Letter: Wrong repair

To the editor:

I recently read the proposed fix for the cracking that exists at the rec center and had to make my comments known. I have been a concrete contractor in Lawrence for over 45 years and have seen just about every fix for concrete that exists. What they are proposing will only highlight the problem and serve no purpose at all. Filling the cracks with epoxy would serve some purpose if it were outside where it could stop rain water from getting through the concrete.

If the plans called out for saw cuts and they were not done, that is a basic violation of concrete 101 and following through on the specifications for the project. Concrete slabs should be cut within an hour after the finishing is done. There are soft cut saws that can do this and it will reduce cracking by 90 percent. The only fix for the problem is removal and replacement. If they didn’t follow the specs, make them pay, not the people of Lawrence.