Crumbling foundation

Posted by DanG on August 21, 2009, 5:56 am

If you can get to a stable surface, look into using one of the
Mapei products like Planipatch.

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Keep the whole world singing . . . .
DanG (remove the sevens)
dgriff237@7cox.net

> There's 6 to 10 inches of exposed concrete foundation going all
> the way around my house. About half of it is exposed to the soil
> and the other half is not because of concrete walkways etc.
> This area needs some maintenance because there is some minor
> crumbling going on now. I want to patch it and then paint it and
> need some advice on what materials to use.
> --
> Billy Colburn
>

Posted by PeterD on August 21, 2009, 9:34 am

>If you can get to a stable surface, look into using one of the
>Mapei products like Planipatch.
>______________________________
>Keep the whole world singing . . . .
>DanG (remove the sevens)
>dgriff237@7cox.net

>> There's 6 to 10 inches of exposed concrete foundation going all
>> the way around my house. About half of it is exposed to the soil
>> and the other half is not because of concrete walkways etc.
>> This area needs some maintenance because there is some minor
>> crumbling going on now. I want to patch it and then paint it and
>> need some advice on what materials to use.
>> --
>> Billy Colburn
>>

1. Please DO NOT TOPPOST!

2. Too much depends on the OP's climate, whether freeze cycles are
responsible or contributing to the problem, and since the OP has not
come back and clarified this anything could be possible.

Also the OP says "This area" but doesn't clarify which area he is
referring to!

Also he is not saying surface spalling, or whether his seeing damage
deeper. Maybe it was plastered and that is flaking off.

Pictures would have helped too.

Posted by DanG on August 22, 2009, 8:26 am

I happily and deliberately top post by choice. I have not, do
not, and will not ever see any logic to bottom posting and sending
huge volumes of repeated information that must be viewed and
scrolled through to see someone's response, often a
non-contributing comment like "me too". If this is too big an
issue for you, plonk me or don't read my posts. I usually only
offer constructive information in areas in which I am quite
expert, I'm a little bit sorry to waste time on this top
post/bottom post drivel and will not continue.

The OP indicated he had some crumbling concrete.
I stated that if he could scratch, dig, scrape, or chip his way to
fairly sound concrete that there are two products that excel at
bonding to old, vertical, exterior concrete and will stand quite a
test of time. I don't need to see his wall, I don't care if it
had been parge coated in the past (probably never plastered -
maybe stuccoed), Planipatch and JetSet are not affected by
freeze/thaw any more than any other concrete material. Planipatch
and JetSet don't care if they are applied thin on the surface or
deep in a structural repair. I have used both products and they
have performed faultlessly in multiple circumstances up to and
including replacing some stair noses that had broken off due to
moisture in the rebar. If he is looking for something that will
bond to his stuff, I gave him the required information.

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______________________________
Keep the whole world singing . . . .
DanG (remove the sevens)
dgriff237@7cox.net

> wrote:

>>If you can get to a stable surface, look into using one of the
>>Mapei products like Planipatch.
>>______________________________
>>Keep the whole world singing . . . .
>>DanG (remove the sevens)
>>dgriff237@7cox.net

>>> There's 6 to 10 inches of exposed concrete foundation going
>>> all
>>> the way around my house. About half of it is exposed to the
>>> soil
>>> and the other half is not because of concrete walkways etc.
>>> This area needs some maintenance because there is some minor
>>> crumbling going on now. I want to patch it and then paint it
>>> and
>>> need some advice on what materials to use.
>>> --
>>> Billy Colburn

> 1. Please DO NOT TOPPOST!
> 2. Too much depends on the OP's climate, whether freeze cycles
> are
> responsible or contributing to the problem, and since the OP has
> not
> come back and clarified this anything could be possible.
> Also the OP says "This area" but doesn't clarify which area he
> is
> referring to!
> Also he is not saying surface spalling, or whether his seeing
> damage
> deeper. Maybe it was plastered and that is flaking off.
> Pictures would have helped too.

Posted by PeterD on August 22, 2009, 8:54 am

>I happily and deliberately top post by choice. I have not, do
>not, and will not ever see any logic to bottom posting and sending

http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/brox.html

>huge volumes of repeated information that must be viewed and
>scrolled through to see someone's response,

If posters would snip their replies, this would not happen.

Bottom posted example:

.Mary wrote:

.>Sam wrote:

.>>Henry wrote:

.>>>Elizabeth wrote:
.>>>How do I stop my cat eating the furniture?

.>>Have you tried putting a velcro cover on?

.>That's ok if you do not have children, but they tear the
.>velcro - what then?

.Try guaranteed child-proof super-velcro: I have been using it ever
.since I had my fourth child - and my sixth cat.

See how easy the thread and comments/replies are to read? Now, using
top posting:

.>>>Elizabeth wrote:

.>>Henry wrote:

.>Sam wrote:

.Mary wrote:
.Try guaranteed child-proof super-velcro: I have been using it ever
.since I had my fourth child - and my sixth cat.

.>That's ok if you do not have children, but they tear the velcro
.>- what then?

.>>Have you tried putting a velcro cover on?

.>>>How do I stop my cat eating the furniture?

Now see how difficult the top posted example is to follow?

And, I only plonk people who really deserve it. Bad manners doesn't
qualify, if you want me to plonk you, you have to call me a really bad

name. <bg>

Posted by nobody on August 22, 2009, 12:27 pm

>I have not, do not, and will not ever see any logic to bottom posting and
>sending huge volumes of repeated information that must be viewed and

These people should trim their posts to the part they are replying to. Top
posting without including any reply text sometimes makes it harder to tell
which point in the reply they are addressing, nor it follows the normal Q&A
format.

A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?

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