Mike Harrison wrote:
The concrete path at the front of my house is weathered,
so the surface is very rough from the pebbles etc.
Is there anything I can lay on the surface to smooth it
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A concrete overcoat (?) of an inch or two may be viable, but
how do you get it to bond well and not crack - might a layer
of reinforcing mesh do the trick ?

Pressure wash the path. Clean with brick acid and wash again.
Prime with PVA/water 1:4, and while the PVA is still wet apply
a cement/sharp sand 1:4 coating made with 1:4 PVA/water as the
gauging liquid. An inch should be OK. Do not over trowel. Do
not use mesh, wire, etc. If your path has cracks in it, it is
very likely that the skim will crack too, but it should adhere
strongly!


J.B.