Long crack in basement concrete floor
I have a wall-to-wall crack in my basement concrete floor. The crack
is fairly uniform in width, about 1/8" or less, and travels in a somewhat random path. I've already cleaned the crack and surrounding area with household ammonia and water, and plan to clean it again with vinegar. After it completely dries, I plan to fill the crack with gray concrete caulk. Is this the best way to seal a concrete floor crack? This area will be used as a full bath/laundry room and no floor covering will be installed. Two radon tests were performed, with results less than 1/10 below allowable levels, so I'm doing this for appearance and any possible spills. TIA |
Long crack in basement concrete floor
On Oct 23, 8:42�am, Phisherman wrote:
I have a wall-to-wall crack in my basement concrete floor. �The crack is fairly uniform in width, about 1/8" or less, and travels in a somewhat random path. � I've already cleaned the crack and surrounding area with household ammonia and water, and plan to clean it again with vinegar. �After it completely dries, I plan to fill the crack with gray concrete caulk. � Is this the best way to seal a concrete floor crack? � This area will be used as a full bath/laundry room and no floor covering will be installed. �Two radon tests were performed, with results less than 1/10 below allowable levels, so I'm doing this for appearance and any possible spills. � TIA does this area have water entering from below? |
Long crack in basement concrete floor
On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:05:03 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote: On Oct 23, 8:42?am, Phisherman wrote: I have a wall-to-wall crack in my basement concrete floor. ?The crack is fairly uniform in width, about 1/8" or less, and travels in a somewhat random path. ? I've already cleaned the crack and surrounding area with household ammonia and water, and plan to clean it again with vinegar. ?After it completely dries, I plan to fill the crack with gray concrete caulk. ? Is this the best way to seal a concrete floor crack? ? This area will be used as a full bath/laundry room and no floor covering will be installed. ?Two radon tests were performed, with results less than 1/10 below allowable levels, so I'm doing this for appearance and any possible spills. ? TIA does this area have water entering from below? No. I am fortunate not to have a basement moisture condition. The house is 18 years old and build on the side of a hill with fast drainage. |
Long crack in basement concrete floor
Since concrete, I would try then some of that self leveling concrete
sealer.....would make for a smooth finish at least. |
Long crack in basement concrete floor
On Oct 23, 4:57*pm, avid_hiker wrote:
Since concrete, I would try then some of that self leveling concrete sealer.....would make for a smooth finish at least. This sounds similar to a swimming pool I patched. I filled the crack with hydraulic cement. Jimmie |
Long crack in basement concrete floor
Sealing the crack with concrete caulk sound fine to me. I would have
skipped the ammonia and vinegar, as I don't see what that brings to the party. Some cracking in concrete is bound to happen. |
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