Conrete Repair Segment 2

I worry that there is no bonding agent to adhere the new mud to old dry concrete. Just a little water needs to get between the new and old concrete, freeze in the winter, expand and then crack your work. Each thaw and freeze will eventually find you needing a new repair.

Thanks so much! Videos like these are saving me from crazy small job prices. Plus I get the satisfaction of learning a new skill.

It's all about the rebar. You give me inspiration to work better. My concrete gets big cracks that I have pounded in big nails and lay rebar but never wired them. I filled joints in the spring that have already cracked and its the fall. My concrete problems stem from living on a river that has flooded in the past over my concrete patio. We even had an earthquake. I have watched videos of how Mt. Rushmore is maintained where they use caulk and have thought about doing it for my cracks which are ever expanding.I want to thank you for an informative video series.

Very simple yet very effective method and very simply explained. My kind of guy. Thank you sir for taking the time to make and explain this video. 👍👍👍👍👍

Always formed and poured but hey man that is another good way . nice vid man i too have worked as bricklayer for over 40 years !

Great videos... I don't have this particular issue but I am watching because your great personality and the tips and tricks you know. Books only say so much but the real time saver is in the experience. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the repair video old timer, I wish you'd make more videos and share some more of your knowledge with us.

Really impressive demonstrated video showing how to decorate and proper utilize a small room. Nice work.

all the internet experts in the comments section judging a little harshly. give the guy a break, he did a pretty good job. dont like his technique? click on a different video - oh and since many of you are self professed pros - what are doing here in the first place? here to be negative, toot your own horns & get some desperately needed attention,i guess. i suggest you start your own youtube pages. he is not repairing the sistene chapel here...did you see the condition of the stairs? nothing fancy...and the repairs are largely cosmetic and do not include any contact surfaces. the fact that he didnt wet the opposing surface - and possibly may have used a little too much water in the mix, as others have said here - actually worked out..some water will be drawn out of the mix - and onto/into the old structure - and boom...he wet the opposing surface! lol - and the steel reinforcement was great.

Thanks for the video much needed info steps to repair after this snow

My house is no older than 15 years yet the stairs outside look a lot more awful than here. Previous owner tried to cover the stairs in tiles for a few times but they kept coming off. I wish I would have the confidence of this man to repair them myself.

Great video and awesome information.

Mr. Howard, I can certainly tell that I will see you in heaven some day. God bless you too, and thanks for the video.

I really appreciate this video. I hope to repair my steps in my 1950s house and I can not afford a concrete person. this helps very much

Nice job,When I do this kind of work I mix a slurry and brush it on the surfaces first.

Great video! Very cool! Thank you!

what kind/type of concrete is best for this type of repair?

great vid what type of concrete? I need to put down a threshold at garage door approx. 1 1/2 high 6" wide and 16' long any suggestions on what type of concrete I should use or should I just use cement all product.

Why didn’t you wet the existing surface first?

Is regular concrete mix the best thing to use for a repair job like this?