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Hailley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mickey Fixsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Patio Gap > 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 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/
