A few weeks ago I had some tuckpointing done on a section of my garage wall/house foundation along my driveway. The driveway goes uphill along the foundation - picture one end having about 3' of exposed block, tapering to just a few inches of exposed block on the other end.
The mason, who also does waterproofing, suggested that I replace the expansion joint material between the driveway and the wall that he repaired, and then seal up over top of the expansion joint with some liquid neoprene to keep water from the driveway from running down the side of the wall. He said that part of the reason the thinks the mortar was failing in that area and nowhere else was because there's probably some water running down the side and seeping through. The driveway does slope away from the house, but there's also a gutter that dumps out at the the top of the slope (I'm also addressing that as well).
The guy wasn't trying to drum up more business for himself when he suggested I do this, I think he was just pointing out an issue he noticed because never suggested that he could do that job as well. My main thing is that I just want to make sure that the is the correct way to fix the issue. I saw that the liquid neoprene is sold in the roofing department and wasn't sure if it was appropriate for concrete. I currently have asphalt expansion joint material in there right now and figured I'd replace it with the same, unless someone has a better option.
https://www.menards.com/main/paint/...2-asphalt-expansion-joint/p-1444445320379.htm
Thanks!
The mason, who also does waterproofing, suggested that I replace the expansion joint material between the driveway and the wall that he repaired, and then seal up over top of the expansion joint with some liquid neoprene to keep water from the driveway from running down the side of the wall. He said that part of the reason the thinks the mortar was failing in that area and nowhere else was because there's probably some water running down the side and seeping through. The driveway does slope away from the house, but there's also a gutter that dumps out at the the top of the slope (I'm also addressing that as well).
The guy wasn't trying to drum up more business for himself when he suggested I do this, I think he was just pointing out an issue he noticed because never suggested that he could do that job as well. My main thing is that I just want to make sure that the is the correct way to fix the issue. I saw that the liquid neoprene is sold in the roofing department and wasn't sure if it was appropriate for concrete. I currently have asphalt expansion joint material in there right now and figured I'd replace it with the same, unless someone has a better option.
https://www.menards.com/main/paint/...2-asphalt-expansion-joint/p-1444445320379.htm
Thanks!