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I need to cut 20 ft of concrete to replace a failed pipe. I read that I should use a diamond blade. It seems you should cut 1" deep and then sledgehammer the rest? Could I just use a jackhammer? I plan on using my evolution disccut 1 12" cutter with vac connector and a 300 cfm air scrubber. I...

I have a small concrete boat ramp. Overtime the a large portion of the section of the boat ramp that sits underwater has become freely suspended over nothing. This is due to the sediment underneath washing out, and there is now a sizeable gap at the deeper portions of the ramp. I have not put...

Need some solid advice from you all since I am a complete novice. I honestly don't know if I am overreacting to a patio concrete job. I see tool marks, footprints, differences of color from 2 trucks, and some uneven areas. The job was supposed to match existing concrete style with rock salt...

we are changing our flooring and upon removing the old floor, discovered there is a long crack in our concrete foundation that seems to run from one end of the house to the other. At the largest point, the width of the crack is around 1/8". at certain points along the crack, the floor feels a...

Hello, If I’m installing a 36” OVE shower kit on a concrete slab, with the drainage above ground level into a SaniFloPlus macerated, how high must I build the platform under the shower to accommodate a P trap? I’m trying to choose between a base made with 2x6’s (ideal) or 2x8’s (which would be...

New construction with slab concrete foundation...house is approx 1/3 completed with a roof and windows in place but no insulation/working HVAC/running water yet. We did have around 11 inches of snow that recently melted but I’m sort of perplexed as to where the water came from (I am assuming...

Hi guys, I just joined so hopefully I'm posting in the correct place 😬. I plan on pouring a new driveway, approx. 30' x 30' @ 4". My options are to get a truck & hire a crew ( the easiest way I know) or buy a cement mixer & do it myself using bags. I don't really have anyone to help me but I...

I have an existing garage that the back side is below grade. There are 4 exposed blocks on the inside from concrete floor to sill plate. There are no problems, no water, no seeping etc. The existing garage/ damp proofing acts as it should. I would like to cut in a door to the backyard and...

I'm looking for suggestions/solutions for my stoop issue. Stoop collects water because previous owners didn't leave a place for water to drain. Problem 1 (Patching Hole): Previous owners built a new stoop to the front of the house and didn’t leave a place for water to drain. (See the 2" lip...

I’m putting in a shed/garage, and the plans have a foundation slab with a 9” x 4” raised sill around the edges to attach the wall to. Pouring the slab is pretty standard, but how do I pour the sill? Do I put in the forms and pour everything at once, or pour the slab, let it cure, and then pour...

I have a converted garage built on a concrete slab. The slab is insulated with styrofoam panels which extend into the room about three inches, so the flooring does not go all the way to the interior wall. Instead, there is a bulky, awkward drywall ledge built to cover the styrofoam insulation...

Hi everyone:) I would like to square off the patio with cement but there is a big drop. I would guess 10 to 12". What is the best way to do to get this level before I can get the concrete poured? See attached. Thanks for your help, Troy.

Hi All, We recently had a concrete slab poured for a small building. When I started working on framing layout, I found that the slab is square but not level. There is about 3/4-in difference from one end to other on the longer side (24 ft), and about 3/8-in difference on the shorter side...

General question while I continue to do some research: I live in the midwest (MO) where temps can get pretty cold in the winter. I currently have a 20X24 concrete slab patio, and I would like to build a pergola to provide shade and a wind barrier (I live on a hill that gets considerable...

Pouring garage slab soon and 24' wide, so thinking about building my own triangle truss type screed 26' or so in order to stay on the tops of the outside forms. Do people do this? Is this nuts? Wont work ? The wood truss will ed up super straight and rigid so the middle at 12' should be at...

I am trying to figure out the best vapor barrier and method to adhere to 1/4" cork underlayment that is being used on a concrete slab foundation. From what I have read, you need to adhere the cork underlay to something if you are applying glued engineered flooring above it (which we are). In our...

i am wondering what steps i need to go through to lay my own concrete slab. i have seen it can save you a lot of money to do it yourself and even though i know it could be more costly if i mess up i want to get advice from professionals or others that have done it successfully before. please let...

We will be having the entire ground floor of our house refloored at which time I am thinking of removing a pony wall located at the border of the entrance way slab and the point where it steps down some 5.5" into the living room. A neighbor with a similar tract home recently had this done and...

My driveway is flat but my property on the side by my neighbor slopes downward. I would like to build a retaining wall and expand my driveway. I would like a concrete retaining wall. Do I need footers? Can the slab for the driveway addition and the retaining wall be a monolithic pour with rebar...

Does anyone know what exactly I would do to remove the cast iron from the foundation from the outside wall of the house. Would a jack hammer be the tool to use? I am worried about cracking the foundation or having cracks show up in other places in the house when I drill into it. I have...