Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Re: Repairing small holes and cracks in concrete patio 2Mar 29, 2020 6:49 pm Probably a good method would be:
Should work for holes but crack repair will not last. Want to spend a bit more? Xypex products are expensive but have given me good results. 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. Re: Repairing small holes and cracks in concrete patio 3Mar 30, 2020 10:08 am bashworth Probably a good method would be:
Should work for holes but crack repair will not last. Want to spend a bit more? Xypex products are expensive but have given me good results. Thanks. So not the small bags of mortar mix you get at Bunnings? Needs to be sand and cement mix instead? What is the difference? Re: Repairing small holes and cracks in concrete patio 4Mar 30, 2020 10:31 am Mortar has lime which improves the workability for bricklaying but reduces the final strength compared with concrete. Concrete is cement and aggregate . . . . For normal concrete you use both: large aggregate(gravel), and Fine aggregate(sand) but for applications like this its just deleting the large aggregate. 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. Re: Repairing small holes and cracks in concrete patio 6Mar 30, 2020 8:13 pm Have a look at some structural grout, you can get the mix just right and it will trowel in very easy with great results. Bunnings have these bags on the shelf. Registered Building - Always happy to help where I can and simply loves the game. DM me if you need help in VIC. Recently I moved to a 30 year old house and found within few months there are small brown nests in the brick mortar and few small round holes in few places of brick… 0 22672 Do I need to concern about this pattern of crack? Is this crack showing some signs of bigger problems? Thanks for any suggestions! 1 1911 You are correct. Just read through all the ncc rules and 75mm is the minimum requirement for me. 4 11142 |