN
I am rejecting this response because:
The concrete blocks used were mis-manufacturedThe concrete/sand/water ratio had to have been wrongThere is NO garage in my alley that has this issueTo insinuate that I am responsible is a weasel jokeThe city only plows the alley if it has been a major snowfall and I cannot recall that the alley has ever had salt appliedThe blocks are crumbling apartI was in the remodeling business myself and know what is wear; this is abto say the leastThe deterioration started long before the year date: did I get stalled for two years to insure that the years was up? I would take this complaint to the block manufacturer: please get me their information
The cement work for the garage at *** *** *** *** Minneapolis was placed in the fall of Final payment was made February According to ***'s complainant letter he first called in the fall of over years from the time his garage was builtI sent a cement crew to look at the
block and was told the problem wasn't a workmanship issueIt was caused from years and years of snow mixed with road salts piled up against the garage alongside the alley, soaking into the block and then the freeze/thaw cycle took its tollHomeowners are responsible to maintain their garage, for example painting all wood trim from time to time, sealing the concrete to protect against road salt and damp proofing the block to protect the block from this type of damage. I finally received a email back from my attorney with his thoughts on the issue and they are the same as mine but with a little more legal detail.Since this is a detached garage there is no statutory warranty that appliesThe year statute only applies to home construction and by default attached garage'sEven if there was, the warranty is for years so both the statute of limitations and the statute of repose have run outThere is no liability to Western for this issue.Western's warranty covers workmanship not materialsThe material warranty is whatever might be provided by the manufactureThe Western limited warranty provides a number of exceptions, which include, among other things, damage to concrete caused by weather, road salts, or maintenance failuresI highly doubt that whomever manufactured the block is going to warrant them after 10-years of Minnesota weathers, with our freeze/thaw cycles and heavy use of road salts. There is no liability to Western for this issue.Thanks,Bradley ***PresidentWestern Construction, Inc
I am rejecting this response because: The concrete blocks used were mis-manufacturedThe concrete/sand/water ratio had to have been wrongThere is NO garage in my alley that has this issueTo insinuate that I am responsible is a weasel jokeThe city only plows the alley if it has been a major snowfall and I cannot recall that the alley has ever had salt appliedThe blocks are crumbling apartI was in the remodeling business myself and know what is wear; this is abto say the leastThe deterioration started long before the year date: did I get stalled for two years to insure that the years was up? I would take this complaint to the block manufacturer: please get me their information
You didn't get stalled two years to avoid the statute for two very good reasonsIn your complaint you state the original call to me was at almost year The year statute doesn't apply to detached garages, only home construction so it wouldn't matter if it was year 8or 18.Back to the issues, It very well could be a block manufacturing issue, I'm just looking at all possible reasons.However, when someone tells me the block on one wall (alley) is having issues but the block on back wall and house side walls are OK? That makes me think it could have something to do with the alleyThe block is only 8" high and in Minnesota we typically have more then 8" of snow on the ground, not to mention the snow melt splashing against your garage from the eaves and alleyFYI, the road salt and de-icing chemicals in the alley isn't from the city treating the alley its from all the cars and trucks driving up and down the alley that bring it inYou only need to look at your garage floor to see proof of thisAgain, it very well could be a block manufacturing issue.If the blocks were never damp proofed and get wet, then freeze, then thaw, and freeze again and again and again year after year, this might cause problems with your block. As far as I can tell from my records years ago the cement man was paid on November 21st for laying blocksI paid Magnuson Sod for two invoices attributed to your projectI don't know which one was block but the invoice was paid December 4th The two invoice numbers are #*** and #***. Magnuson Sod Phone ###-###-#### Fax ###-###-####*** *** *** ***Minneapolis MN
I am rejecting this response because:
The concrete blocks used were mis-manufacturedThe concrete/sand/water ratio had to have been wrongThere is NO garage in my alley that has this issueTo insinuate that I am responsible is a weasel jokeThe city only plows the alley if it has been a major snowfall and I cannot recall that the alley has ever had salt appliedThe blocks are crumbling apartI was in the remodeling business myself and know what is wear; this is abto say the leastThe deterioration started long before the year date: did I get stalled for two years to insure that the years was up? I would take this complaint to the block manufacturer: please get me their information
The cement work for the garage at *** *** *** *** Minneapolis was placed in the fall of Final payment was made February According to ***'s complainant letter he first called in the fall of over years from the time his garage was builtI sent a cement crew to look at the
block and was told the problem wasn't a workmanship issueIt was caused from years and years of snow mixed with road salts piled up against the garage alongside the alley, soaking into the block and then the freeze/thaw cycle took its tollHomeowners are responsible to maintain their garage, for example painting all wood trim from time to time, sealing the concrete to protect against road salt and damp proofing the block to protect the block from this type of damage. I finally received a email back from my attorney with his thoughts on the issue and they are the same as mine but with a little more legal detail.Since this is a detached garage there is no statutory warranty that appliesThe year statute only applies to home construction and by default attached garage'sEven if there was, the warranty is for years so both the statute of limitations and the statute of repose have run outThere is no liability to Western for this issue.Western's warranty covers workmanship not materialsThe material warranty is whatever might be provided by the manufactureThe Western limited warranty provides a number of exceptions, which include, among other things, damage to concrete caused by weather, road salts, or maintenance failuresI highly doubt that whomever manufactured the block is going to warrant them after 10-years of Minnesota weathers, with our freeze/thaw cycles and heavy use of road salts. There is no liability to Western for this issue.Thanks,Bradley ***PresidentWestern Construction, Inc