Browse Forums Paving & Concreting Re: Concrete efflorescnse 2Jun 04, 2022 8:34 am It's a visual stain of calcium leaching out of concrete. You should fit a better water seal to garage door. No I would not avoid this home for that, another may have more serious problems. Why don't you get proper pre purchase inspection and then you can be properly advised, this home may have other issues you are not aware of. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Concrete efflorescnse 3Jun 04, 2022 11:55 am building-expert It's a visual stain of calcium leaching out of concrete. You should fit a better water seal to garage door. No I would not avoid this home for that, another may have more serious problems. Why don't you get proper pre purchase inspection and then you can be properly advised, this home may have other issues you are not aware of. Thank you I am going to do that.. Thanks again Re: Concrete efflorescnse 4Jun 04, 2022 11:56 am building-expert It's a visual stain of calcium leaching out of concrete. You should fit a better water seal to garage door. No I would not avoid this home for that, another may have more serious problems. Why don't you get proper pre purchase inspection and then you can be properly advised, this home may have other issues you are not aware of. Could it be underground water leaking to the top of concrete? Does concrete contain free calcium that can leave concrete and float to the top? Re: Concrete efflorescnse 5Jun 16, 2022 11:28 pm Is there a spoon drain on the other side of the garage in the driveway ? The concreter will take and reuse. In my case I bought structural LVLs and scraped them back and used them as joists. 1 5844 i had the my concreters concrete right up to the fence. I have pits all along my path, so the water tends to drain away from the house and into the pits. There's only one… 7 13440 |