DebbieG
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Hi,
I have a raised brick patio with a concrete slab outside of a doorwall in my backyard. It is sagging outside the doorwall and slopes so that water pools outside of the door when it rains. I have recieved a couple of estimates on replacing it or repairing it, but they are not in the budget right now. I believe that anything and everything was thrown in to fill the void under the slab before it was poured, hence the problem. The sag is about an inch lower. I would like to try to level it in with thinset (or some other recommended matierial), and tile over. Has anyone had any experience with this idea? Also, I believe that the fact that concrete is pourous could be an issue. If so, what material should I do to tackle that problem? (By the way, I am in Michigan, so cold winters and fact that it is not covered and gets a lot of snow is important to know.)
The patio is 14x11....what should we expect the approxamate cost to be to:
A. replace the slab
B. Hire a concrete jacker to raise it (please explain this process, as I can't understand how filling from underneath could fix the dip, since concrete isn't going to bend back into place I wouldn't think.
I am trying to find the cheapest way to fix this problem and plan to do it myself, unless I can find a cheap alternative.
Thank you
I have a raised brick patio with a concrete slab outside of a doorwall in my backyard. It is sagging outside the doorwall and slopes so that water pools outside of the door when it rains. I have recieved a couple of estimates on replacing it or repairing it, but they are not in the budget right now. I believe that anything and everything was thrown in to fill the void under the slab before it was poured, hence the problem. The sag is about an inch lower. I would like to try to level it in with thinset (or some other recommended matierial), and tile over. Has anyone had any experience with this idea? Also, I believe that the fact that concrete is pourous could be an issue. If so, what material should I do to tackle that problem? (By the way, I am in Michigan, so cold winters and fact that it is not covered and gets a lot of snow is important to know.)
The patio is 14x11....what should we expect the approxamate cost to be to:
A. replace the slab
B. Hire a concrete jacker to raise it (please explain this process, as I can't understand how filling from underneath could fix the dip, since concrete isn't going to bend back into place I wouldn't think.
I am trying to find the cheapest way to fix this problem and plan to do it myself, unless I can find a cheap alternative.
Thank you