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Cracks/chips along driveway expansion joint
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I have villa with a 1.5 car garage and I noticed nine of these chips along one expansion joint spanning the width of the driveway. I haven’t noticed any of these during my previous trips and I had washed the car a few times. None of them were noted during the June one year inspection. Could these have just developed over the last few months? Nothing I can do about them now, I guess?
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T&D Concrete can fix those easily by chipping out the concrete and patching it. Probably take about 30 minutes. If it is not covered by the warranty, I would just pay for it. I wouldn't try doing it myself because the concrete patch material sold at Home Depot will not be a good color match.
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One thing for sure though... the cracks aren't due to ice expansion:) |
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I had a few of those found during inspection, it took them no more than 5 minutes to fix them. These little concrete problems down here compared to winter damage up north are trivial at best.
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I’ll call warranty on Monday. If not covered, I’ll get an estimate to fix from T&D. Thanks all!
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I know some people don’t like seeing negative posts on the forum but it might be helpful to others so I’ll keep posting.
I posted ealier today about the garbage disposal no longer working. When we arrived back here the week before last, since we have had two previous water leaks, I opened up the access box outside and there was a puddle of water. So it was time for the third repair. Since the repair guy couldn’t tell where the leak was originating, he replaced much of the piping. Don’t get me wrong, I actually love the Villages and our courtyard villa but I never thought so many things could go wrong with a new house. |
FYI, all three water leaks have been covered by warranty.
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Since we have had our share of problems some of which resulted in additional charges relating to the water leakage after the meter as well as higher electricity costs due to a faulty heat pump, I’ve decided to write a letter to warranty detailing all of the this outside of the routine types of repairs (paint touch-ups, additional caulking, etc.). I’m not sure what, if anything, this will accomplish but it will make me feel a bit better.
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Things happen with new construction everywhere. I found The Villages very responsive even after the Warranty period. Thay are still honoring the repairs for the HVAC copper lines under homes. There is a form on Villages.net. Thousands of roofs were replaced, including mine, because the roof manufacturer had a faulty product. In contrast, in Sun City Hilton Head, it took 11 years and a Class Action law suit to correct a Stucco problem. And to my knowledge, Pulte they never dealt with a structural problem in the attics, which homeowners had to fix themselves.
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