cracks in new concrete driveway - Fine Homebuilding
2011年7月15日 · Only 2 hairline cracks after a year, you should be thanking the guy for doing such a good job. I gurareente two things when I pour concrete: it will get hard & it will crack. Seriously, it's the nature of the beast. The only mistake the contractor made was not telling the cilent up front he should expect a few hairline cracks.
Cracks in 6 month old driveway - Fine Homebuilding
1999年8月3日 · I have poured slabs in this 90 deg + heat and turned on the sprinklers for 3-4 days immediately when the finisher leaves. Still numerous hairline cracks. I researched a little and found some information to indicate the cracks actually occur while the concrete is drying(but still in a fluid state) due to fast evaporation of water.
How to Repair Hairline Cracks in Chimney Mortar
2008年5月14日 · After all cracks have been filled, apply a couple of layers of Siloxane PD over the entire chimney to seal the brick. Seal the cracks before they’re too far gone. Hairline cracks in brick and mortar can be sealed. The larger cracks in this chimney cap should be repointed before penetrating sealant is applied. Daniel S. Morrison. Inspect the ...
Hairline cracks in concrete patch - Fine Homebuilding
2022年1月5日 · The cracks appeared around the perimeter was too dry when concrete was placed. Next time brush water on existing dry surface before patching. For the hairline cracks, completely dry the surface, then brush and poke in dry …
New plaster cracking - Fine Homebuilding
2009年3月19日 · The substrate (monolithic concrete for you, strawbales for us) needs to be fairly saturated or it will suck/wick the water from the plaster and cause it to dry out too quickly - thus forming the cracks. Our cracks grew over the first few weeks, but it's a new building and we expect cracking as the house settles during the first year.
Picture of cracks in stamped concrete - Fine Homebuilding
2008年9月14日 · those crack are not a problem, mine has them too. what it is : the concrete is setting up and then they place a mat on it and start beating the stamp, stretching the concrete.so the concrete it self has to bend and this is where the stress is. It is only cosmetic. live with it or tear out and redo. If you redo it will be the same way.
Hairline cracks in retaining wall - Fine Homebuilding
2004年3月1日 · If the pattern of the cracks matches that of the steel, then hot steel could be the cause. Steel at the ambient temperature of 100°F is hot enough to drive the water from the concrete immediately surrounding it, causing a differential cure rate and cracks. I wonder if, on such a hot day, you added water to the concrete partway through the pour.
Tiling over a Cracked Concrete Slab - Fine Homebuilding
Tom Meehan, a tile installer and owner of Cape Cod Tileworks in Harwich, Massachusetts, replies: Cracks in a concrete slab are a problem that I run into frequently. In some cases I’ve seen cracks that are almost 1/4 in. wide, so 1/8-in. cracks are nothing out of the ordinary. Applying tile in these situations is really quite simple.
Foundation cracks - Fine Homebuilding
2020年1月19日 · Those hairline cracks often occur in areas where metal reinforcing and anchor bolts are located. Don’t really know why, maybe b/c the steel creates a void in the concrete which makes it more likely to crack. There are structural cracks and cosmetic cracks, yours sound cosmetic. If overly concerned give your builder or the foundation company a ...
Radiant floor heat– Gypcrete is crac… - Fine Homebuilding
1998年12月24日 · Started developing cracks. Gypcrete contractor said some hairline cracks were normal but when he heard the temp, he said shut off heat until it gets fixed.Turned out that the mixing value design on the boiler was bad design, from the get go--- too much hot boiler water was always being supplied, no matter what the setting on the mixing valve.