Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:40 pm
Dear community,
A contractor has just laid about 50 square metres of 600mm square sandstone slabs at my home. The slabs are supported by: (working downwards):
1-2 cm of cement
4-5 cm of sharp sand
approx 7 cmof a purple granular material, which was compacted by machine
under some areas there may be another 7-10 cm of older concrete
The undersides of the slabs were not wetted before laying
On the day after the contractor left I notice one slab near my kitchen door has a wobble. The contractor has been paid. Am I within my rights to call him back to take up and re-lay the slab? Would this cause more problems than it solves? The joint width is only 5-7mm. The main labourer was quite skilled I think but the boss of the company did some of the grouting at the end and has left cement on the slabs so I worry if he were to do anything it would end up looking worse. NB slab thickness about 12 -15mm, quite thin
A contractor has just laid about 50 square metres of 600mm square sandstone slabs at my home. The slabs are supported by: (working downwards):
1-2 cm of cement
4-5 cm of sharp sand
approx 7 cmof a purple granular material, which was compacted by machine
under some areas there may be another 7-10 cm of older concrete
The undersides of the slabs were not wetted before laying
On the day after the contractor left I notice one slab near my kitchen door has a wobble. The contractor has been paid. Am I within my rights to call him back to take up and re-lay the slab? Would this cause more problems than it solves? The joint width is only 5-7mm. The main labourer was quite skilled I think but the boss of the company did some of the grouting at the end and has left cement on the slabs so I worry if he were to do anything it would end up looking worse. NB slab thickness about 12 -15mm, quite thin
