KCHBA EVP Will Ruder recently spoke with Fox4 reporter Bella Caracta about driveways in newly built neighborhoods that are crumbling after only a year. In the article, “Metro homeowners dealing with crumbling driveways reveal possible nationwide problem” Ruder notes this isn’t just a problem in Kansas City, but markets across the country due to a new mix of cement that is now widely being used.
It’s officially called “Portland 1L.” It has primarily replaced what is called “Portland 1.” The difference is that Portland 1L has a lower impact on the environment when it’s being created. “One problem: the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA) said many of the builders and concrete contractors didn’t know about the change,” the article states. “We only learned about that after the fact when we started experiencing our own issues.”
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