Hi Folks,
I’ve done a number of jobs over the past 4 years for some wonderful clients on a summer home that was built in the 70’s with some pretty poor exterior detailing. The house is built into the side of a slope on blasted out ledge with walk-out finished bedrooms in the basement. The footer is partially exposed on two sides, and there are two issues that I need to come up with a plan/product to address.
1.) There is some freeze/thaw damage occurring in the exposed footer, which isn’t a structural issue yet, but needs to be addressed before it becomes one.
2.) There are 2 side by side 8 foot aluminum sliding doors that were set on a 2X6 which was then mortared in on the exterior. The footer underneath that appears to have suffered the same freeze/thaw damage at some point, and someone just placed a mortar topping over it butted with a cold joint to the mortar against the 2X6, without any attempt to address the underlying issues or their causes.
First I need to remove the doors and compost, ahem, I mean structural members. Then I need a plan to stabilize and repair the footer, and I’m thinking add 1-2″ of some concrete product to reset the doors on. Does anyone know of a suitable product(s), probably epoxy based, perhaps fiber reinforced? I’m seeking suggestions, product recommendations, advice. Many Thanks, Daniel
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Abatron.com
Sika.com
Both are concrete epoxies. I had experience with $15K of Sika products last summer on a concrete wall pour "gone bad"!
..........Iron Helix
Thanks, Looks like what I need. I couldn't figure out the specific product from the web site, but I'll call them today.
Mac
They will be able to direct you to a local source.
Since i live in the boonies my nearest source s 120 miles to St. Louis Mo.
Good luck...it is expensive, but very excellent product.Check out the Sika thread above!
........Iron Helix
Edited 7/13/2009 9:17 am by IronHelix
>>1.) There is some freeze/thaw damage occurring in the exposed footer, which isn't a structural issue yet, but needs to be addressed before it becomes one.
Ironhelix helped out with the product.
You might want to address the cause of the damage also. It would look bad on you if your fix only last a few more years than the first one.
Put some gutters on that place and get the water and splash water off the area.
i think i'd jack, shore and reframe that wall.... add PT sills straight thru... it was built before PT
this would raise the doors 1 1/2".... might need custom doors Mike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore