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Posted by on June 27, 2006, 6:36 pm
Jim Beaver wrote:
> My front porch and steps are made of concrete. Water from the lawn
> sprinklers pools on one of the steps because the step apparently wasn't
> finished quite level. The water pools, then evaporates, then pools again on
> the next cycle, etc., etc. It's not deep -- it evaporates within an hour or
> so on a warm day. But when it's more or less dry, it's greener and greener,
> apparently from algae forming.
>
> Is it possible to "refinish" the top of a concrete step in a manner both
> practical and aesthetically pleasing? If it's hundreds of dollars, I'll
> live with the "moss." But if there's a cheap and effective remedy, I'd love
> to know about it.
>
> Jim Beaver
Just leave it. In a perfect world all concrete would drain correctly. I
would not put a coating on it, as it will look well, coated. I would
not saw cut it either, this won't look right either. Just adjust your
sprinklers and bleach it when it gets bad.
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