Damage to driveway

northwest1965

[IMG][/img]We had our driveway block paved last June. It was laid really well and we have had no problems.

This January we had our back garden laid with Indian stone by a different company.

Since then when it rains, we have noticed a puddle on a small part of it.

The driveway company has said the dip has been cause by the weight of a truck or it looks like the arm of a builders wagon when they put the leg out and it's pushed it in.

The driveway company will repair at a cost.

Is it our fault for having a delivery and not being here? Or the company that laid the Indian stone? or indeed the delivery company of the Indian stone?

TadleyBaggie

More likely none of the above...more like the base for the block paving was not adequately prepared. You have no case against anyone else, looks like the driveway company is trying to shift the blame.

wealdroam

northwest1965 wrote: »

[IMG][/img]We had our driveway block paved last June. It was laid really well and we have had no problems.

This January we had our back garden laid with Indian stone by a different company.

Since then when it rains, we have noticed a puddle on a small part of it.

The driveway company has said the dip has been cause by the weight of a truck or it looks like the arm of a builders wagon when they put the leg out and it's pushed it in.

The driveway company will repair at a cost.

Is it our fault for having a delivery and not being here? Or the company that laid the Indian stone? or indeed the delivery company of the Indian stone?

It really is difficult to answer your questions because you have no idea how the damage happened.
Even the driveway company are guessing as to the cause, but of course it may be a very good guess.

Imagine that you blame the stone layer. He tells you he told the delivery driver not to drive on or put weight on the driveway.
The delivery driver then tells you the stone layer said it was ok to drive over the driveway.

Who do you believe? You were not there.

I fear your only option will be to cover the cost of the repair yourself.

marliepanda

You can't just blame people based on utter guesswork.

There is no fault that you can ascertain.

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marliepanda wrote: »

You can't just blame people based on utter guesswork.

There is no fault that you can ascertain.

To be fair, the OP doesn't know who to blame...

societys_child

The good thing with block paving is, it's relatively simple to rectify. Lift the offending blocks and re-bed them.

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societys_child wrote: »

The good thing with block paving is, it's relatively simple to rectify. Lift the offending blocks and re-bed them.

Yes. None of the blocks appear to be actually broken either.

bris

This is a common problem, it happens for one reason and one reason alone, bad preparation.


The driveway doesn't have enough hardcore under it to take the weight of a larger vehicle.


Some companies skip on the prep to reduce costs, but by the time it's noticed could be months due to the weather slowly softening the ground below the sub base.


If the hardcore isn't deep enough you have cowboys doing the job. The reputable companies check what they are laying on and make sure the sub base is deep enough for the soil condition they are building on.


Its not the fault of the delivery company your driveway isn't laid properly.