My Crumbling Porch
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My Crumbling Porch
Hi all,
I have a crumbing porch. First, a couple of pictures:
Now, I have zero experience with concrete, hence the question marks. I'm assuming that I need to chisel/remove the damaged cinder blocks( pretty much all of them ), one at a time, fit a new one in, and slap mortar in between the top slab and the porch cap. Is this correct? If so, is there a preferred method? ie do I start from foundation base and work my way around counter/clockwise?
And should what about stability? The mortar is pretty deteriorated around the entire porch. Is there a way to support the porch(stakes etc) while I complete repairs?
Apologies if the pictures are too large. I can resize them.
Any advice is much appreciated.
- Elam
I have a crumbing porch. First, a couple of pictures:
Now, I have zero experience with concrete, hence the question marks. I'm assuming that I need to chisel/remove the damaged cinder blocks( pretty much all of them ), one at a time, fit a new one in, and slap mortar in between the top slab and the porch cap. Is this correct? If so, is there a preferred method? ie do I start from foundation base and work my way around counter/clockwise?
And should what about stability? The mortar is pretty deteriorated around the entire porch. Is there a way to support the porch(stakes etc) while I complete repairs?
Apologies if the pictures are too large. I can resize them.
Any advice is much appreciated.
- Elam
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It appears from the pics that the base is just some bricks in the dirt. Are there any footings at all? My first step would be to add some footings. Then build from there. The depth depends on the climate. Where I live, the frost line is 3'.