sidewalk repair - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

KenCharles · 07-12-2009, 05:21 PM

Hi, I need to level a 15" wide x 4 foot section of sidewalk that settled about 1/2 an inch after being saw cut to lay pipe and then re-poured.
I tried an overlayment repair cement from Lowes, but 2 weeks later it just cracked and came loose with a slight blow.
Any suggestions for another material?
Thanks, Ken Owens

SLSTech · 07-12-2009, 05:26 PM

Mud Jacking

dkillianjr · 07-12-2009, 05:44 PM

Tree fiddyin

thom · 07-12-2009, 06:14 PM

I think the mud jacking idea is the way to go. The $20thousand set up charge should be way cheaper than buying 2 or 3 bags of quickrete.

In my town (Albuquerque) anyone who works on a city sidewalk is required to have a minimum $2million bond with the city. Ask your mud-jacker if he charges more for bonded work. That $20,000 price may be a bit low.

Jesse Kirchhoff · 07-12-2009, 06:20 PM

We have used a small car jack to lift the sidewalk and punched sand underneath with a 2x4 scrap in the old days.......now we tear it out and re-pour. A couple hundred dollars in material is more cost effective than a bad reputation.

Good luck

cleveman · 07-12-2009, 06:32 PM

Remove and Replace 60 square feet=$240.

willworkforbeer · 07-12-2009, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KenCharles

Hi, I need to level a 15" wide x 4 foot section of sidewalk that settled about 1/2 an inch after being saw cut to lay pipe and then re-poured.
I tried an overlayment repair cement from Lowes, but 2 weeks later it just cracked and came loose with a slight blow.
Any suggestions for another material?
Thanks, Ken Owens

15" x 4' is about 5 sq ft, right people?

scrapecc · 07-14-2009, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cleveman

Remove and Replace 60 square feet=$240.

You can come do all the concrete you want for me! ha, 4 dollars to remove and replace 60 square feet at 240= starving wages. if its not a lot of walk you can use a spud bar or hammer a few stakes under it to lift it to where you want, remove a little dirt on the side of it, and push sand under it, should work like a champ.

many names · 08-17-2009, 09:17 AM

Kemosaby,remove damaged area (15"x4').Dowel into old sidewalk (holds new in place).Repour area,that 1/2 ain't beens,problem solved.