Browse Forums Old Home Restoration / Renovation 1 May 17, 2020 6:59 pm Good evening, I'm looking for advice on whether anyone has had to resolve a water issue with a concrete slab driveway touching the external walls of my old 1840's cottage. Whenever it rains the water pools around the sides and falls between the crack which has expansion foam. Consequently the old girl has rising damp which I am dealing with but what to do with this (shared) driveway has got me stumped! You should be able to see from the photo that I have used an adhesive weather proofing tape as a temporary measure, but it's time now to replace with something more permanent particularly as now that I've installed a damp proof course from the inside. Side view drivewayBuilt in 1840Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 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 9863 Hi all I need a guidance on how far I need to space expansion joints in the concrete driveway and its type (keyway/foam.) Contraction joints are at 3m max for a 125 slab. Thanks 0 10947 i imagine you also have another contract with an architect? and yeah, whatever other's said about special conditions and appendices 16 16026 |