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Posted by Al Bundy on September 17, 2006, 8:12 pm
jazon48@yahoo.com wrote in
>
> Al Bundy wrote:
>> The other day I noticed a small hole (2" maybe) right in the middle
>> of the concrete driveway. Concrete around it is in good shape. Funny
>> though. Concrete appears to be somewhat thin because dirt appears to
>> be where the hole is. Maybe piss-poor high spot when originally done
>> many many years ago.
>>
>> I know I need to do something because the surface water when it rains
>> is gonna make it get bigger at an accelerated rate now. Why the hole
>> appears is another separate issue of course.
>>
>> Should I dig out dirt with like a screwdriver down a few inches and
>> fill it with concrete? I know concrete would be better but what about
>> mortar mix. I have a partial bag of that laying around. Could toss in
>> some small stones.
>>
>> Yea I know. I could start digging out those few inches and find there
>> is a bottom of the iceberg hole underneath. I'll have to tap around
>> the hole to see what it sounds like.
>
> If your mortar mix has been laying around, it might have gone bad.
> Make up a small test batch first to make sure it sets up well.
>
> My big box store sells 10-lb baglets of concrete and mortar mix for ~
> $2.
>
> I use latex-modified concrete whenever possible. It makes small
> repairs much more durable. The bottled -latex has a good shelf life
> so you can keep it around for next year's projects. I have a six
> year old bottle which still does the job.
>
>
> Jason
>
Thanks for the reply. I got the mortar mix less than a month ago. It
should be good if I choose to go that route.
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