New England Winter Frost Heave keeps cracking cellar bulkhead recap...
 

Over and over again, every winter!

We had the concrete bulkhead filed down to just above
the level of our patio, then recapped and a new hatch
door installed, back in Sept 2013. Summer 2014 the
company came back, per warranty, and repaired the
apron. Feb 2015, cracks are back, and humidity is
back up in cellar like before.

What to do?

New England Winter Frost Heave keeps cracking cellar bulkhead recap...
 

Serious question here - NO takers??

New England Winter Frost Heave keeps cracking cellar bulkhead recap...
 

On Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 9:28:25 AM UTC-5, wrote:
Serious question here - NO takers??

Dehumidifier?

New England Winter Frost Heave keeps cracking cellar bulkhead recap...
 

bob_villa:

Dehumidifier - cranking away.

What I really need is a solution to the yearly
cracking of the concrete apron. I would still
run the dehum, but it wouldn't have to work as
hard.

New England Winter Frost Heave keeps cracking cellar bulkheadrecap...
 

On 8/18/2015 10:49 AM, wrote:
bob_villa:

Dehumidifier - cranking away.

What I really need is a solution to the yearly
cracking of the concrete apron. I would still
run the dehum, but it wouldn't have to work as
hard.


You need a knowledgeable person about concrete. It may have to be
thicker, deeper, or reinforced with rods. My experience in that areas
is limited so I'm not going to suggest anything other that change what
you have done.

New England Winter Frost Heave keeps cracking cellar bulkheadrecap...
 

On 08/17/2015 7:58 AM, wrote:
Over and over again, every winter!

We had the concrete bulkhead filed down to just above
the level of our patio, then recapped and a new hatch
door installed, back in Sept 2013. Summer 2014 the
company came back, per warranty, and repaired the
apron. Feb 2015, cracks are back, and humidity is
back up in cellar like before.

What to do?

W/o even a picture to look at, impossible to say anything other than you
need a soils engineer type expert. I'd guess likely will be a larger
rather than smaller job to do right.

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