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Repair Concrete Step Buck Turgidson 11-10-2006
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Posted by on November 12, 2006, 9:14 am



>> Adding to the advice above I would install two or more anchor pins to
>> help reinforce the patch. Depending on the size of the patch these pins
>> would vary in size from large tapcon screws to 3/8" rebar.
>>
>> No matter what you do it is not going to last forever.
>
>
> Are you suggesting that I drill some tapcons in first, and then pour
> concrete around them, thereby embedding the tapcons?
>
Yeah, just like a dentist putting a pin in a broken tooth, so the crown has
something to hold on to.
For a small chip or spalled area, tapcons. If the whole corner of the step
is missing, rent a hammer drill, and epoxy a stud or loop of rebar in there.
Make sure the stud doesn't stick out further than you want the patch to
cover. Pay attention to what everyone said about breaking or grinding the
surface, so the patch is bonding with a freshly exposed edge. If it is
weathered, the patch will fail. The stud or loop is to hold the patch on,
with only a hairline crack, if the old to new joint doesn't survive the
first hard frost or 100-degree day.

How big is this step, anyway? If it is small, it might not be much more work
to bust it out and pour a new one, and then it would never fail. Sakcrete is
cheap.

aem sends...

aem sends...



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Posted by Colbyt on November 12, 2006, 8:29 pm



>> Adding to the advice above I would install two or more anchor pins to
>> help reinforce the patch. Depending on the size of the patch these pins
>> would vary in size from large tapcon screws to 3/8" rebar.
>>
>> No matter what you do it is not going to last forever.
>
>
> Are you suggesting that I drill some tapcons in first, and then pour
> concrete around them, thereby embedding the tapcons?
>
> Thanks for the tip.

Yes. The other posters have already responded. I confirm and agree with
all they said.

If a small repair using tapcons buy one long enough to leave at least half
of the new pour encased around the head.

Colbyt



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