How To Repair Large Cracks In Concrete Garage Floor

This time of year I beginning to notice all the flaws in my driveway, steps, and walkways.

While doing a routine fall preventive maintenance cheque at one of our rental houses I noticed a sizable gap on the walkway between a concrete step and landing area.

The gap was about i/2 inch wide and seemed to exist getting bigger over fourth dimension. Although this could just be my bad eyesight (anyone else experience my hurting hither!).

I'd like to avoid the possibility of the crevice getting larger and creating additional fractures.

My goals for this quick project were to fill the large cleft,make it watertight, and permit information technology to aggrandize/contract with the natural freeze & thaw cycles.

These are the supplies y'all'll demand

Broom
Foam Tubing (aka Polyfoam Caulk Saver)
Concrete Crack Filler
Pair of scissors
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The total cost of this project if you take to buy everything is $23.xv.

I'm going out on a limb and assuming about of y'all own a broom and concrete crack filler (LOL, simply kidding). If you ain a broom and pair of scissors the full cost is $eleven.20.

If your crack is less than 1/4 inch and so you don't even need the foam tubing.

Filling and repairing cracks in concrete is super important to prevent further damage. This is an easy fix and I walk you through it via a video equally well equally a footstep-by-step guide.

Then let's get started because today you're going to observe a new cost-saving home repair fix

Make clean the Crack-Step 1

Use a broom or brush to clean the cleft. By the style, the brush I'm using in this video was my grandad's. Before he passed abroad he had the presence of mind to give away all of his cloth possessions except for few tools.

I kept his castor and a few mason trowels as a reminder that you lot can build annihilation if you lot're willing to learn and be persistent.

If your concrete crack has grease on it visit your local hardware or auto parts store and ask them for a product that volition aid remove the residue.

The crack I was working with was the result of the step and landing surface area pulling away from each other. It was a control joint that was purposely put in place to prevent cracks from occurring.

This control joint, unfortunately, became "out of command" and widened as well much over the last lx years. If h2o continues to get into the huge crack it will continue to split up the step and landing area from each other.

And the type of repair that this process will pb to can be very expensive to fix.

Insert Foam Tubing (aka Polyfoam Caulk Saver) into Large Cracks-Step 2

The fissure I had to repair was nearly 1/2 inch broad.

Although Sakrete crevice filler can be used for cracks up to this size it'southward best to fill in large gaps with the foam tubing.

The foam tubing should be slightly wider than the crevice to create a tight fit. I used a v/eight inch broad multifariousness.

Add foam tubing to large concrete cracks

Place the tubing in the crack and push button it downwardly. There should exist a 1/4 inch space between the meridian of the foam tubing and the top of the concrete crack.

This i/4 inch infinite is where the concrete crack filler will be poured.

Click on this link for more details on the polyfoam caulk saver.

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Check out their website (www.frostking.com) because you'll go a lot of great ideas of how to keep the cold atmospheric condition from increasing your heating bill.

Employ Physical Crack Filler-Step 3

This is the fun part. Practise you lot remember doing those crazy fine art projects in class school?

This is the adult version AND information technology saves you money in the long run.

Shake the concrete crack sealer vigorously for near 15 to 30 seconds.

Apply a 1/4 inch deep layer of concrete crack filler to the concrete crack

Cutting the applicator tip with your pair of scissors (or a utility knife or a steak knife-unless yous're vegetarian).

Squeeze the bottle and let the crack filler to seal the cleft where the foam tubing resides.

Allow the filler to setup for 24 hours before walking or driving on it. I checked my crack filler (this phrase would have gotten me a demerit in Catholic schoolhouse and certainly I'd have detention by the end of this tutorial) after 30 minutes and it wasn't tacky.

Click on this link for more data on the Sakrete crack filler I used.

If your crack is super deep (DEMERIT!) y'all tin add a second awarding. A 24 hour wait fourth dimension is needed betwixt each successive application.

I didn't trowel or polish out the Sakrete concrete crack filler. You'll observe that it is self-leveling and will look fine after it settles.

Here's a video of this repair project. Y'all should watch it because it walks yous through the entire process.