Water Puddles in New Concrete Slab - What To Do?
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
- www.AsktheBuilder.com founder, Tim Carter, shows water puddles in a new concrete floor. GO HERE TO SEE HOW TO REPAIR PUDDLES: www.askthebuilder.com/resurfa... Tim does phone coaching: shop.askthebuilder.com/consul...
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Do you need to REPAIR a puddle in your slab? GO HERE: www.askthebuilder.com/resurfacing-concrete/
you didn't explain what can be done. Wasn't that the point of your video title?
I mention at 1:19 what to do. There's a link in the upper corner.
Well I was certainly hoping you could show us how to fix it. I have a problem right in front of my front door which just had a skim coat put on the entire porch. How do I fix that?
I show you on my www.AsktheBuilder.com website. READ all of my concrete overlay columns. I can also walk you through the process over the phone: shop.askthebuilder.com/15-minute-phone-or-video-conversation-with-tim/
A smart man would take a can of spray paint and outline that puddle right now then once dry, mix up self leveler and pour inside the outlines and use a straight edge that spans the puddle to make it nice and level
Or carpenter's crayon.
We know the problem, but how do you FIX it??? No mention of that.😒
It's on my website, silly! ALWAYS go to my website for much more detailed information: www.askthebuilder.com/fixing-puddles-on-patios-driveways-and-slabs/
Hi thanks for sharing. I wanted to ask, I had a 35X40 slab poured out and we put a open pole barn on it. Now with the rains, I noticed the water flowing from the side onto the middle and sitting still like a pond not draining anywhere. What options do I have to correct this? Thank you
Lazaro, you've got several options. Far too much to type. It requires a phone call and I'm an EXPERT in this area: shop.askthebuilder.com/15-minute-phone-or-video-conversation-with-tim/
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You didn’t say what to do about it… just said it’s a shame…
When you have questions like this, always visit my website: www.askthebuilder.com/fixing-puddles-on-patios-driveways-and-slabs/
I had nothing with problems with the contractor who installed my new driveway. My biggest concern is a puddle from a dip in the surface that holds about 1/2" of water. After the rest of the driveway is completely dry, it takes two more additional hours for the puddle to dry. Do I have any recourse with the contractor. He actually said that it just gets wetter there and his solution is that it will dry.
I know that over time other problems can occur in this area and from what I read, a skim coat in just that spot will be obvious. What should I do and how can I fix it?
Cindy, go to my www.AsktheBuilder.com website. READ ALL of my columns about "concrete overlays". You can repair this with a cement-stucco overlay. You can get rid of the puddle in an hour, but then you'll have another issue that may bother you more. It's best you and I get on the phone: shop.askthebuilder.com/15-minute-phone-or-video-conversation-with-tim/
So is this fixed with self-leveling concrete?
You can put a skim coat of thin cement stucco mixed with fine sand. READ this column: www.askthebuilder.com/concrete-overlays/
Can you ask the builder how to fix it?
You bet. I believe I mentioned in the video reading this: www.askthebuilder.com/search-results/?q=concrete+overlay
I have a puddle in the middle of my brand new broomed finished parking slab. How can I fix it. I'm so absolutely disappointed...
It's easy to fix. You have two choices: 1. Get on a phone call with me - shop.askthebuilder.com/15-minute-phone-or-video-conversation-with-tim/ 2. Go to my www.AsktheBuilder.com website and read ALL of the columns that contain the words "cement paint".
I thought you will tell how to fix it
Lillie, the issue with DIY is that the vast majority of viewers want you to SHOW how to fix it. This was not my job in this video and it wasn't my responsibility to fix the error. I have step-by-step instructions on my www.AsktheBuilder.com website. Go there and check out ALL of my past columns where I mention the magic *cement paint*.
Never mentioned how to fix it… you just pointed out the problem that we all are here for…..
I have in-depth solution on my www.AsktheBuilder.com website. I share in the video how to fix the puddles.
Those floor heating hoses are not installed the correct way: you have to lay them in the so called “snail house pattern”. The beginning (hot side) of the hose and the end (cold(er) side) should be alternately be laid. Then you will have the best heat distribution.
Now the beginning of the hose will be hotter thans the end of the hose, so one side of the room will be hotter than the other side of the room.
I'm not quite sure the Uponor folks agree with this. Do you have a URL from a top radiant-heating manufacturer that has an illustration of what you're talking about? If so, drop it in your next comment.
What was the solution? Smh
1:17 Go to www.AsktheBuilder.com and read about Concrete Overlays. I discuss a VERY SECRET ingredient most have never heard about. For a patch like this, you'd need fine silica sand.
Where is the water coming from?
It comes from the sky.
@@askthebuilder ah, so as long as there’s a roof over it, it’ll be okay. I’m having wet slab issues in the Mojave desert in a 1.5m home. It’s ruined my lvp a flooring and I just can’t believe that it’s happening in the desert. I see under slab vapor barrior where the slab joint meets the framing of the house where the walk out basement retaining wall starts. Installers did neglect to put vapor barrier down under the floor so I’m not sure if it’s actually a problem or not. My entire property slopes away from my house on every side. 20’ and 10’ in the front. Sandy soil and sandstone bedrock. So annoying!
It will NOT be okay for the exact reason you gave. Your LVP flooring is ruined because of the depressions in the slab that the LVP installers FAILED to repair before they installed it. I'm happy to help you with any issues you have with this house. Schedule a call with me: shop.askthebuilder.com/15-minute-phone-or-video-conversation-with-tim/
That's a damn shame
It is, but it's easy to fix.
Horrible job
I wouldn't say horrible as I've seen much much worse. Without expensive equipment used on commercial and institutional jobs, it's not an easy task to have concrete slabs all in the same plane. That said, this is exactly how the slab should have been poured in the garage with a floor drain in the center of the shallow funnel that's responsible for the puddle!!
Thanks!
NO puddles allowed in pup kennel slabs. The screed should have a CROWN so there's a very slight HUMP in the slab! Thanks for the great donation!