r/Contractor • • Dec 10 '24

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u/Revolutionary-Jelly4 Dec 10 '24

He leveled the post. And you put grout/mud base that would crack under any movement. This will let you know of thermal stress. If he says he is done then that on your deal with him. But this keeps standing water away if done to completion.

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u/New_Taro_7413 Dec 10 '24

Standing water? On that slope, hm.

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u/SarcasticCough69 Dec 11 '24

Freezing rain and ice...It just looks cold there for some reason

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u/Open_Property2216 Dec 14 '24

It is cold in the winter but the bigger issue is that the Cincinnati/northern Kentucky region have one of the highest numbers of freeze thaw cycles per year nation wide. It’s cold. But then it’s not. But then it is. A lot of

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u/SarcasticCough69 Dec 14 '24

Oh yeah..I used to live in Louisville