Midtown Concrete Solution Not So Concrete

The Fourth Street’s concrete color patterns need a touch up — again. The Coeur d’Alene Press reports this is the second year in a row since the $3 million project was completed.

“We’re exploring options,” said Jon Ingalls, deputy city attorney, on the possibility that the city of Coeur d’Alene is seeking a permanent solution for the reoccurring problem. “We don’t know if it’s an application, product or design issue. It’s hard to tell.”

But the city will be taking a closer look over the next couple of weeks to find out.  Because unlike last year when the peeled-off paint problem first appeared, the project is no longer covered by its one-year warranty, so the contractor won’t come in and touch it up.  Safco Excavating and Construction worked as a lead on the project. The sub-contractor that performed the concrete coloring was C4 Concrete, and the product used for the coloring was H & C Concrete Sealer, according to C4 Concrete. Read the full story here .  Photo Tom Hasslinger/CdA Press.

Press Commenter Dan Gookin:    Oh, please. “It’s hard to tell”? The problem is that you didn’t dye the concrete. You painted it. Apparently the LCDC learned that lesson because they’re dying the concrete for the Education Corridor project.

Should the city re-paint or re-pour the concrete?