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That glue-down job in Richmond with the wet slab
Did a commercial glue-down in Richmond last month and the concrete was still damp from a rain the night before. I figured we'd wait it out but the store pushed to start, so we laid it anyway. Sure enough, the adhesive didn't bite right and two seams curled by the end of the day. I ended up having to tear up a 12x15 section and redo it with a moisture barrier. The extra half day cost me more than if I'd just told the client no upfront. Has anyone else dealt with a store pushing your timeline when the conditions are clearly bad?
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lane.cameron24d ago
Ngl, the real trap here isn't the wet slab or the store's pressure, it's that we never put that moisture risk in writing before we started. A quick email to the store manager saying "slab reads damp, I'm proceeding per your request, but seams lifting is on you if we don't wait" would've saved that half day. Store managers move on to the next crisis in 24 hours, so if you don't document it, you're the one who eats the mistake. I've had a client try to claim I didn't warn them a year later, and my phone log was the only thing that saved my ass. Next time, take a photo of the moisture meter reading too. That paper trail is worth more than any verbal agreement.
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