Kralman Steel Structures Inc

I first contacted Kralman in January or early February and was quoted a price that seemed very attractive. I asked for a start date in April, but was told the start date would depend on the ground drying out, probably May or early June. Kralman wanted me to fill out, file, and pay the county directly for the building permit application. I had never had a contractor take that route before, but I figured if it would save time I would go ahead with it. I gave Kralman my basic information, which he was to use to fill out the part of the application pertaining to his business, then he would forward it to me via e-mail, and I would finish filling out any details pertaining to my property and file the application with the county (and pay). After about a month of not hearing anything from Kralman, I sent an e-mail asking about the status of the project. After no response to my e-mail for about a week, I telephoned. Kralman said that he had seen my e-mail, and would forward the permit application in the next few days. I never received that e-mail/permit application and after another thirteen weeks of no further communication from Kralman, I gave up on that company and found another contractor who has been much more responsive.

The steel building he put up is good. This report is really about the driveway. It’s the driveway that we are having the problem with. He hired a sub to do the concrete on the driveway. Jeff decided how to do the driveway himself against how you typically would put one in. There is supposed to be a slight decline from your house to the street so the water flows away instead of toward your home. His sub-contractor put the driveway in flat. We now have water pooling in certain areas of the driveway. He also did not put the correct amount rock under the concrete, didn’t pack it, nor did he put the right amount of concrete in (3 ½ inches). He also did not do his saw cuts correctly – some are too short and some are too long. It is not cracking all over and a complete mess. We sued Jeff and we won in the superior court for his poor workmanship. The judge also gave us back lawyer fees in the superior court. Jeff took case to the appeals court and it is now going to the Supreme Court because our lawyer feels strongly for this case. 2 courts have found that he has poor workmanship, but he didn’t have enough bond to cover the lawyer fees.