Concrete?

jetskier · 06-08-2013, 02:46 PM

Hi all,

We have a concrete landing as a front step and it is suffering from some decomposition. It seems as though water got under the paint and caused some of the concrete to crumble. Can anyone suggest a quality contractor who repairs (works on) concrete?

Thank you in advance,

Jetskier

camp guy · 06-08-2013, 03:20 PM

Working with concrete is the type of project that can go from "works on" to "total replacement" in a heartbeat. Depending upon the quality of the original work, if it is crumbling now due to water, this may be just a precursor of worse problems ahead, and, unfortunately, the solution may be replacement.

By the way, I am not a concrete man, but I have had a set of steps decay virtually right before my eyes because the original work was "not good".

ishoot308 · 06-09-2013, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jetskier

Hi all,

We have a concrete landing as a front step and it is suffering from some decomposition. It seems as though water got under the paint and caused some of the concrete to crumble. Can anyone suggest a quality contractor who repairs (works on) concrete?

Thank you in advance,

Jetskier

I'm not sure what area you are in but I just had a colored concrete patio done at my house in Gilford by A.W. Brock out of Loudon (783-8904). He did a great job at a fair price and was recommended by Ready Mix concrete out of Laconia.

Good Luck!

Dan

songkrai · 06-09-2013, 09:08 PM

All is not rocket science.

A few 2 x 6 boards. Hammer and nails. Shovel. Level. A few bags of gravel mix. A bag of sand mix for top.
A couple of trowels - trowel and edger. Water. A weel barrow. And some heavy lifting.

LINK

ApS · 06-16-2013, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by camp guy

By the way, I am not a concrete man, but I have had a set of steps decay virtually right before my eyes because the original work was "not good".

Across from the former Camp Wyanoke, is an original concrete block, poured in 1949, and aside from a little "rounding" of the top edge, is still in great shape.

"Not good" it's not.

camp guy · 06-16-2013, 05:22 PM

I know the location, and, furthermore, I know the family involved - need I say more?

06-08-2013, 02:46 PM	#1
jetskier Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Reading, MA and South Down Shores Posts: 858 Thanks: 58 Thanked 183 Times in 114 Posts	Concrete? Hi all, We have a concrete landing as a front step and it is suffering from some decomposition. It seems as though water got under the paint and caused some of the concrete to crumble. Can anyone suggest a quality contractor who repairs (works on) concrete? Thank you in advance, Jetskier

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camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,224 Thanks: 317 Thanked 560 Times in 310 Posts	concrete Working with concrete is the type of project that can go from "works on" to "total replacement" in a heartbeat. Depending upon the quality of the original work, if it is crumbling now due to water, this may be just a precursor of worse problems ahead, and, unfortunately, the solution may be replacement. By the way, I am not a concrete man, but I have had a set of steps decay virtually right before my eyes because the original work was "not good".

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camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,224 Thanks: 317 Thanked 560 Times in 310 Posts	Concrete? I know the location, and, furthermore, I know the family involved - need I say more?

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06-09-2013, 09:08 PM	#4
songkrai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 742 Thanks: 35 Thanked 149 Times in 101 Posts	All is not rocket science. A few 2 x 6 boards. Hammer and nails. Shovel. Level. A few bags of gravel mix. A bag of sand mix for top. A couple of trowels - trowel and edger. Water. A weel barrow. And some heavy lifting. LINK