HO has a sidewalk next to the home which slopes toward the house and collects water.
Is there a product available that can be skim coated over the concrete sidewalk to pitch the slope away from the house? It could be no thicker than 1″ to 2″ thick at the thickest part and skimmed to nothing across about 5 to 6 feet of sidewalk. It would need to stand up to the traffic of a front door.
Thank-you, in advance, for any ideas.
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Have you checked into getting it mud jacked?
I know mudjacking usually leaves a series of holes with patches in them but you wouldn't need to worry about or deal with the topcoat cracking and coming off.
Mudjacking or perhaps a concrete cap of 2" minimum thinkness.
Also, bring it to level and use brick pavers, flagstone or other surfacing material to protect the leveling layer.
Leveling compounds are used all the time by wood floor and / or tile guys. The wood or tile protects the vulnerable floated thin edges. Good adhesion of the float level is a key.
Edited 8/19/2006 12:54 pm ET by txlandlord
Edited 8/19/2006 12:57 pm ET by txlandlord
Rooster
I've been a mudjacking contractor for 20 years. This is your answer, unless you want to tear it out. Capping it with 1" or so of cement will definately fail if you live in an area with temperature changes. Check the internet or your yellow pages for mudjacking contractors.
Jeff
I agree that mud-jacking is generally the way to go. However, there are concrete patching compounds that can effectively adhere in thin layers. Filled a low spot (0 to 1/2" deep) in our front stoop with one about 20 years ago, and while there's been some spalling it's still basically sound.
what about this: http://www.quikrete.com/catalog/ConcreteBondingAdhesive.html
and this: http://www.quikrete.com/catalog/VinylConcretePatcher.html
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what about this: http://www.quikrete.com/catalog/ConcreteBondingAdhesive.html
and this: http://www.quikrete.com/catalog/VinylConcretePatcher.html
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The stuff I used years ago was from Ankona (if I'm remembering the spelling correctly). It was two parts, a dry mortar mix and a liquid. You mixed those together with (I vaguely recall) some water.I later used some two-part thinset tile mortar for an area under the door sill. That seems to work pretty well in this duty too.However, both are too expensive to use for large areas.
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My 2cents, Mudjacking is your 1st option if available in your area if your talking alot of sidewalk along the house. Long term, however I recommend yanking out the old and placing more attention to the newer base material depth for a new pour. Go with a min. six inch base material depth and a slope of 1/4"per foot with the 4" pour. You will be Maggot food before this becomes an issue again.
Good Luck.