Due to our nasty drought, the back concrete floor and concrete steps of my house are forming cracks. Is anyone else having this problem too?
2007-01-19 19:52:27 · 7 answers · asked by kicking_back 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
you have to keep around your house wet if you can
maybe use your washing machine water if you have water restrictions
all over parts of brisbane some houses are cracking & causing some people heaps of money
we have a small crack in our house that closes after heavy rain & yes its a big worry
2007-01-19 20:32:10 · answer #1 · answered by ausblue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a concrete verandah 1.8 mtrs wide and there is a crack right across it. I noticed this about 6 mths ago but am not too concerned about it. When the rains come back it may reduce the width of the crack but the crack will always be there.
The only way to fix properly would be to replace the concrete, but if it doesn't really bother you........leave it.
2007-01-20 16:10:17 · answer #2 · answered by Billy T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of people are having this problem, it's been reported on the news often. The drought is causing the subsurface clay to shrink and crack your concrete.
2007-01-20 04:11:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
write to the heads of state and tell them to stop accepting money from lobbyist groups that contribute to global warming. Perhaps in several years, the droughts across the globe will stop and you will be able to build a floor that wont crack due to these conditions.....
2007-01-20 04:00:29 · answer #4 · answered by C Shannon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its bloody shocking Hey? and it wont be covered in the insurance because its an act of god! And you can bet that the councills who wont pull their fingers out and do anything ie; dredging our dams and introducing recycled water for outside use ect,wont offer to help either! Write to your local member ect .thats about all we can do.....What ever happened to giving everyone a fair go??? Dose not apply anymorehuh?Pretty soon we will run out of thigs to be proud of in this wide brown country!! Keep things wet recycle all the household water you can! Good luck!
2007-01-20 04:44:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have concrete steps and they are not cracking tho if yours are in the sun then there drying out and becoming brittle, get a shade cloth or somthing
2007-01-20 03:56:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm on the western side, but I believe you.
2007-01-20 03:56:36 · answer #7 · answered by jammer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋