Preventative Maintenance for Sidewalks
Most Sidewalk Trip Hazards tend to Grow over time. They start out as 1/4″ bumps and over a period of 2 or 3 years they move from being a minor annoyance to being a full fledged Trip Hazard. Since nobody calls in a Concrete Contractor to repair the sidewalk for minor problems, there has really been not much a homeowner or shopkeeper could do beyond watching it grow.
Generally, the Shopkeeper reaches his pain thresh-hold where he can no longer ignore the problem when the bump hits 3/4″ or when he receives a “Love Letter” from the City advising him that he needs to replace the defective pavement block. A homeowner’s thresh-hold for ignoring the problem has historically been Lots higher, with the real procrastinators risking “Love Letters” from their local attorney by ignoring Stub Toe Hazards in the 3″ – 4″ range. The real advantage for Diamond Grinding is the low cost of equipment and the relative ease for eliminating even the smallest of trip hazards.
Bottom line: There is no longer any excuse for allowing Stub-Toe, Trip Hazards to exist. What are your thoughts on the subject?
Grind It. Cut It. Fix It. ™
Sidewalker
Comments
Comment from sidewalker
Time: March 14, 2007, 7:00 am
Happy to hear that it is still looking good since this “Demonstration” was over a year ago. It really is a low cost, easy way to repair the sidewalks on a regular basis, before they become real hazards.
One improvement that I found to be useful was the addition of my Briggs & Stratton 5250 Watts with two 20 amp Circuits, one for the Diamond Cup Grinder and one for the Dust Vac to continuously collect the dust at the point of origin.
Thanks for the feedback.
Sidewalker
Comment from sidewalker
Time: March 14, 2007, 7:09 am
Oops, That was a Briggs & Stratton 5250 Watt Portable GENERATOR. Other brand Generators of similar size are also excellent for this application. The generator eliminates the need to locate two separate 20 amp circuits on site. The Portable Generator saves time and also expands the flexibility to repair long stretches of Sidewalks along parks or schools, shopping centers, businesses, etc.
A homeowner can easily do this process without a generator, simply by plugging one Extension Cord into the Garage Outlet and another into a House Outlet.
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Comment from John McAlister
Time: March 13, 2007, 9:25 pm
The trees next to the sidewalk had tilted the slabs skyward. People would walk by and stub their toes. Did so myself a few times. Sidewalk Savers was the simple and economical solution. The sidewalks are a thing of beauty as well from the grinding. Now the somewhat polished aggregate shines through. Thanks Sidewalk Savers.