I have a 35 foot by 7 foot by 6 inch concrete front porch. There are structural steel columns supporting the overhang and a brick ledge in front of the concrete. I will be placing decorative columns around the steel and they will come nearly to the edge of the porch, while the base will extend a few inches beyond the concrete. I had originally planned on brick to run across the front of the porch, but now I think I just want to pour a concrete extension onto the brick ledge. Then I want to simply “skim coat” the entire porch.I live in the Northeast so I do have to be concerned about freeze-thaw cycles.
Thanks for any comments.
Larry
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larry
I don't know that I'd attempt to add on, I'd be concerned with that joint eventually taking on water and splitting off the main slab. As far as a skimming of the entire thing, I'd rethink that as well. Unless you get it thick enough (a couple inches) I'd expect that to spall off even using concrete glue between that and the slab. At the extension for sure it will probably crack.
Could you not brick out at just at the posts and bring the brick to the top of the slab and then cap the brick and concrete under where the post cover will go? What's the post going to be made of?
concrete curb
Interesting idea. I was actually worried about just what you posted. The decorative columns are fiberglas.
The reason I mentioned it........
the brick at the column only was that a couple blocks away they finished a house recently. Originally, the "craftsman style" columns went right up to the edge of the slab. I remarked that it looked like an afterthought. Sure enough, a couple weeks later they added at the post bottoms.
Need me to take a picture of it and post?
Concrete curb
If you post a pic, that would be great. Thanks.
Sure thing.
I'll try to remember to look at the postit note I just wrote and drive by there tomorrow. Check back.
Concrete curb
Thank you.
Here you go.
Porch foundation is brick look poured. Don't know how they laid up the stone-might be faux, might be real.
The cap,though it looks like the slab, is not-limestone with bevel-someone was home and it was raining so I didn't get out to look how it was joined or just butted to the slab.
and real sorry for the pic size-it shows smaller in my preview screen but like most else with this software, what you see isn't what you get.
Concrete Curb
Just as you described. Looks good and eliminates the issues. Thank you. I will post the solution. I very much appreciated your efforts.
Larry
larry
You're welcome.
And if you do come back and need to find this post-in your profile you'll find ACTIVITY-that has the list of threads you've posted to.
Best of luck.