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just noticed our supply line from wtr box to house’s sprung ANOTHER leak,,, guess what was originally used ??? time to replace this twice-repaired section
it wasn’t used & hasn’t been for years – won’t meet code,,, there are replacement mtls that do & this is what you probably see,,, ask your bldr !
for estimate travel, contract signing, & couple trips to complete the work, your budget needs to be reblt 1st.
if you got a quote, curious why work wasn’t done,,, no, conc doesn’t like salt but there’re other ways to rid conc of snow/ice,,, you need to custom bld to fit the situation imo,,, work on that budget & make it realistic,,, we take no work under $2,500-costs (licensing/vehicle/fuel/insurance/tool investment) are increasing exponentially – may soon raise to $3,000.
a dust shield over your grinder, you can eliminate 99% of the dust,,, you WILL need a decent wet/dry vac better’n the apron stores sell, tho.
we prefer turbo cup wheels rather’n the dble concentric type as they’ll ‘ throw ‘ the dust instead of clogging the segs.
fuel more’n likely,,, fact it runs on ether suggests that,,, too much ether & you’ll pop valves, burn seats, etc.
replacement engines’re cheap, tho.
as he’ll know right away you don’t have a clue,,, worry about rqd permits, inspections, engineering stamps, references – stuff like that,,, ‘fair’ is whatever you both agree its worth.
& tell him/her to go back to idiot school or come over to help,,, then rent a pressure washer,,, curious why you used white cement,,, unless flags’re laid over conc, mortar’s not used as a general rule – just sand,,, did you happen to read 1 of the books avail at the apron store on patio bldg ?
have heard of a new product call’d ‘polymeric sand’ for grouting but no personal experience.
& can easily/quickly find the trouble spot,,, saves lots of digging & you won’t be hitting your head w/hammer every 3 mos.
& easily replaceable/repairable,,, call any horse hair supplier or lumberyard,,, i’m ignorant of ‘horse haired drywall’,,, repairing walls’re fairly easy if you have the right horse hair/plaster mix,,, you might could even substitute conc fibers if not enough hair’s avail OR the correct horse breed.
mix the hair into wet plaster batch & trowel it onto lath,,, you can still buy lathwork.
congrats on tackling this project,,, i know no one who has modern methods/mtls knowledge who’d even consider this work,,, let us know how you make out !!!
