Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jul 23, 2011 9:53 pm Are there "channels" in your driveway? Every how often?
Has your driveway cracked in spots other than those channels? Re: Driveway channels 2Jul 23, 2011 10:54 pm What do you mean by "channels"? The drainage grates? Or the control joints? These look like cuts into the concrete (because they are). I think there are also some other control joints that leave "channels", I think they are called "tooled" joints but I'm not an expert in this! My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Driveway Crack "channels" 3Jul 24, 2011 10:09 pm It's probably the control joints I was thinking of. Thank you Lex Do you know every how often there should be a control joint? Every couple of metres? I wouldn't mind having more than normal in order to avoid visible cracks over time. Re: Driveway Crack "channels" 4Jul 25, 2011 5:31 am This is a really good guide to concreting http://www.concrete.net.au/publications ... Basics.pdf Page 30-31 talks about joints The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Most likely poor foam installation and render installation, Joint covered with render, foam could be sitting on flashing. Do you have any render at house 4 9304 To my understanding early saw cuts are to control shrinkage cracks, so doing them now would be pointless. Control joints may reduce ugly cracking during periods of soil… 3 9830 |