Crack in cement drive way

[Fenway]

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[17 squirrel]

There's two types of concrete. Concrete that has cracked or will crack. Leave it alone.

Yep... And if you felt you had to do something at this time the only product I would use was posted above , Sikkaflex products, that is the best product on the consumer market for fixing concrete cracks.
I have used there Marine Adhesives for 20 + years with great success.

Almost any product you use to repair this crack will just make a mess, look unsightly and be a waste of time and money.

Another thing you could do if it bothers you to look at is, have the concrete cut out maybe 10 to 12" wide across the driveway and recompact where concrete was removed and install concrete driveway pavers in a stripe across the driveway and maybe around edges the driveway to finish it out above the stripe.

 

[Fenway]

So preventing water, snow etc going in there directly is not going to help anything in the winter.

 

[17 squirrel]

I would say no its not going to help.
Water will be under the concrete if you seal up the crack or not.
Under the concrete is compacted gravel... Is not the ground all the way around the driveway not permeable already ?
The driveway is going downhill correct ?
Water tends to run downhill.. Over the concrete and under the concrete.

 

[eric001]

Don't know if you have irrigation or not in your yard, but that crack looks suspiciously like those that often develop where a zone line has been bored under the driveway. It's about the right distance up from the sidewalk to match where an irrigation line might likely cross the drive, though good installers usually try to go right under a pre-existing line between sections. If this is indeed the case, the crack probably won't get much worse. Cracks from this kind of boring usually don't settle much and tend to stay pretty small.

On the other hand, if it's not from irrigation lines, the other folks above probably have it covered.

 

[Cameramonkey]

just park the Bugatti over the top of it and nobody will even notice the crack.

 

[Dead Duck]

Question Crack in cement drive way

I'm still curious how the crack got on your driveway. Did it fall out of your car?

















I waited almost a whole day. Was it too soon?

 

[Fenway]

No irrigation system here. I do have one at my 2nd and 3rd home... But not this one.

My back cement deck is even worse. Who ever did this job sucked at cement.

 

[kmoffett71]

I like the idea of a flexible solvent and then fill it in with concrete. Good luck, but I know nothing about this topic.

 

[SkullDaddy.45]

Stop looking at it!

 

[Cldedhnds]

New Madrid opening up?

 

[HoughMade]

Seal it using any of the cement-specific products noted above. Having moisture in the ground that may migrate under the slab is far different from having a crack in the slab where water will gather directly under the crack and freeze. IMHO, filling the crack is risk free and simple while doing nothing, while slightly cheaper, may result in more degradation, sooner.

 

[BugI02]

Seal it using any of the cement-specific products noted above. Having moisture in the ground that may migrate under the slab is far different from having a crack in the slab where water will gather directly under the crack and freeze. IMHO, filling the crack is risk free and simple while doing nothing, while slightly cheaper, may result in more degradation, sooner.

IANAL but I think he is trying to say you have nothing to lose by sealing it

 

[Rookie]

I like the idea of a flexible solvent and then fill it in with concrete. Good luck, but I know nothing about this topic.

 

[Rookie]

No irrigation system here. I do have one at my 2nd and 3rd home... But not this one.

My back cement deck is even worse. Who ever did this job sucked at cement.

Why don't you gold plate it?

 

[vitamink]

You're actually lucky, the crack has value. The last thing you want is to leave the crack on the driveway as it's illegal for some reason. Head up to 38th street and sell the crack. You can also trade the crack with women who walk east 10th. For whatever reason avoid having the crack on you should the police show up. If the police are on you before you can get rid of the crack, shoot at them while yelling what street you live on. I.E "18th street *****". You should then take off running while holding your pants up. It may not look it, but the crack is heavy. If they catch you, swallow the crack. The crack will turn you into a very smart, attractive, good dancing superman. At this point one of three things will happen:
A. You'll escape
B. Your heart will explode from all the awesome
C. The police will catch you and you go to jail

regardless the police suck. **** the police.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Who ever did this job sucked at cement.

With a crack like yours, it probably wasn't because the concrete was put in or finished badly, just that the sub-grade underneath settled.

When they build a house, change the grade, and dig trenches for utilities, it breaks up the sub-grade and it sometimes settles for many years after. Even if the contractor does his best, sometimes the natural shrink-swell from soil moisture and the frost heave is gonna cause a slab to crack anyway.

It's like a new truck bed, the first scratch hurts the most, but you'll learn to live with it.

 

[foszoe]

I would look into just moving the house onto a new lot.

 

[devious169]

Don't sweat it , it's just a crack. You've got one on ya ass!