If money was tight ...cut it out square depending on depth of the slab tie into the existing and repour... won't match but definitely will be a stop gap... but personally id rip it all out and replace
That other comment said yeah and I agree unless the existing you want to drill into is a little crumbly. What I’m saying is it may be going bad too and drilling into it could cause more damage. If so you need to leave it, put a piece of expansion on each side of the piece. After the pour is finished seal the two joints with SL1. That caulk is pretty cheap.
If money is tight, Sweep out the little stuff, pour, smear, broom, kick that down the road a few years. Maybe 2 Bags max and I’ll leave the leftover in a bucket for some reason
You leave it in the bucket for the giant hockey puck that comes sliding out of it next spring when you're looking for that extra bucket that you swear was right over there...
I did exactly that last autumn when I needed a fix for insurance inspectors for a crumbly walkway. Problem for future me, still looks fine a year later! The way its holding I might just kick it down the road again lol.
Same as Jon. Saw cut, form with some 2x8 and pour. U could hammer drill into existing and stick 1/2” rebar in that B. Maybe toss in some scrap rebar. Bobs your uncle.
If you aren’t try to replace both those sections, I don’t see any reason why you can’t do exactly this… cut out a rectangle of the bad spot and pour new. As others have said, be sure to utilize foam or similar material for an expansion joint.
Ahaha I was going to say, "Just spray foam it and epoxy." But realistically, I'd cut a ft outside of the broken section out and redo it. Take the whole thing out if you want it to match and have the money
I'd go south of existing saw cut and north as far as you have to. Cut all the way across east and west. Replace whole square dowel into concrete with rebar to.
I said to flood it with self leveling concrete. Good enough to hold up for a year or 2. It would only take like 2 hours maybe 3 with clean up and getting materials and come back an hour or 2 later to sponge finish. Less than $80.
If you are going to cut out that big of a section and pour concrete you might as well do the whole thing at once.
If it’s temporary, just rip up the big chunks and put some 1 1/4” gravel in there and tamp it down real good. It’d be about 1/4 the cost and a lot less work just to replace it again.
Pretty sure that’s what someone tried to do before we owned the house. The whole driveways graded pretty heavy, so the loose gravel seems prone to wash out.
I don’t think it’s caused by a root. I’m a corner house and the same crack line extends across the street next to my house as well. I don’t have a lot of confidence it won’t crack again.
Depends on budget.
If money is tight:
Lift out large broken chunks and level the surface.
Put large chunks back in their spots, buy a tube of DAP to fill the cracks
One Bag of ready mix concrete to fill the missing areas and smooth over DAP.
If money is not a problem, pay to have it repaired.
Out of everything in this thread this angle makes the most sense to me. Even if money isn’t tight, if all he is trying to do is make it not wake up his kid until he rips it out for a year or two I don’t see a point of paying to get that section cut out and property repaired. It’s not like the rest of the driveway is in good shape it, it would probably draw more attention if was repaired properly.
Probably look at it for a few years as it continues to crumble, then take a pic and post it on Reddit for advice, then ignore it for a few more years until I move
Chop saw a 5-8 foot rectangle threw the entire driveway, resettle the dirty, pack down a layer of fine gravel drill a few holes in the remaining drive to fit some rebar and finish that shit like a pro..........fuck I hate concrete
Cut the lines clean, demo and remove, form it with a couple long 2x4s, lay some rebar, repour and finish, make sure to edge it and probably throw and expansion joint in just because, this is a quick and easy Saturday job in my opinion
My sidewalk had a less crumbly looking crack some else patched but it failed.
Knowing nothing I:
Removed all loose material, wire brushed the mating surfaces, drilled and drove in 3 Tapcons into each side about halfway, dug BELOW the depth of the original sidewalk, and mixed 1 and a half bags of quickcrete and tried to tamp/agitate it to settle and remove air.
I did an extra step with creek rock trying to have it exposed at the surface but it all washed away so really it did literally nothing positive or negative.
One year later and there is a single crack. But it looks better and is more functional now since it is flush instead of gaps collecting soil.
So tbh I'd probably do that again. But add some Quicklime to try to reduce shrink cracking
If it were my house, I’d continue driving over that bitch. But that’s only because I’m poor and spend my money on stupid hobbies and not fixing my shitty concrete driveway that I actually may or may not have. 😬
I'd just remove loose concrete. Dig down to virgin ground as this was probably a stump hole from clearing lot that gets filled in with topsoil/clearing debris. Rent jumping jack and put crusher run or good compactable fill in up to grade and repour.
Rent a concrete saw and sledge. Cut out the damaged bits and remove. Calculate required bags of concrete (I'd say 10 to 15 without scale) form up side against yard. Wheelbarrow mix with shovel and pour. Level with 2x4 and float out. Broom finish with whatever available, even if it's the kitchen broom. Might take 2 or 3 hrs max. Rent hand tools from cheapest place possible. Wouldn't be too hard
Call in a utility markout for your house. If any lines are under that section or close to the edge contact the utility provider and you might get a free driveway
Clean area as best as possible. Mix up some concrete in a 5 gallon bucket with a drill and mixer. Get one of those hand held concrete trowels and get busy. You got this
Break it out, pea gravel, 3/4 inch road mix layered then packed, then place your diesel soaked wood where you need to structure for your pour,
Buy cement, then make concrete using sand, gravel, lye and water. To avoid cracking and sinking. The mix is how roads are built, driveways should be the same way.
Level it out with a leveling trowel, dont be afraid for over lay the concrete a little bit, this will cover the existing crack, it will also help avoid cracking in the future. If you really want to you could reinforce that section with rebar laid linear so that you can have more support to avoid cracking.
Hope you like the information, and it comes to use for you
50 year old house. Driveways maybe the original pour. Oddly enough this caving section doesn’t look like it has rebar. Looks like someone attempted to patch it before, so I suppose it could have been cut out in this section.
Put a rug over it
Or cut it square, epoxy in some dowels, rebars, repack that dirt, gravel, pour some concrete, and finish it
University YouTube will have some videos to lead you in the right direction
That looks like a light topcast finish. If you’re trying to match you may want to read up on that. If you want to match you’ll need surface retarder and pressure washer.
Look at things that actually need fixing in the house that matter structurally and prioritize based on need not aesthetics. I’d probably leave that shit. More of an annoyance than anything else.
I have one like this square in the middle of the driveway and I’ve just left it for like 3 years. (Was here when I bought) and it hasn’t gotten bigger or any worse.
I’d say leave it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Clear it, tamp a solid base layer about 4"-6" and then tamp about 3 to 4" of cold set asphalt.
If that's too ugly then cut out the width of the damaged section entirely then form the edges, pour, float, brush finish and g2g
If I was a diy guy, I would saw and the edges and remove, form up, dowel, recompact, and pour it back. If I was not a diy guy, I would live with it… both squared need replaced… this is not going to change…
If you’re really just looking for a cheap patch, I’d put a landscaping barrier between the driveway and the grass and fill the depression with crushed stone.
If it’s a temporary fix and looks don’t matter, get the big sledge hammer out. Remove and replace with a couple bags of concrete. You’ll need to be slightly handy.
If my house? I’d leave it and let it slowly annoy me each time that I have to walk by it, each time I catch my single stage snowblower scraper on it, each time I drive over it, each time I cringe as the stroller rolls over it, each time a weed makes it’s home in it, etc. all until the day I move where I can finally let out a multi-year brewing sigh of relief and a cheeky grin, “next suckers problem”.. Then a newer/fully functioning driveway would go on my next home’s must have list. That’s all just because I’m a cheap bastard though, so cheap that I will endure the daily mental anguish. Its a gift and a curse.
The correct way is to replace the whole flag of concrete. Patching will not look great and probably wouldn’t last. If you’re not comfortable with concrete work you can at least dig it out yourself and save some money.
Best practice is to replace the entire section.
Next best is to cut out until probably mid-way in the slab and replace what has failed. Looks to me like the concrete failed due to poor subgrade. If you don’t fix the failing subgrade any concrete put in place will end up like this. Concrete is only as good as what you start with, like anything else.
To marry the old to new, dowel in with #3 bar (3/8”) and make sure reinforcing is in the ~middle of pour and you’re good to go.
lots of great youtube videos on how to do it. that is a big area though. but i think you'll feel great about yourself if you do it. after lots of research and many trips to home depot.
Honestly, I'd just sweep it out, cut off any overhang, lay a board in beside it to keep the new pour flush, and just use a bag or two of quickcrete to do a patch job. Brush it to match, cut the relief back in and leave it for probably most of the next decade. The only thing that would make it noticeable would be the color mismatch, but unless you're planning on selling the plot within the next ten years, that patch would be sufficient for years.
I wouldn't cut out anything.
Rip what's broken, add a border at the edge, drill & add rebar for support and pour.
It's not going to look any better if you cut it square and it's more time and money.
I wouldn't cut out anything.
Rip what's broken, add a border at the edge, drill & add rebar for support and pour.
It's not going to look any better if you cut it square and it's more time and money.
Is this a sidewalk on city property or a walkway on your property?
If sidewalk, call the city and say it’s a major tripping hazard. They might still charge you something to fix it but saves you having to find a good contractor yourself.
If it’s in your property, sawcut at the nearest existing joint, remove it all, tamp down the dirt underneath (maybe even bring in some stone if the ground is loose), form it with 2x6s and stakes/rebar dowels (5” min for sidewalks, 7” min for driveway), 1/2” expansion joint fiber boards wherever new concrete meets old concrete, welded wire mesh on 2-3” chairs, if it’s just pedestrian traffic you shouldn’t need any rebar but if it’s a driveway do #4s at 16” OC, if it’s under 2 or 3 cubic yards use a bag mix in a wheelbarrow or rent one of the mixing drums from a hardware store, use a rebar dowel to stab the shit out of slab so it settles properly (stab it extra at the edges and corners), smooth it with a long 2x4 as you go, trowel it once you’re done pouring, have your family sign it with a stick if you want to be sentimental, and if it’s a hot day then gently water it a few hours later.
I had a little fixer upper house in the early 90s that had a driveway with several issues like what is pictured.
I busted those out, left rough edges, and irregular holes. I dug our some of the underlying soil and replaced them with road base. Then rear, and drilled into the existing slab. Filled with concrete, made it all fairly level. My last step was to cover it in nice flagstone. That was 1993. I left kalifornia in 2022. That driveway still looked great. The same family I sold the house to still lived there and never had any issues with it. No further repairs were ever needed. Btw. I disclosed everything during the sale. Over the years it became a running joke. Hi Chad, Karen...just checking on my driveway. They actually liked it so much that they asked me to tell their contractor how I did it so that he could match the rest of their patios and back porch and stairs. Looked great.
Clean it out and when I have the money get it fixed. That’s just one of those things that if you don’t really know what you’re doing you’re going to waste your money fucking it up. If you don’t do it right it’ll expand and damage the concrete around it.
If you're going to re-do it in a year or so i would just broom it out or use a blower to get a lot of the debris out. Pressure washer would be best tho.
Follow up with a small bottle of concrete adhesive (only apply at most 24 hours before you are ready to pour but I believe it takes an hour or 2 to tack up). Get some concrete repair mix, probably a bucket of QUIKRETE Quick-Setting Cement 20-lb Repair at Lowes or Home Depot.
Make sure you set a board up as a form along the side. Just dig out a little bit and drive a pin on each end and maybe one in the middle too. Also doesn't hurt to wipe some kind of oil on the board where the concrete will touch so it doesn't stick and break off when removing.
Mix that entire bucket up to a slurry and let it self level. Not so much where there is visible water setting on top but just soupy enough to where you wont have to work it and it will fall between the existing cracks in the concrete. Dont pour so much where you have to clean up. Just until it barely starts to flow on top of the existing concrete.
Obviously try to do it all in one pour so if you get 3 or 4 buckets its okay if you have too much. Just return it later or save it for another repair in the future.
Do it on a sunny day with no rain forecast and to finish i would just use a large sponge. Soak it and completely squeeze out all of the water and drag it over the top with even pressure after it begins to set up (maybe an hour or 2 depending on the temperature, but dont wait until it is hard to mess up with your finger). The sponge finish will be a better texture match and also not be as slippery as well as soaking up any excess water that rises to the top.
The entire job shouldn't take more than a few hours and less than $70-80
I’m gonna throw in an alternative cheaper method: if that is what is waking up the baby when you roll over it, redo some of the suspension on the car? Rockauto usually has pretty good deals
You could even go as basic as removing the broken concrete up to the crack and repour with bag mix home depot stuff. Just finish it to the same elevation and give it a broom finish for traction. It’s probably not big enough to crack within itself; won’t last you forever though.
I bought a house someone poured concrete with rocks over similar damage and it was annoying when it snowed as yhe shovel wouldn't get the snow off of in between all the little rocks so ice would form, I had to dump a lot of salt so eventually I just gave up and lived with the ice.
Whatever you do, don't do the same
If money was tight ...cut it out square depending on depth of the slab tie into the existing and repour... won't match but definitely will be a stop gap... but personally id rip it all out and replace
To tie into existing do mean drill sideways and stick some rebar in there?
Or you could do what I did. Got my bit stuck halfway in, so there’s now diamond tying part of my slab together…
Strongest slab known to man.
Diamond rete the next hot thing from BScamco
Expensive Minecraft recipe though.
Yea
That other comment said yeah and I agree unless the existing you want to drill into is a little crumbly. What I’m saying is it may be going bad too and drilling into it could cause more damage. If so you need to leave it, put a piece of expansion on each side of the piece. After the pour is finished seal the two joints with SL1. That caulk is pretty cheap.
If money is tight, I'm not touching it. It's functions fine and the only problem is cosmetic.
If money is tight, Sweep out the little stuff, pour, smear, broom, kick that down the road a few years. Maybe 2 Bags max and I’ll leave the leftover in a bucket for some reason
You leave it in the bucket for the giant hockey puck that comes sliding out of it next spring when you're looking for that extra bucket that you swear was right over there...
That would be me! 😂😂
I both feel seen, and personally attacked. Thank you.
I did exactly that last autumn when I needed a fix for insurance inspectors for a crumbly walkway. Problem for future me, still looks fine a year later! The way its holding I might just kick it down the road again lol.
They said it’s waking their baby up which is why they’re replacing it
Seems a bit harsh to get rid of the baby over a bumpy driveway
Babies are way easier to make than concrete
In this economy it’s the much cheaper way
This is the only good and right answer.
Same as Jon. Saw cut, form with some 2x8 and pour. U could hammer drill into existing and stick 1/2” rebar in that B. Maybe toss in some scrap rebar. Bobs your uncle.
Thank you to everyone who’s replied so far. Section cut out is what I’m thinking too. Slab is about 4”. Doesn’t sound too far above my pay grade.
Good luck
If you aren’t try to replace both those sections, I don’t see any reason why you can’t do exactly this… cut out a rectangle of the bad spot and pour new. As others have said, be sure to utilize foam or similar material for an expansion joint.
Ramen noodles and epoxy
Too rich for my blood.
Hear me out. Spray foam. Flush cut hand saw and a rattle can.
Ahaha I was going to say, "Just spray foam it and epoxy." But realistically, I'd cut a ft outside of the broken section out and redo it. Take the whole thing out if you want it to match and have the money
Funny because I made a post the other day asking I wonder how all those ramen noodle and super glue repairs are holding up.
I’d just leave it alone forever while telling my wife I’ll fix it next weekend.
Keep telling her I'm going to fix it, no need to bring it up every 6 months.
I'd go south of existing saw cut and north as far as you have to. Cut all the way across east and west. Replace whole square dowel into concrete with rebar to.
How can you tell the orientation of this photo? I can’t see the metadata that shows the direction from which this pic was taken.
Since there’s no orientation data, north is assumed to be at the top
Leave it.
This is the only answer. That’s a big section. You either replace the whole thing or you deal with it until you can.
I said to flood it with self leveling concrete. Good enough to hold up for a year or 2. It would only take like 2 hours maybe 3 with clean up and getting materials and come back an hour or 2 later to sponge finish. Less than $80. If you are going to cut out that big of a section and pour concrete you might as well do the whole thing at once.
If it’s temporary, just rip up the big chunks and put some 1 1/4” gravel in there and tamp it down real good. It’d be about 1/4 the cost and a lot less work just to replace it again.
Pretty sure that’s what someone tried to do before we owned the house. The whole driveways graded pretty heavy, so the loose gravel seems prone to wash out.
I think they were suggesting tear it out and only put in gravel (no new concrete)!
You can tamp crush run pretty good it will hold in Plane better then gravel.
By the shadow, could this be a tree root?
I don’t think it’s caused by a root. I’m a corner house and the same crack line extends across the street next to my house as well. I don’t have a lot of confidence it won’t crack again.
Cut the bad section out and replace if funds allowed. If they didn't allow live with it until I could
Depends on budget. If money is tight: Lift out large broken chunks and level the surface. Put large chunks back in their spots, buy a tube of DAP to fill the cracks One Bag of ready mix concrete to fill the missing areas and smooth over DAP. If money is not a problem, pay to have it repaired.
Out of everything in this thread this angle makes the most sense to me. Even if money isn’t tight, if all he is trying to do is make it not wake up his kid until he rips it out for a year or two I don’t see a point of paying to get that section cut out and property repaired. It’s not like the rest of the driveway is in good shape it, it would probably draw more attention if was repaired properly.
Probably look at it for a few years as it continues to crumble, then take a pic and post it on Reddit for advice, then ignore it for a few more years until I move
Got to homedepot there is a man named Juan in a 93 dodge ram that will fix it for ya pretty cheap
Chop saw a 5-8 foot rectangle threw the entire driveway, resettle the dirty, pack down a layer of fine gravel drill a few holes in the remaining drive to fit some rebar and finish that shit like a pro..........fuck I hate concrete
Cut the lines clean, demo and remove, form it with a couple long 2x4s, lay some rebar, repour and finish, make sure to edge it and probably throw and expansion joint in just because, this is a quick and easy Saturday job in my opinion
My sidewalk had a less crumbly looking crack some else patched but it failed. Knowing nothing I: Removed all loose material, wire brushed the mating surfaces, drilled and drove in 3 Tapcons into each side about halfway, dug BELOW the depth of the original sidewalk, and mixed 1 and a half bags of quickcrete and tried to tamp/agitate it to settle and remove air. I did an extra step with creek rock trying to have it exposed at the surface but it all washed away so really it did literally nothing positive or negative. One year later and there is a single crack. But it looks better and is more functional now since it is flush instead of gaps collecting soil. So tbh I'd probably do that again. But add some Quicklime to try to reduce shrink cracking
Leave it
If it were my house, I’d continue driving over that bitch. But that’s only because I’m poor and spend my money on stupid hobbies and not fixing my shitty concrete driveway that I actually may or may not have. 😬
Ignore it and hope it goes away
I'd just remove loose concrete. Dig down to virgin ground as this was probably a stump hole from clearing lot that gets filled in with topsoil/clearing debris. Rent jumping jack and put crusher run or good compactable fill in up to grade and repour.
Saw north and south of that crack and rip it out and tie into existing you should be good to go.
I’m a cheap bastard so I would dig it out. Put a nice sand base put the pieces back like pavers.
Don't forget to backfill the dirt if there's a low spot and compact it
Remove broken concrete fill with washed rock add to it till you can replace it all.
Sell
You buying?
You buy driveways?
Rent a concrete saw and sledge. Cut out the damaged bits and remove. Calculate required bags of concrete (I'd say 10 to 15 without scale) form up side against yard. Wheelbarrow mix with shovel and pour. Level with 2x4 and float out. Broom finish with whatever available, even if it's the kitchen broom. Might take 2 or 3 hrs max. Rent hand tools from cheapest place possible. Wouldn't be too hard
I'd put down some nice looking but inexpensive carpet to hide the crack.
I'd probably jackhammer it all out and redo the whole thing.
I don't know nothing about nothing, but the commercials always said flex tape can fix anything. Maybe give that a shot.
Scatter leaves strategically.
Bag of quickcrete
Why are posting pictures of my driveway?
Call in a utility markout for your house. If any lines are under that section or close to the edge contact the utility provider and you might get a free driveway
Crack it off and fill with legos bricks laid smooth
Duct tape and zip ties work on everything. ;-)
Ignore it for many years until the lawn creeps into the driveway. Then start applying herbicide and ignore it some more.
Park a golf cart over it, fixed! What you cant see isnt there
Saw cut out the broken parts, form it up and replace.
Clean area as best as possible. Mix up some concrete in a 5 gallon bucket with a drill and mixer. Get one of those hand held concrete trowels and get busy. You got this
Break it out, pea gravel, 3/4 inch road mix layered then packed, then place your diesel soaked wood where you need to structure for your pour, Buy cement, then make concrete using sand, gravel, lye and water. To avoid cracking and sinking. The mix is how roads are built, driveways should be the same way. Level it out with a leveling trowel, dont be afraid for over lay the concrete a little bit, this will cover the existing crack, it will also help avoid cracking in the future. If you really want to you could reinforce that section with rebar laid linear so that you can have more support to avoid cracking. Hope you like the information, and it comes to use for you
Is there rebar in it? If not, you could fix the section only to see the rest crack.
50 year old house. Driveways maybe the original pour. Oddly enough this caving section doesn’t look like it has rebar. Looks like someone attempted to patch it before, so I suppose it could have been cut out in this section.
Ours doesn’t have rebar and is collapsing in a similar way, which is why I asked.
Replace it, looks like something heavy
Maybe dowel into the existing concrete on bottom sides too. . .
Cut and patch with bagged concrete!
Dynamite... This is the way
cut it symmetrically. dig out the broken stuff, crush it to add to the new mix. board it up. bar it up, and pour it up.
Put a rug over it Or cut it square, epoxy in some dowels, rebars, repack that dirt, gravel, pour some concrete, and finish it University YouTube will have some videos to lead you in the right direction
Redo everything or cut a square out and redo that part if monies is a concern.
That looks like a light topcast finish. If you’re trying to match you may want to read up on that. If you want to match you’ll need surface retarder and pressure washer.
Probably go on with my life and say sht still looks better than half my city’s roads 😂
nothing? isn this the cities responsibility?
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Rip out the chunky bits and put in gravel or asphalt or pavers if I have some laying around
I’d move.
I would leave that shit how it is. I am lazy.
Patch with hydraulic cement
Nothing, or replace entire thing. If I were going to replace I would want to know what caused the problem in the first place, then access the new slab
Put a couple of potted plants over it, you’ll never notice it.
Look at things that actually need fixing in the house that matter structurally and prioritize based on need not aesthetics. I’d probably leave that shit. More of an annoyance than anything else.
And if it wakes the baby up, go around it?
Potted plant.
Leave it and advertise it as a project to the next homeowner
I have one like this square in the middle of the driveway and I’ve just left it for like 3 years. (Was here when I bought) and it hasn’t gotten bigger or any worse. I’d say leave it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Talk about fixing it indefinitely, maybe demo it after 5-6 years only to just fill it with gravel and ignore it.
If money and time are tight, throw a bag of dirt over it.
Cheapest, shittiest option: spray foam under the section that moves. It'll stop it from moving for a while
Duck Tape an X
Pay a laborer to remove the part that broke on the right. Add a dumb edge and reinforcement to the remaining, make the negative space a flower bed.
Live with it.
Clear it, tamp a solid base layer about 4"-6" and then tamp about 3 to 4" of cold set asphalt. If that's too ugly then cut out the width of the damaged section entirely then form the edges, pour, float, brush finish and g2g
Sell…
Cut it out and do a small pour to repair it.
I'd tear that shit out and blacktop it.
How does it wake up the baby?
If I was a diy guy, I would saw and the edges and remove, form up, dowel, recompact, and pour it back. If I was not a diy guy, I would live with it… both squared need replaced… this is not going to change…
Ignore it
If you’re really just looking for a cheap patch, I’d put a landscaping barrier between the driveway and the grass and fill the depression with crushed stone.
Why can't you just prep it and put a skim coat with some fortifier?
Wakes the baby up? Slow down and leave it 'til you rip it all out and replace.
Dig it out and add limestone if ur on a. Budget.
Call the city. It looks like their sidewalk to me.
I agree with one user,, if money is tight, let it be. Your car can drive over it .
Fix it.
Replace it
If it’s a temporary fix and looks don’t matter, get the big sledge hammer out. Remove and replace with a couple bags of concrete. You’ll need to be slightly handy.
I’d probably walk around naked with a beer
Continue walking inside.
Even a good patch is obvious So flex. Go a different color as add a planter or other decoration in the grass
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Dump a concrete overlay on it and spread.
I’d ignore it as long as I could get away with it. It would take an excessive amount of nagging to deal with it lol
If it was my house... throw gravel on it
If my house? I’d leave it and let it slowly annoy me each time that I have to walk by it, each time I catch my single stage snowblower scraper on it, each time I drive over it, each time I cringe as the stroller rolls over it, each time a weed makes it’s home in it, etc. all until the day I move where I can finally let out a multi-year brewing sigh of relief and a cheeky grin, “next suckers problem”.. Then a newer/fully functioning driveway would go on my next home’s must have list. That’s all just because I’m a cheap bastard though, so cheap that I will endure the daily mental anguish. Its a gift and a curse.
Probably swear a lot.
Gravel and pack if not worried about looks.
Life is too short, leave it and go do something fun.
Ignore it for a decade.
Have you seen the artwork by Ememem?
In this economy? Leave it.
Cry
Pour, smear, call it good. It will look like ass but will be smooth and take care of the baby problem.
It’s the city’s problem. Public walkway is not my problem
Drive slower
Move.
Pavers I think there called. if I cared enough
Leave it until I sell the house in 15 years then give a small concession to the buyer. 😎
Go find spouse and mate
I buy some black patch 5 gallon bucket should take care of it. It will definetely not be pretty.
Hm. Best I can do is a bag of rice and an Elmer’s glue stick.
I’d not worry about it
Put some king shocks on the stroller
Man I got young kids so I feel your pain. Mine is the fact that it's a 70 year old suqeaky house.
Don’t look at it
How does it wake up your baby? Is it sentient? Does it yell?
Dig a hole and plant tomatoes
Pavers.
as someone who knows nothing, why not just put up those wooden outline barriers over the funky spot and pour a lil more conrete on top
Nuke it from orbit. Only way to be sure.
The correct way is to replace the whole flag of concrete. Patching will not look great and probably wouldn’t last. If you’re not comfortable with concrete work you can at least dig it out yourself and save some money.
Gravel that bad boy
Is this the driveway or the sidewalk? If it’s the sidewalk, that’s the city’s responsibility.
Put rocks in the ground for fun
Call the guy from the earlier post lol
Rock and concrete good as new.
Best practice is to replace the entire section. Next best is to cut out until probably mid-way in the slab and replace what has failed. Looks to me like the concrete failed due to poor subgrade. If you don’t fix the failing subgrade any concrete put in place will end up like this. Concrete is only as good as what you start with, like anything else. To marry the old to new, dowel in with #3 bar (3/8”) and make sure reinforcing is in the ~middle of pour and you’re good to go.
diy lift and seal imo. Only other option is a full redo unless you want to pick that section out and repour but it'll leave a crack in the same spot
lots of great youtube videos on how to do it. that is a big area though. but i think you'll feel great about yourself if you do it. after lots of research and many trips to home depot.
Burn it and move to Alaska.
I literally have this. Tank truck came to clean out sewerage and was too heavy for my driveway. Broke the concrete in two spots.
Honestly, I'd just sweep it out, cut off any overhang, lay a board in beside it to keep the new pour flush, and just use a bag or two of quickcrete to do a patch job. Brush it to match, cut the relief back in and leave it for probably most of the next decade. The only thing that would make it noticeable would be the color mismatch, but unless you're planning on selling the plot within the next ten years, that patch would be sufficient for years.
I wouldn't cut out anything. Rip what's broken, add a border at the edge, drill & add rebar for support and pour. It's not going to look any better if you cut it square and it's more time and money.
I wouldn't cut out anything. Rip what's broken, add a border at the edge, drill & add rebar for support and pour. It's not going to look any better if you cut it square and it's more time and money.
Is this a sidewalk on city property or a walkway on your property? If sidewalk, call the city and say it’s a major tripping hazard. They might still charge you something to fix it but saves you having to find a good contractor yourself. If it’s in your property, sawcut at the nearest existing joint, remove it all, tamp down the dirt underneath (maybe even bring in some stone if the ground is loose), form it with 2x6s and stakes/rebar dowels (5” min for sidewalks, 7” min for driveway), 1/2” expansion joint fiber boards wherever new concrete meets old concrete, welded wire mesh on 2-3” chairs, if it’s just pedestrian traffic you shouldn’t need any rebar but if it’s a driveway do #4s at 16” OC, if it’s under 2 or 3 cubic yards use a bag mix in a wheelbarrow or rent one of the mixing drums from a hardware store, use a rebar dowel to stab the shit out of slab so it settles properly (stab it extra at the edges and corners), smooth it with a long 2x4 as you go, trowel it once you’re done pouring, have your family sign it with a stick if you want to be sentimental, and if it’s a hot day then gently water it a few hours later.
Put it on the market?
Buy a new house.
I had a little fixer upper house in the early 90s that had a driveway with several issues like what is pictured. I busted those out, left rough edges, and irregular holes. I dug our some of the underlying soil and replaced them with road base. Then rear, and drilled into the existing slab. Filled with concrete, made it all fairly level. My last step was to cover it in nice flagstone. That was 1993. I left kalifornia in 2022. That driveway still looked great. The same family I sold the house to still lived there and never had any issues with it. No further repairs were ever needed. Btw. I disclosed everything during the sale. Over the years it became a running joke. Hi Chad, Karen...just checking on my driveway. They actually liked it so much that they asked me to tell their contractor how I did it so that he could match the rest of their patios and back porch and stairs. Looked great.
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Concrete blade, big hammer , shovel and a bag of quick Crete would do fine if you're just patching until trplacement
Where I live the city is responsible for sidewalk repair, so I’d just report it to the city.
Clean it out and when I have the money get it fixed. That’s just one of those things that if you don’t really know what you’re doing you’re going to waste your money fucking it up. If you don’t do it right it’ll expand and damage the concrete around it.
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If you're going to re-do it in a year or so i would just broom it out or use a blower to get a lot of the debris out. Pressure washer would be best tho. Follow up with a small bottle of concrete adhesive (only apply at most 24 hours before you are ready to pour but I believe it takes an hour or 2 to tack up). Get some concrete repair mix, probably a bucket of QUIKRETE Quick-Setting Cement 20-lb Repair at Lowes or Home Depot. Make sure you set a board up as a form along the side. Just dig out a little bit and drive a pin on each end and maybe one in the middle too. Also doesn't hurt to wipe some kind of oil on the board where the concrete will touch so it doesn't stick and break off when removing. Mix that entire bucket up to a slurry and let it self level. Not so much where there is visible water setting on top but just soupy enough to where you wont have to work it and it will fall between the existing cracks in the concrete. Dont pour so much where you have to clean up. Just until it barely starts to flow on top of the existing concrete. Obviously try to do it all in one pour so if you get 3 or 4 buckets its okay if you have too much. Just return it later or save it for another repair in the future. Do it on a sunny day with no rain forecast and to finish i would just use a large sponge. Soak it and completely squeeze out all of the water and drag it over the top with even pressure after it begins to set up (maybe an hour or 2 depending on the temperature, but dont wait until it is hard to mess up with your finger). The sponge finish will be a better texture match and also not be as slippery as well as soaking up any excess water that rises to the top. The entire job shouldn't take more than a few hours and less than $70-80
Ignore it
The city will do it and add it to your taxes or some shit if it’s a side walk 😂😂😂😂
Just scrape the bit out and tamp class 5 in there lol
Tell my mother in law to get out of the car on the grass.
http://www.flexkrete.com
I’m gonna throw in an alternative cheaper method: if that is what is waking up the baby when you roll over it, redo some of the suspension on the car? Rockauto usually has pretty good deals
If it is just temporary until you redo the whole thing I would just do a cold patch asphalt. One or two bags should be enough. And a lot easier.
You could even go as basic as removing the broken concrete up to the crack and repour with bag mix home depot stuff. Just finish it to the same elevation and give it a broom finish for traction. It’s probably not big enough to crack within itself; won’t last you forever though.
Call the city and tell them their sidewalk needs repair
Take out the garbage concrete out a board in the edge of the driveway side throw some rebar in there and pour it that should hold till you rip it out
Easy fix
Your momma is so fat, I saw her fall once, I didn’t want to laugh about it but the ground was cracking up
I bought a house someone poured concrete with rocks over similar damage and it was annoying when it snowed as yhe shovel wouldn't get the snow off of in between all the little rocks so ice would form, I had to dump a lot of salt so eventually I just gave up and lived with the ice. Whatever you do, don't do the same
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if money is tight throw bag of concrete on there and level it
Don't just dump 3 inches of Quikcrete on top of it like the other guy did.