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- Help with Exposed Aggregate Concrete Patio
I just moved into a house that has a rough exposed aggregate concrete patio (150 square feet) It's awful to walk around on I'm considering the following DIY remedies, but if anyone has tried to smooth out aggregate (literary I can almost pick out the rocks - it's original from 1971) I'd love advice 1
- Concrete, crushed aggregate, or soil? What to fill post hole with.
Here's what I was thinking pea gravel 2" around post then pour 2 bags concrete I did this on a few posts then noticed after a rain storm the water just pooling and sitting on the top of the concrete I was originally just going to top the holes off with aggregate but now I don't know The soil is clay here
- Drilling Exposed Aggregate? - DIY Home Improvement Forum
I will be drilling 52 holes in this exposed aggregate so the more accurate the better I do have a roto hammer as well, the issues is not my tool is the bit itself walking on the aggerates before it starts to actually drill
- New French Drain System: #57 or #4 crushed stone
In the aggregate industry, gravel is a natural product created by natural forces Crushed stone, of course, is produced by mechanical rock crushing equipment I'm told that crushed stone is a better option because the squared edges create more gaps and the rounded edges of natural gravel creates smaller gaps
- Pouring Concrete against Existing concrete - DIY Home Improvement Forum
And if you mean the existing "aggregate" is exposed aggregate finish, I would put an expansion joint if aesthetics were important (if seen) between the two finishes Also, not much info, but stair stringers should not rest on a concrete pad, they mount to the railing posts which should have footings
- buffing exposed aggregate - DIY Home Improvement Forum
My husband chose stained exposed aggregate They came in with one truck poured half the patio, sprayed the chemical, brushed and washed Next truck, same thing One side looks like regular concrete will small patches of exposed, the other looks like exposed aggregate should but feels bumpy not rough to walk on (uncomfortable)
- concrete from mortar - DIY Home Improvement Forum
In practice, concrete materials (cement, sand, aggregate) are weighed out and compensated for the water they contain, but in a plant they are batched by WEIGHT For mortar, everything is specified by volume The amount of aggregate is usually 2 1 4 to 3 times the VOLUME of the cementitious materials
- Repairing exposed aggregate steps - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Hi New to the forum Our front door step which is made of exposed aggregate has developed a full length crack and at one end is starting to see some larger pieces of concrete chipping away Having done a number of searches on the internet, I think I have a rough idea of how to fix exposed aggregate if it was on a horizontal surface Not sure
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