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Nesgroup address: misc.consumers.house - Date & Time for the message: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 07:54:26 -0500 /

Author of the message: gary

Title of the message:
Re: correcting slope of slab in screen porch?

Text of the message:
Grant W. Petty wrote:

>
> The concrete slab in our screen porch slopes toward the house instead of
> away.  This is a problem when it storms and blows rainwater into the
> porch through the screen or whenever we want to hose it out.
>
> Not sure if it was always like this (it was when we bought the house 5
> years ago; the house is 20 years old), or whether it simpled settled.
>
> Is there a simple way to raise an existing slab on one side?  I could
> imagine, for example breaking, a small hole through on the low side and
> pumping mud or something underneath it to raise it.  Alternatively, I
> suppose we could put an inch or two fresh concrete over the top of it
> with the correct slope.
>
> Comments?
>
> thanks
> Grant
>

You might consider tiling it and adjusting the level with the tile.
Gary
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