Bricks, Masonry, Asphalt and Concrete - Help, please --forms left on new concrete for 4 weeks!!
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angela8080
09-25-07, 01:47 PM
I hope this is a good place to ask this question....
About two months ago we hired a concrete contractor to completeley remove and re-pour our large, 7-step front porch. Needless to say, getting the guy to come back after he finished pouring was a nightmare. The forms were up on the sides of the porch for 4 weeks before he came back to take them off (he assured us that leaving the forms up this long was fine). Now that the forms are off, the sides of the porch are all rigid, bumpy, crazy color variences....extremely rough and jagged --- our old porch looked better! When I asked what could be done to fix it he said "nothing"....needless to say he has since disappeared and we are left with a mess.
I have been calling more conrete people and none of them do "repairs" or have any recommendations. Is there any way this could be fixed? Perhaps sanded? Or re-coated (even though I know the durability on the coating isn't that great).
Any help or guidance would be much appreciated. Thank you!!!
About two months ago we hired a concrete contractor to completeley remove and re-pour our large, 7-step front porch. Needless to say, getting the guy to come back after he finished pouring was a nightmare. The forms were up on the sides of the porch for 4 weeks before he came back to take them off (he assured us that leaving the forms up this long was fine). Now that the forms are off, the sides of the porch are all rigid, bumpy, crazy color variences....extremely rough and jagged --- our old porch looked better! When I asked what could be done to fix it he said "nothing"....needless to say he has since disappeared and we are left with a mess.
I have been calling more conrete people and none of them do "repairs" or have any recommendations. Is there any way this could be fixed? Perhaps sanded? Or re-coated (even though I know the durability on the coating isn't that great).
Any help or guidance would be much appreciated. Thank you!!!
marksr
09-25-07, 01:53 PM
Welcome to the forums Angela
I'm not a mason but I would think you could use either mortar or stucco to fill in the voids
I'm not a mason but I would think you could use either mortar or stucco to fill in the voids
Tscarborough
09-25-07, 02:40 PM
Asuuming you are talking about the sides of the steps and the risers (but not the top of the stoop or treads), you simply get a product called "sand mix", which is sand and cement. Mix it with water and bonding agent, and "rub" it onto the surface with a sponge float. All products available at a lumberyard/big box.