Do you live in a climate where there is freezing in the winter? If so, it is extremely likely that water is getting in the gap, freezing, and pushing the slab further from the house.
You need to fill and seal this gap with a flexible concrete gap sealer. First of all, use foam rope caulk to fill the gap up to within about 1/4 of an inch of the top of the slab. This foam rope caulk is available in many thicknesses, from very small to quite large. You can even use more than one size compressed down in the gap to fill and seal it to support the pourable gap filler that you will add later. If there are open ends, use pieces of cardboard slipped in the ground along the edge of the slab to close off the end of the crack. Use a pourable, self leveling concrete sealer to now fill from the rope caulk up to the top of the concrete slab. This seam sealer is available in caulk gun tubes and gallon jugs. Most home improvement centers sell both of these products. Otherwise, a contractor or concrete supply store can sell you this stuff. Good luck ----- Original Message ----- From: one foxy lady To: handyman Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 7:35 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Patio Gap Hello, I have a small concrete patio slab in my backyard and due to extreme dryness and heat a gap the width of the slab has pulled apart from the house it is about a 2 inch space. I need to know what to do to reconnect it to the house? Thanks, Hailley ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.3/444 - Release Date: 9/11/2006 ---------- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.3/444 - Release Date: 9/11/2006 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
