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This post is sponsored by The Home Depot.
There's a small patch of concrete in my driveway that was broken a few years ago from a falling tree. It's on the edge, so it's not a big deal, thus a repair was not high on the list of DIY projects.
With the arrival of a Bosch self-sharpening wide chisel in this quarter's shipment of The Home Depot ProSpective tools, we knew it was time to make the repair. We got a Bosch hammer drill in the first year of the program so with the new chisel and hammer drill we were ready to break up some concrete! Follow along as we made our very first concrete repair. Materials/Tools:
The first step was to make gravel of that broken concrete patch. This is a powerful, effective tool which easily broke up the concrete into manageable parts.
It would have taken forever to do this manually! The right tools made this almost effortless.
Steph is using the new Ridgid brushless circular saw to cut our form piece to size. It is battery powered.
This form will keep the concrete in place. It is held in place with two wood stakes.
Ready. Set. Mix. Pour. And do it fast! We are using Rapid Set CementAll which sets up in 15 minutes and cures to structural strength in about one hour. Working together we were able to mix and pour before it set up. We followed the manufacturer's instructions to use cold water to slow down the process just a bit.
Prior to pouring the concrete, we wet down the surface. We dried up any water that puddled before pouring. We were a bit messy in the pour!
Troweling the surface to smooth it out. It was challenging since the concrete slap is uneven.
We covered the repair with plastic wrap to help slow the curing.
All done. It's not pretty, but we are okay with our first ever attempt at making a concrete repair.
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2 Comments
pam
7/4/2019 02:44:22 pm
to fix slope, make another small batch of concrete in small tub, a bit thicker so you can trowel over existing area and smooth out the slope , should hold since the first is newer , or use what is called concrete repair patching. works the same way. put your form back and go over patch
Steph
7/5/2019 10:08:02 am
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