Can a dip in a concrete patio addition be fixed?
We just poured a concrete addition to our patio and it dips in the center as well as the elevation being way off. The guys stamped the concrete so the texture is rough. How can this be fixed? And with what type of material? Some type of overlay?? Any suggestions would be great.
There’s really not much you can do apart from topping it and then unless you put down a reasonably thick topping you run the risk of it breaking up, with something like this product http://www.sakrete.com/projects/project.aspx?ID=UnlevelConcrete
Or you could try hiding it with tiles, I’d use a terra cotta tile which would be perfect for a patio and reasonably cheap to boot, the bigger the tile the cheaper it is to put down.
http://www.made-in-china.com/image/2f0j00kvJtopOKZEuIM/Terra-Cotta-Tile.jpg
October 4th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
There’s really not much you can do apart from topping it and then unless you put down a reasonably thick topping you run the risk of it breaking up, with something like this product http://www.sakrete.com/projects/project.aspx?ID=UnlevelConcrete
Or you could try hiding it with tiles, I’d use a terra cotta tile which would be perfect for a patio and reasonably cheap to boot, the bigger the tile the cheaper it is to put down.
http://www.made-in-china.com/image/2f0j00kvJtopOKZEuIM/Terra-Cotta-Tile.jpg
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Carpenter & Joner
October 4th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Since it is stamped, anything you do will destroy the effect. You can get self leveling cement products to fill in the depression, and see if you can reproduce the surface to match. If you use tiles, you need to make sure the thincoat is level with the rest of the area before laying the tiles.
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October 5th, 2009 at 12:13 am
they make stuff that helps bound new concrete to the old. You need to use this first, then re-coat it, and try to recreate the texture.
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