Hi! Any advice on slowing the progression of this cracking and / or can this porch be saved, or is it a lost cause?
What started out as a pretty small spalling area 7 years ago, has grown through a combination of weather and inattention, I think.
Now when we have rain you can see other 2 – 3 other lines of moisture that spread through the slab.
What is our best chance at making this porch last as long as possible? We are in Cleveland, Ohio in a valley, so there’s lots of moisture and winter weather around this place.
Thank you!
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If you leave it that way water will freeze in the cracks and continue to make it worse. It's tough to tell from a photo whats causing the cracking. You may have settlement in the ground below.
Best bet is to start opening it up with a chipping gun until you get to solid material and then to patch with decent two part epoxy patching mortar.
Great info. I have the exact same problem. After patching, I wonder if resurfacing would help prevent water intrusion and freeze-thaw cracking in other areas of the concrete. Or are those resurfacing products not what they claim?
In my opinion the re-surfacing products are more for aesthetics than performance. They will hide the patch and make everything look homogeneous.
Abocrete might work. Ask them!
https://www.abatron.com/product/abocrete-kit/