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Originally Posted by Gundo
I take it your place is 2-4 years old right?? The concrete issue you are having is not the workmanship it's the actual concrete used and you are not alone. For some reason there was literally some bad concrete mix that went around a few years back. My drive way is the same as are almost everyones on my street. It you use salt on it on the winter it only speeds up the process 20 fold.
My neighbor has a Jayman home and he complained to them to the point that they did come sandblast his driveway to get rid of the flaking. Now the only downside to that is when a company does "exposed aggregate" driveways they use a different rock in the concrete that looks much more appealing, you will not have that obviously because your driveway is a broom finish. Don't get me wrong it won't look bad at all but it won't be as nice as some that you have seen.
I would get on Jayman and see what if anything they can or will do for you, and once you do get it blasted make sure it gets sealed asap it gives is that nice wet look all the time. I actually sealed my driveway even though it's a plain broom finish because it's easier to clean, but I did toss some grip sand into the sealer so it's not a death trap to walk on in the winter.
Good luck and let us know how it pans out for you.
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For homes on my street it has been less than 12 months and many are flaking all from different builders. Mine got sandblasted because they poured it on a day that was foretasted to have rain and they didn't cover it up. The house didn't have eaves-trough installed yet and as a result when it did rain there was a 30 foot line about 6 inches wide that became exposed forcing them to sandblast.