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large crack in driveway

Posted on 2/1/22 at 9:27 pm
Posted by TigerKurt
Kenner, LA
Member since Apr 2005
1053 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 9:27 pm
I have about a 1 inch wide crack across the corner of my driveway.
Has anyone used Dap Quick Plug Hydraulic Cement on a cement crack like that and did it do the job?
thanks.


This post was edited on 2/6/22 at 4:37 pm
Posted by coonass27
shreveport
Member since Mar 2008
3894 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 11:23 pm to
For 25 bucks. You can’t go wrong. I have one running across my slab form ground slippage. I didn’t know about this stuff. Going to have to try as what’s the worst that can happen
Posted by sledgehammer
SWLA
Member since Oct 2020
7111 posts
Posted on 2/2/22 at 6:35 am to
Take pictures once it’s done.
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
24167 posts
Posted on 2/2/22 at 9:44 am to
I'm not a concrete expert but I've done some small concrete projects. It will be almost impossible for you to make that crack disappear. How large is the "corner"? Its possible to just remove that corner and redo it completely?

Structurally unless you add some steel/ rebar to join the 2 sections its going to be very difficult to keep it from cracking again. Maybe not as bad and maybe not even noticeable, but there's a reason it cracked in the first place.

Also, matching the two cements is going to be extremely difficult as far as color and texture. That's not to say anyone but you may ever notice, but its going to be almost impossible to make the repair invisible.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
58498 posts
Posted on 2/2/22 at 10:09 am to
quote:

have about a 1 inch wide crack
1" is more than just a crack. DO you see the rebar or wwm?
Posted by Warfarer
Dothan, AL
Member since May 2010
12411 posts
Posted on 2/2/22 at 3:05 pm to
Unless you have water issues, don’t spend the money on hydraulic cement. Just get a sackrete or “sand topping” mix and use it. Hydraulic cement is for spots that need to set up really fast, like a spot that has a water spring running through it.

If your driveway has moved an inch, either a large truck drove on it and moved it or you have a different problem.
Posted by TigerKurt
Kenner, LA
Member since Apr 2005
1053 posts
Posted on 2/6/22 at 4:47 pm to
After research, I got Red Devil pre-mixed Concrete Patch. Seems that will do the job better. I am going to apply it when we get temperatures above 40 per the instructions.

see photo on next post


This post was edited on 2/21/22 at 8:06 pm
Posted by HoboDickCheese
The overpass
Member since Sep 2020
14197 posts
Posted on 2/7/22 at 2:40 pm to
Posted by TigerKurt
Kenner, LA
Member since Apr 2005
1053 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 7:54 pm to
LINK

finally got it done

This post was edited on 2/21/22 at 8:00 pm
Posted by Meauxjeaux
102836 posts including my alters
Member since Jun 2005
46783 posts
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:04 am to
Here you go friend

This post was edited on 2/22/22 at 8:05 am
Posted by TigerKurt
Kenner, LA
Member since Apr 2005
1053 posts
Posted on 2/22/22 at 10:45 am to
Thanks Meauxjeaux

Can you tell me what I did wrong to not get the photo to post?
Posted by sledgehammer
SWLA
Member since Oct 2020
7111 posts
Posted on 2/22/22 at 9:56 pm to
Looks decent. I’m going to have to try on my many cracks.
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