Quickly repair cracks in concrete retaining walls

Quickly repair cracks in concrete retaining walls.
Welcome subscribers to stucco college.

This is a fix we get called in often to repair.
FYI, the methods used here are the same for most similar repairs.
Thus you can do this fix yourself.
However, if the cracking is not as large, this video shows how to use stucco caulking or expand foam as an alternative.

Caulking large cracks.
The best video online about caulking stucco is below; how do I know?
I created it for this purpose. Structural or large cracking on stucco walls, no problem.
Mor-flex has stucco sand in every tube. This is why it matches the stucco finishes so well.

In this video, I’m working with my son Dan, who helped me repair and mix the cement necessary to show this fix.
After I explained the one patch, My younger son Dan repaired the other ones.
Dan used his iPhone to record this preparation and quickly repair these large cracks in the existing concrete retaining walls.

Remember that these structural crakes are minimal in nature, such as the tree roots, the hilly area, and the amount of rain going on for about a hundred years, making retaining walls and movement almost impossible to stop.

As a result, I feel whoever built these retaining walls and stairs was a master at building, as this amount of damage is considered close to nothing for the amount of abuse these walls took.

Below are all the basic tools we use and recommend on Amazon’s website.
Kirk and Jason Giordano Plastering Inc.

Thank you all for watching, have a wonderful and exciting day!

[T.E.P..]

I wasted much money tearing down houses in Florida that were plastered until I watched Giordano videos and learned how to repair them. It's a joke. BUT yes Kirk shows all the tricks and solutions ... Hope you guys are about to start a great week.

[dkny]

This guy is a national treasure been watching his videos close to a decade!

[mcv]

Guarantee ! . . . this man can ice a cake better than any baker 💥

[chrisscullynz]

Such a treat watching a master at work.

[als]

Spent too much time trying to smooth patches, till I learned this sponge floating technique from Kirk.
Another ' great technique ' video, thanks for posting !

[keanlynch]

Kirk, love you and praying for you and your family. So thankful, you are master, and there are no more unions or masters left. You are the fragrant scent of a time long gone. Thank you sir.

[xCoolBreezex]

You sir are a gem
The tips and tricks you have shared have saved me so much time and effort with the hawks and trowels
And thank your sons as well for showing interest in the trade and carrying on the legacy

[azulgaia]

Now here's the man I trust, still showing us DIYers how it's done, when we need you. Thank you, Kirk!

[barkingshark]

Thanks Kirk… I have that Red Rapid Set in the garage ready to put on a project…

[bruce-le-smith]

Looking forward to this, thanks for sharing!

[rainham]

I need a master like you Kirk here in Vallarta. if you ever make it down here again I will compensate generously to come and take a look and advise, cheers!

[yasminfinlay]

Thank you for that useful tutorial it was most helpful. I have problem with the holes of the retaining walls around the property of my 120 year old house - how can one stop them from getting blocked?

[mrgaddafi]

Can't believe Kirk isn't using his jumbo trowel 😂👍

[bigdadynickable]

Nice to see you working. Thank you sir.

[EddieB.Realtor]

Great info! I'll be helping a client do some home repairs before selling his home.

[avisitorhere]

Kirk, would a fiber reinforced cement be ideal in this application?

[tjlevy]

Hello, Kirk, very instructional videos, thank you for sharing you knowledge and expertise! if I was mixing a small amount of ready-mix portland cement base finish for stucco in a one gallon bucket how much mix to bonding agent do I need?
Thank you

[stoptellingmewhattowrite]

Would this work for medium cracking (1/8 to 1/2 inch) in concrete driveways instead of urethane?
How can repaired cracks be blended in to match color of existing unpainted concrete?

[patriciarouse]

Ou....gateway plastering project ! Exciting!!!

[bobbycruz]

Hi there, I had a low block wall Installed to divide my lawn with neighbors and was built in poor quality. There are cracks and the grout joints were not smoothed out well. I would like to stucco it. One side is split face. Can it be done?