A sidewalk inspection report documents every defect found on a property’s walkways, assigns a severity rating to each, and indicates whether the condition me…
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Oct
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Oct
When correcting an uneven concrete sidewalk, grinding and mudjacking address the problem in fundamentally different ways.
16
Oct
Identifying sidewalk trip hazards before a formal audit means conducting a systematic, walking inspection of all paved pathways, measuring vertical changes a…
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Oct
School districts are legally required to maintain sidewalks and pedestrian pathways that meet ADA accessibility standards.
02
Oct
Passing a commercial sidewalk ADA audit requires your walkways to meet specific dimensional standards: no vertical changes exceeding ¼ inch, cross-slopes no…
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Sep
HOA Sidewalk Budgeting for Trip Hazard Repairs A single trip-and-fall lawsuit can cost an HOA anywhere from $30,000 to several hundred thousand dollars — f…
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Sep
Fix Uneven Sidewalk Slabs: A Step-by-Step Guide A sidewalk slab that has shifted just a quarter inch above its neighbor is no longer a minor cosmetic problem…
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Aug
Documenting Sidewalk Trip Hazards for Liability Defense A pedestrian trips on an uneven sidewalk panel outside your commercial property.
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Aug
That’s all it takes — a vertical change of just ¼ inch in a sidewalk surface — to create a legally actionable trip hazard under ADA standards.
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Aug
ADA Sidewalk Slope Requirements Explained A single trip on an uneven sidewalk can result in a lawsuit that costs a property owner tens of thousands of dollar…