How To Fix A Concrete Porch Cap/Stoop 

Folks we wanted to share awesome some really tips and tricks to pouring your own concrete, this video will be great for the beginner and the semi pro. Quote of the week: *We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation*

I guess Clint Eastwood is still on vacation? Another great video. You make it look easy. Thanks for the lesson.

Mr. KIA knows concrete 😁 EXCELLENT job Mike, I can tell you've been doing concrete for many years buddy, looks great! Kinda ironic tho, I've been looking to buy one of those concrete mixers for about a year now😄just couldn't decide on which one to choose. It might be the Ryobi now👍 was leaning towards the harbor freight Bauer one. Thanks for sharing your knowledge my friend! Jay 🕊🕊🕊

Everything looked great except imbedding the trim and siding in the concrete.

Looks pretty good. I hope it has held up well. Right on about the bleed water! I worked in commercial contracting for 50 years, mostly small scale, so lots of work with concrete. A few suggestions to consider. To seal around the edges you’d need to use the edger all the way around, then use a urethane caulk to seal the joint like MasterSeal NP1, or Sika Sikaflex Polyurethane Sealants (colors available). You can get them in places like Lowes and Home Depot and Amazon, among many others. You can use the same stuff to seal control joints. Yes it's tricky to deal with: kinda like hot bubble gum when it comes out of the tube. Mask the edges carefully, and apply it as smoothly as possible; try some practice runs if you possibly can. Where you absolutely HAVE to smooth it, use a tool, wooden or plastic, cut to shape, or even your finger, and wet it with water before shaping or smoothing. Do NOT apply too much, you can add a bit more faaar easier than you can remove any excess. Avoid smearing it onto onto any other surface! Masking! It won't skin over too quickly to work it, like silicone and latex caulk will. It will cure to a firm, durable rubber, with better adhesion and cohesion and stretch than anything else out there. Clean up with paint thinner, not soap and water. It’ll take about 24 hours to fully cure, but it will last for decades. Next, for concrete on concrete, use a bonding agent to “glue” the new to the old. For small jobs, a latex bond is much easire to use. There are epoxy and cementitious bonders as well. Simply misting the old concrete would be better than nothing, and yes I understand about more bleed water to deal with. Again the same suppliers that have the urethane will have the latex bonder; it looks like skim milk. Some of the bagged concrete manufacturers make their own. Striking a joint where that little “ear” sticks out on each end might save it from breaking off, or throwing out an ugly crack. Another joint right up the middle of the new cap would be a good idea. Concrete tends to “want” to be in squares. The sharp angle where your new concrete joins the old masonry patio blocks would also be a great location for a control joint. AS for concrete cracking, the ready-mix sales rep I worked with said “Yes, we guarantee our concrete. We guarantee it will get hard, and we guarantee that it will crack!” He wasn’t kidding, though he said it in a joking manner. Concrete will crack, the more so with slabs, especially absent luck, even with a lot of extra work, and careful planning of where to put the control joints. Good luck!

👍 excellent tips for the inexperienced especially the one to rinse the concrete off your hands not going to lye 😅 that stuff will burn thanks for another great video enjoy the rest of your day guru Mike

Fantastic job! Looks wonderful 😊 I'm sharing this video. 👍

Great job Mike. And many thanks for the tips! Have a good one, regards Nico.

Eat your heart out Ryan........We got a new concrete Pro.

Nice job on the porch cap. I have a similar situation and I am ready to try this. Thanks

What is your opinion of dry pour concrete vs regular mixing?

Thanks for the video. It was helpful.

Great video! Thank you!

A lot of hard work, Mike. Have a beer and relax. 🍺🍻👍

What kind of caulk did you use?

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