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Concrete against fenceI'll be interested as well. Is there a sealer to deal with this gap? I am in a similar situation but have concrete sleepers abutting the concrete footpath. My sleepers are… Plastic membrane under footpathJust wondering if I can install a plastic membrane under my footpath to direct water away from my house straight to a french or channel drain. I am having my retaining… John0322 started a topic 1 September 2020 ago Aggregate Spider cracks
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correct and properly place reinforcement and concrete doesn't crack in that way,
It sounds like they did a poor job, did you have it properly… Hi all,
Looking for some advice please. I am in the process of replacing all the mortar in the paving… Long story short, moved into a house 2.5 years ago (25 year old house). continually having problems. solve one issue, onto the next.
I've been finding and solving… Hello. I have a large concrete driveway which we had speckled paint done about 6 years ago. Unfortunately the concrete is developing lots of fine cracks. I am unsure if it… Hi there,
Looking at getting a new driveway done. I currently have a single driveway and wish to expand it to a double. My block of land is large enough for council to… Your 1:20 ARI is 170mm/h.
ok thanks for letting me know. It has been suggested to me that the white is not bleaching, its just where the concrete sealant has been removed by the acetone, so it… Cracks in slabLooks like a problem, hard to evaluate without a scale (is your crack larger than ?). There may be a dozen reasons for this, most likely a mistake in the construction technique. Silicon in our new exposed aggregate
Thanks Chippy - with our job it affects our driveway and 30sqm of alfresco - the alfresco is just disastrous though, its honestly shocking with mass craters over the… alymei replied 19 April 2020 ago Concrete Watertank buildI also had a concrete tank at my house for more than 10 years but It's not good for the terrace. It may cause some kind of leakages. Now I've bought a steel water tank… Cracks in concrete drivewayThanks for the reply Chippy
I have already written to builder with the photographs but no reply yet. Can it be considered as a defect?
Because it is quite low (even lower… slurmMar 09, 2020 8:31 pm Concrete driveway testing - please helpWhen we test concrete in place we have a couple of tools available:
- Schmidt Hammer tests. A non-destructive way to measure the strength of the concrete surface. They can… We had our driveway poured 4 days ago on a hot day. The concrete has dried but the driveway has turned to have different shades at three different parts (probably as they… Hairline crack in exposed aggregateOh guys, same here. 2 months later the driveway done in the same style, I can see a crack very much alike as above one. Is there any outcome we can see? cromorc replied 20 January 2020 ago Paving around houseHere is some information about why foundations on some soils need to kept dry. Lay concrete over concreteJust an update...I purchased a bag of Ardex 46 for about $85. A little expensive I thought for 1 bag but it did the whole lot and managed to get about a 3 to 4mm spread… Garage floor specHi @D_and_@D and As new home
There are 2 issues the concrete slab thickness and the polystyrene void former beneath the slab
Have a compacted sand pad put down and the… Sealing Concrete PathwayIt's not necessary, but if you are concerned about aesthetics, then go ahead. There are more benefits which I am basing off on this (right under the should I seal section… robbert replied 12 October 2019 ago New driveway inspections?Sorry I don't understand why you need someone else to highlight defects with a concrete driveway? If there are defects that are easily quantifiable and are not within… darb74 replied 9 October 2019 ago These are concrete panels of a warehouse about 5 years old, 5m panels and 10m high, this particular one is much slimmer, only 1m wide.
At first just the paint just… Re-Finish concrete slabHi Daniel, there are some applicators in Sydney that use our products.Its a concrete resurfacing material that is suitable for outdoor applications. Any good applicator… Travertine Pavers under SpaSometimes it's harder to clean them up, then actually laying them down. But recently I have found great sealers for my paver ( here it is: Splashers started a topic 3 September 2019 ago We've just had new pavers laid, and the finish was not what we were expecting.
It looks as if the paveset/pavelok was not cleared from the paver surface before wetting… ShwaJun 03, 2019 10:51 am Tiling AdviceYou'll need to lay a screed bed first and then tile.
I'd prime the existing concrete slab with bondcrete or similar primer and then lay in the screed bed allowing for tile… chippy replied 1 June 2019 ago
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