Raymond Fast
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I'm not sure if this is the right section for this question, but it seems to be the best fit so here goes ...
My wife's Aunt just bought a house across the street from us and, since she's newly widowed, I'm her new "man-about-the-house" when she needs something fixed. Her front walk runs straight across the front of the house from the driveway and makes a ninety-degree turn toward the front door. That little piece - about 3'x3' - in front of the door is a separate concrete slab and appears to have settled to about an inch lower than the rest of the walk. This makes for a precarious trip hazard.
I'm looking for suggestions for eliminating the problem. I see three possible options:
1.) Build up the slab with some kind of surface treatment. I'm not sure if this can be done without ending up with something that is likely to crack.
2.) Find a way to elevate the slab, raise the bed level with gravel and/or sand, and reset it. I suppose this could be done. I have a roll-around engine hoist that would probably handle the weight, but it seems like it would be a lot of trouble rigging the slab in and out of position.
3.) Break the slab up and pour a new one. Also a whole lot of trouble.
So I guess I'm mainly looking for advice on some sort of surface treatment to raise the surface level of the slab about an inch or so. Any and all suggestions will be appreciated.
My wife's Aunt just bought a house across the street from us and, since she's newly widowed, I'm her new "man-about-the-house" when she needs something fixed. Her front walk runs straight across the front of the house from the driveway and makes a ninety-degree turn toward the front door. That little piece - about 3'x3' - in front of the door is a separate concrete slab and appears to have settled to about an inch lower than the rest of the walk. This makes for a precarious trip hazard.
I'm looking for suggestions for eliminating the problem. I see three possible options:
1.) Build up the slab with some kind of surface treatment. I'm not sure if this can be done without ending up with something that is likely to crack.
2.) Find a way to elevate the slab, raise the bed level with gravel and/or sand, and reset it. I suppose this could be done. I have a roll-around engine hoist that would probably handle the weight, but it seems like it would be a lot of trouble rigging the slab in and out of position.
3.) Break the slab up and pour a new one. Also a whole lot of trouble.
So I guess I'm mainly looking for advice on some sort of surface treatment to raise the surface level of the slab about an inch or so. Any and all suggestions will be appreciated.