10-29-2016, 04:55 PM
So what if they spent money on a lame chip-seal job.
At least they are trying.
Erm...because they spent a ton of money to their unlicensed buddy for a crappy job that will produce even more potholes in the near future, requiring even more money?
I think we should try to remember that the original chip-seal was put down about 15 years ago, and according to the specs it was supposed to be recoated at least twice at 3-5 year intervals. The amount collected for the current recoating (10 years late) wasn't even supposed to be enough to do the complete job, but they did it. I give them credit for that. I have driven 4 of the 5 roads that were recoated within the last 2 months. 3 of them are still perfect, Laniuma has about 3 or 4 potholes showing up at the bottom in a known problem area. It has been over a year. I was concerned about how long it would last, and so far I have been impressed. Certainly the money saved by using the unlicensed guy will easily cover the cost of filling a few potholes. I also don't have any confidence that a licensed contractor would have done any better, especially considering how the last one performed. And let's not forget that it is still supposed to be recoated again in another 3-5 years (1 has already passed) and that will still be 10 years overdue. And it probably won't happen. And people will complain about the potholes and blame the contractor.
The road that I haven't seen is Orchidland Drive. This one wasn't even supposed to be acceptable for recoating. Anyone have a report on how it is holding up?
At least they are trying.
Erm...because they spent a ton of money to their unlicensed buddy for a crappy job that will produce even more potholes in the near future, requiring even more money?
I think we should try to remember that the original chip-seal was put down about 15 years ago, and according to the specs it was supposed to be recoated at least twice at 3-5 year intervals. The amount collected for the current recoating (10 years late) wasn't even supposed to be enough to do the complete job, but they did it. I give them credit for that. I have driven 4 of the 5 roads that were recoated within the last 2 months. 3 of them are still perfect, Laniuma has about 3 or 4 potholes showing up at the bottom in a known problem area. It has been over a year. I was concerned about how long it would last, and so far I have been impressed. Certainly the money saved by using the unlicensed guy will easily cover the cost of filling a few potholes. I also don't have any confidence that a licensed contractor would have done any better, especially considering how the last one performed. And let's not forget that it is still supposed to be recoated again in another 3-5 years (1 has already passed) and that will still be 10 years overdue. And it probably won't happen. And people will complain about the potholes and blame the contractor.
The road that I haven't seen is Orchidland Drive. This one wasn't even supposed to be acceptable for recoating. Anyone have a report on how it is holding up?