Stan in Oly, WA
Well-known Member
I live in a neighborhood which has sidewalks which may be more than 50 years old. All throughout the area, the roots of trees in the planting strips have pushed up sidewalks, cracking them in some places, and causing sections to go out of alignment in others. In places where the misalignment is bad, people have tried using concrete to ramp up from the lower level to the higher. I have not yet seen this method be successful.
Is it possible to pour a concrete ramp, say 54" from side to side, and 12" wide (which could be more or less), by 1/2" to 3" thick, which wouldn't break up within a year? I'm almost certain that everyone in my neighborhood who has tried this has been an absolute novice. I've never seen any metal involved, and the idea of adding more cement or not mixing the concrete too wet probably never occurred to anyone. Still, I'd hate to try it and not have better results than what I've seen. I would be really embarrassed by that.
Thanks,
Stan
Is it possible to pour a concrete ramp, say 54" from side to side, and 12" wide (which could be more or less), by 1/2" to 3" thick, which wouldn't break up within a year? I'm almost certain that everyone in my neighborhood who has tried this has been an absolute novice. I've never seen any metal involved, and the idea of adding more cement or not mixing the concrete too wet probably never occurred to anyone. Still, I'd hate to try it and not have better results than what I've seen. I would be really embarrassed by that.
Thanks,
Stan