Journal glh's Journal: Weekend Update 3

July 4th weekend went pretty well. Got to go to visit my parents and we checked out the fireworks in a town called Grandville, which is about 30 minutes east of where my parents live. It is also the city where Denison University is. We opted to go there instead of contending with the 400,000+ people that were going to the Columbus fireworks (Red White & Boom). The fireworks in Grandville were actually quite nice. As an added bonus there was a carnival going on and my daughter and grandparents got to ride the carousel together. We got back Sat. and got some pool time in. Sunday was pretty uneventful, though we did find a great deal on a washer / dryer. Monday we went to a neighborhood bash (in our new neighborhood) that rocked. We got to meet a lot of the families there- all of them seemed really nice and down to earth. The family hosting the party does it every year. It was a potluck but they also had a pig roast catered. I met someone in the neighborhood who actually used to live where my parents live (in Pickerington) so that was kind of cool. Another couple taught at the high school and he was the football coach.

Now to the house update. Things are supposed to be wrapping up this week. Of course that is yet to be seen :) They got quite a bit done Fri and Sat. There are still about 25 items on my list that need completed. In addition, we noticed something fairly major this weekend. The garage floor covering was removed by the builder on Fri. I looked at the floor and it looks really bad. The concrete originally had a "mirror finish" on it. Now it has some significant scratches in it. Additionally, the finish appears to be scaling- basically, it looks like alligator skin in certain spots. On top of that the middle expansion joint is chipping. I spoke with the builder about it and he said "it is normal". Shyeeah. I'm going to be setting up an appointment with the manager. My biggest concern is structural issues- which he assured me there aren't any. If that is indeed the case I'm going to ask them to put in some kind of treatment. Possibily a floor epoxy. There is one that sounds really good called "EPOArmor". Anyone have suggestions? I'm not sure what my options are since the floor is already sealed. Can't really paint it and I don't think epoxy will stick. The other option is to probably have the remove the floor and repour it. I'm not excited about that for a few reasons- 1) I don't want a heavy concrete truck anywhere near my driveway and 2) It's probably overkill if there is nothing wrong with it other than the finish.

UPDATE 1:25 pm EST- Talked with the manager. He is going to take a look at it. I described the same issues and he had a similar response (that it is all normal). I told him the floor looked really bad and wanted to see if he could check it out and get back to me. Hopefully he will be reasonable as I don't look forward to pitching a fit on this.