Best cementitious product to fill in this hole?

[vinny186]

This picture is of a screened in porch. About half the hole is covered by 5x1 trim. Since it's such a small repair, the owner has decided to just fill in and level with thinset or something. There's self-leveling compound, grout, thinset, which might work best? It won't get any foot traffic.

 

[Sparky617]

This should do the trick.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Sika-32-oz-Acrylic-Concrete-Patch/999977068

 

[vinny186]

Would I have to add water to level it?

 

[Sparky617]

Would I have to add water to level it?

No, watch the video at the link I provided above. I comes premixed.

 

[vinny186]

I need to more or less pour it in to get it to be smooth and level. If it's the consistency of peanut butter, I wonder if it will be hard to work with.

 

[Sparky617]

I'd think if you thinned it out you'd weaken it. You should be able to trowel it into the hole in your picture without thinning it. I don't think a self leveling compound would be strong enough for your application. Most of the self leveling stuff is to go under a finished floor. Someone else might have a different experience.

 

[bud16415]

I like a product called Rapid Set CementAll.



Check out the videos and see if it is something you think would work.



Rapid Set 25 lbs. Cement All Multi-Purpose Construction Material 02020025

 

[vinny186]

Thanks for the replies and suggestions. My client has a bag of concrete laying around so I guess that's what I'm using LOL

 

[Steve123]

Are you going to replace the tiles after filling the hole, or just fill the area with concrete ?

 

[vinny186]

Are you going to replace the tiles after filling the hole, or just fill the area with concrete ?

Just fill the hole and color the concrete with a terra cotta colorant.

 

[bud16415]

Thanks for the replies and suggestions. My client has a bag of concrete laying around so I guess that's what I'm using LOL

I wouldn’t. It will have a much coarser mix with larger stones in it and for a small patch won’t work as well.



It will also have no strength where feathered down to a thin edge and will quickly chip away.

Well worth the 15 bucks for a small bag of the correct stuff and you will have some left over for another project.

 

[vinny186]

I wouldn’t. It will have a much coarser mix with larger stones in it and for a small patch won’t work as well.



It will also have no strength where feathered down to a thin edge and will quickly chip away.

Well worth the 15 bucks for a small bag of the correct stuff and you will have some left over for another project.

What you're saying makes sense. I'll try to impress upon her that saving $10 in this situation is not worth it.

 

[Sparky617]

You need a mortar or sanded mix only, no stones. I suppose you could shift out the stones, but really? The labor would be more than the proper cement (not concrete) product.

 

[vinny186]

Going with thinset to which I'll add a colorant to attempt to match the surrounding tile. I'll post a pic or two of the final result.

 

[decorideas]

We would appreciate it if you could post a before-new photo when you fix this.