Flush the holes with water.
New concrete to olf concrete wall.
We decided to expand them and discovered a way to make the old concrete match the new concrete.
Matching new concrete to old can be done if you.
Pour the new concrete on top of the old concrete.
Or perhaps you want to repair the mortar between brick on your home.
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Make these holes 12 inches on center horizontally or vertically.
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You can buy it at home depot lowes and even amazon.
Inject epoxy into the backs of the holes.
Then build a perimeter or a wood brace that is the same height as you want the concrete to be.
It s called concrete resurfacer.
The rule of thumb is if the new layer of concrete is going to be less than 3 inches in thickness it would need a bonding agent to seal the layers together.
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The chemical approach involved mixing up a liquid bonding agent that helps bond new concrete products to old.
Now you can do any concrete project and make it match your existing concrete.
Ask the builder.
And if the new layer of concrete would be more than 3 inches in width it would not need a binding agent but a bond breaker.
Dump out all of the concrete onto the old concrete and spread it out with a hand trowel or a paver to form an even layer.
The homeowner wants to repair this broken chunk of concrete driveway but he wants the new to match the old.
The edge of the existing concrete that was sawed should be drilled and doweled so the new concrete won t separate lift or settle from the old concrete.
Drill 5 8 inch diameter holes six inches deep into the old concrete.
Maybe you re trying to match a wall stucco patch.
Products like sakrete top n bond and sakrete flo coat already contain polymers that greatly improve the bond of portland cement and should never be used with a liquid bonding agent.
After you ve brushed your slurry mixture onto the old concrete you can apply the new concrete that you mixed.
To lay new concrete sweep and clean the old concrete and saturate the old concrete with water.
Interfacial shear bond strength between old and new concrete.
Matching new concrete to old can be done if you.
Make sure the braces are level and lay down a barrier of wire mesh over the existing concrete inside of the barrier.