Originally Posted by
smd4
I spent $3,000 on a concrete patio. Wanted it level to set up a ping-pong table. The contractor poured the concrete on one of the hottest days of the year. It set up too fast. It wasn't level. It had seams where I didn't want them. Contractor poured again and made it worse. Said he lost money on the job. I gave up, accepted what was there, and refused to give him a positive review. We both lost. I moved on.
Concrete flatwork should always have some pitch. contraction jointing is based on slab thickness and square footage to control shrinkage cracking which is a fact of concrete's properties.
Joint pattern should have been agreed upon. Not saying contractor is absolved as he should have used ******er when pouring on hot days or had a big enough crew on hand.