I have some hairline cracks in my concrete floor and am wondering if this would be a good product to use for that purpose? The cracks are about 1/16" of an inch wide..
2007-02-28 08:13:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Chuck-
I'me in the process of repairing my floor cracks, and drilling for termites. Those little buggers have come up thru a crack in my foundation and have started to make lunch out of my home.
The best thing Ive found for cracks in concrete is some stuff I found at HD called "squeeze and fill". It's a rubberized concrete that will move with the crack and not re-crack like just filling it with more concrete.
Works great.
2007-03-06 13:43:42 · answer #1 · answered by SWH 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love JB Weld, but for a concrete floor, probably there are better products. I'd use a concrete crack filler from Lowes, Home Depot or perhaps Home Hardware or Ace Hardware. I'd even use a marine epoxy before JB Weld for this project. Good luck whatever you decide to do.
2007-02-28 08:28:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chuck,
Get off the phone. JB Weld is made for patching metal not concrete. Concrete is always prone to cracking, and if the floor is an exposed floor in a living type area, most things you'd put down on it wold look bad. Best bet would be to use some type of sealer or epoxy coating like they have for garage floors.
2007-02-28 10:08:38 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
JB weld is not flexible which is what you need. a concrete slab that is cracked acts as 2 slabs that move independently of each other. repairing the crack wont work unless it is flexible or if the crack doesnt reach all the way across the slab.
2007-03-02 13:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by jenny s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew I had seen something like that, ask your City,County about what they use to repair Sidewalks,Curbs and or Plazas.
Percol? or some company makes Concrete Filler. It is a plastic/? joint sealer that also fills cracks. Because of its chemical compound it expands during cure/set time.
There are also Joint Compounds that work on Concrete Walls,Floors that I used years ago while building Condos. That is most likely what you need.
2007-02-28 08:30:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
J.B. Weld is a wonder-product as far as I'm concerned~LOL~BUT, I wouldn't use it for your purpose. They make a regular product for filling in cracks and chips in concrete. Just ask them to show it to you at Home Depot, Lowe's, etc. It will flow and fill MUCH easier and will be much less expensive and easier to use than J.B. would for your floor:)
Good Luck!!
2007-02-28 08:19:43 · answer #6 · answered by kandl722 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think JB Weld is what you want. The thing is I can't remember the name of the stuff that will.
It's made by Quick create, comes in a quart size bottle.
It's a self leveling liquid that tuns into a semi-rubbery stuff.
Worked really well at my house.
2007-02-28 08:31:14 · answer #7 · answered by Spider John 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a 1/16 of an inch? youre not going to get anything substantial in it. put masonry blade on grinder and widen it. then patch with stiffly mixed cement...if it was mine i wouldnt worry about it till it opened up or heaved
2007-02-28 08:30:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just plain cement would be cheaper
2007-02-28 08:17:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋