How To Repair Broken Concrete | Fix Concrete Driveways, Patios, Sidewalks, & Pool Decks

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Learn how to repair broken concrete. Repair and fix broken, cracked, chipped or spalled concrete for your driveway, patio, porch or sidewalk.
I'm showing you how to use Rapid Set's Concrete Mix to repair this broken concrete patio deck.
This fast setting concrete repair mix works very good for fixing broken concrete and being able to walk on it in only an hour.
We repaired this damaged concrete entry patio and wheelchair ramp in one day and re-opened it for use the next day.
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[carepods]

This is so lovely - we have a well done, but very aged 30 year old driveway. Cost to demo and replace are in excess of $30k. Just totally unaffordable for the average person. Appreciate seeing repair work!

[RimfireAddicted]

This is what quality work looks like from someone who knows concrete and its proper application. Many local "concrete" guys slap anything down, with no prep and nmo understanding of how it works leading to wasted time and money. Great work!!!

[djratino]

I've never used the quick set concrete before. I normally use a topping sand mix. I've had better luck wetting the old place first. Some places I clean with muriatic acid first. My hardest repairs is fault lines. It'll keep cracking. I run a diamond saw through the repair where the expansion joint normally falls, but was never cut. I use a vinyl mix to top older work in good shape to give it that new look. It wears off after a few years. I try to avoid salt on icy sidewalks. That's what eats them up the worst even though many salts claim it doesn't attract concrete. I think they all do.

[AndyB]

Nice to see someone's not refusing smaller work.
I hope they remember this when it does get redone

[queenslander]

Yea mate great video, we do the same thing down-under, but always wet down the ground or bed of old concrete first before troweling the mix in,
so the dryness doesn’t suck the moisture out of the mix too early, like ordinary cement.

[lashlarue]

Mike — thank you. I am becoming obsessed with concrete. Thank you for feeding my obsession.

[libertarian]

Both the blue (CementAll) and brown (Mortar Mix) have sand in them, the blue is simply a much finer sand, it also has a slightly higher proportion of cement. I like RapidSets products, even without stone as an abrogate the CementAll gets quite strong, 9, 000 PSI, and can work well for a lot of things. The RapidSet line was actually developed out of an Air Force need for rapid runway repairs and it delivers those fast and strong repairs to this day. While each advertise a 15 minute work time that can be restricted or expanded by temp; the set control buys about 20 minutes per baggie, up to 4/55 lb bag, and flow control is also available to thin things out without adding more than 5 qts of water per 55 lb bag. I’ve used CementAll with flow control for years as a concrete resurfacer and have never had an issue with it popping off, and that’s in NY; just make sure things are well hydrated and clean of any dust, grease, etc. and if you want you can also use a bonding agent, which can help with older concrete.

[dgb]

Can’t believe how good it looks well done

[diannebartkus]

Great video. I have patios just like this. Bought a 75 yr old house, lol.

[billanderson]

Excellent work. I never thought this would have turned out so good, and you made it look easy. I'm still not going to tackle my walk way on my own.

[nbco]

You do good work. I'm thinking that maybe the subsurface should have been wet before pouring the rapid set in, or even on acrylic binder mixed with water to pre-saturate and create a better bond. That's what we always did on concrete parking ramp structures.

[acceptnoimitation]

Wow... Looks awesome for not replacing the whole thing. Great bang for the buck... Great value for the owner. I had super low expectations for this one, but it turned out great.

[terrytytula]

The one thing that you forgot to do is to wet the area where you pouring the concrete, And you need to wet it not once but twice. As you know concrete curing is a chemical reaction. If you pour concrete on a dry surface, the surface will suck the water out of the concrete preventing it from properly curing, thus preventing the new concrete from properly bonding to the old.

[psalwasser]

anchors are a good practive, so is vaccumming the substrate and moistening it. If you want to slow the set down, use other standard bagged concrete 50/50 with the quickset. nice vid, looks good

[swashbucklesfortysix]

nice repair Mike. keeping within the customer's needs, cheers from New Zealand

[lizzapaolia]

Outstanding repair job. Thank you for sharing 🙏

[joetrippi]

Used this all the time..would mix a bag of rapid set with a bag of redi mix...worked great with a bit more time before set up.

[bikdav]

This video was very helpful. I have frost heave damage on my small back walkway. I don’t need the repair to rapidly set or look like a work of art. I just want to make it safe.

[chrisparker]

Man excellent video just came across it. Great job explaining and showing!!

[darrenrubendall]

Great job. Looks like a very cost efficient method.