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November 1, 2008
concrete sealant for stoop?
One more house problem. Our stoop has steps with a metal frame and concrete on the actual steps. The prior owner of 50 years each year put another paint coat on -- so we finally this year blasted off all of the paint and concreate and had new concrete put in. Now we are getting some moisture under the stoop -- which folks explain as caused by a poor concrete job as there's an insufficient liner under the concrete and of course concrete is pourous. Someone suggested that I paint a sealant on top and that will keep the water out. Does that make sense and does anyone have suggestions of such a sealant?
Many thanks.
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Completely sealing concrete is a bad idea it needs to breathe or it'll spawl and crack over time. You need to find a 'damp proofing' coating which is semi porous, it prevents large amounts of moisture from being absorbed, while still breathing enough to allow the concrete to periodically dry out. You'll have to reapply it every so often due to tread wear as well.
Posted by: FenFen at November 1, 2008 11:32 AM
there actually is a concrete sealer that will work our company started using it about 10 years ago and from the first time we used it on a paved stone driveway we have received nothing but positive feedback. drop me an e-mail for more info. at allgrout@hotmail.com
Posted by: allgrout at November 5, 2008 6:45 AM
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