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McLaughlin Landscape Construction Inc.


1619 Calle Las Bolas


San Clemente, CA 92672


California contractor License number 806924




McLaughlin Landscape Construction had refused to repair serious damage to our patio. we have a terrible problem with efflorescence on our stone /grout lines of our entire stone patio. The problem is the contractor used inferior grade materials which is causing this reaction. I have enclosed a photo.. the grout started as brown ,,for which we paid a premium price /up charge.. almost 90% OF THE ENTIRE REAR YARD PATIO IS NOW WHITE/GRAY GROUT. we have had the grout cleaned on several occasions. with all the sub-contractors saying they have never seen anything this bad before.. The contractor McLaughlin Construction has refused to deal with this problem and has forced us to take this issue to court.




An extremely dissatisfied customer




Ed L.




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<P>McLaughlin Landscape Construction Inc.</P>

<P>1619 Calle Las Bolas</P>

<P>San Clemente, CA 92672</P>

<P>California contractor License number 806924</P>

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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>McLaughlin Landscape Construction had refused to

repair serious damage to our patio. we have a terrible problem with

efflorescence on our stone /grout lines of our entire&nbsp;stone &nbsp;patio.

The problem is the contractor used inferior grade materials which is causing

this&nbsp;reaction. I have enclosed a photo.. the grout started as brown ,,for

which we paid a premium price /up charge.. almost 90% OF THE ENTIRE REAR YARD

PATIO IS NOW WHITE/GRAY GROUT. we have had the grout cleaned on several

occasions. with all the sub-contractors saying they have never

seen&nbsp;anything &nbsp;this bad before.. The contractor McLaughlin

Construction has refused to deal with this problem and has forced us to take

this issue to court.</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>An&nbsp;extremely dissatisfied customer</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed L.</FONT></P>

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Date: Wednesday, 15-Aug-07 18:48:47 CDT

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McLaughlin Landscape Construction has been in business for over 22 years. In those 22 years we never been in court for any of our projects, including this one.We offer full warranties on all of our projects, unless it is a natural occurrence, Efflorescence is just that.Wikipedia describes Efflorescence,"As it typically occurs during the the initial cure of a cementitious product." "As the water evaporates, it leaves the salt behind, wich forms a white, fluffy deposit that can normally be brushed off." " Since primary Efflorescence brings out salts that are not ordinarily part of the cement stone, it is not a STRUCTURAL, but rather, an aesthitic concern." This is not a case where the project is ruined, it becomes a maintenence matter. A periodic cleaning is the solution for this situation, wich is exactly what we did for Ed L, ON acouple occasions. M L C does not have any complaints with the contractors board and has never been in court.This has nothing to do with an "Inferior Product." It is a natural occurrence that is out of everyones controll. We are sorry Ed L is not happy in this situation. We are simply protecting our name that we have built for the past 22 years. There is a reason why this complaint is on this website and not with the contractors board. Again we are sorry to Ed L and we assume he has done his homework since we never went to court.

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