How to Fix Foundation Cracks (in less than 60 seconds!)

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In this video I show you how to fix foundation cracks in less than 60 seconds. #shorts
The steps to repairing your concrete foundation cracks are as follows:
1. Clean the area and rough up the surface of the foundation around the crack.
2. Mix up hydraulic cement to a clay-like consistency.
3. Apply the hydraulic cement to the concrete foundation crack.
Obviously, there may be a bit more to your individual situation. If the crack extends down to the ground, I recommend that you excavate down to inspect the damage below grade (if you are able). For minor cracks, the solution in this video is likely adequate. However, if the crack is severe or extends through the entire foundation, there are other more involved repair tactics that should likely be used.
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@AndrewThronImprovements 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching everyone! This is just a quick fix for superficial cracks. This crack was only visible on the outside of the foundation. If your foundation crack is more serious, please get it professionally evaluated. Thanks,

@erinmaclean5064 10 ай бұрын

Could this product be used in minor driveway cracks? Just to prevent weeds. I previously used some stuff I had to use a caulking gun for, but my arms and hands have gotten pretty beat up over the years and it was way too hard to finish what I did, let alone do anymore

@MrWolfSnack 2 жыл бұрын

Remember to wash the wall with soap and water, and then again with a wire brush and concrete etch and then scrub again with just plain water to rinse any remaining residue off before applying any kind of hydro cement. It does not bond to dirt.

@AndrewThronImprovements 2 жыл бұрын

Good point! Thanks for watching 🤙

@Get__StuffDone Ай бұрын

@AndrewThronImprovements did yours stay on ?

@tomroyca 15 күн бұрын

Hydraulic cement instructions: SURFACE PREPARATION: Chisel holes to enlarge them by at least ¼”, forming an inverted “V”. Remove any loose or chipped concrete, brush clean. Make sure that the surface to be patched is damp. The surface can be prepared even while water is flowing from area to be patched

@petemason57 6 ай бұрын

I doubt that repair will last more than 6 months before it cracks again. All you did was cosmetically fix it and not stop the crack from happening again. I also doubt that mix went any more than 1cm into the crack. Look into crack stitching for a more permanent fix.

@vincecastillo6554 3 ай бұрын

Exactly

@jmtake85 Ай бұрын

the crack is small will never crack again in 10+ year mark my word

@petemason57 Ай бұрын

@@jmtake85 That is a movement crack and needs stitching to stop it's movement. Heat expands it and cold contracts it that is what causes it to re-crack. Mark my word of experience.

@sayless9937 Ай бұрын

@@petemason57 What's stitching? Are you talking about the injected epoxy method?

@petemason57 Ай бұрын

@@sayless9937 Yes but with re-bar cut into the wall which holds the wall together stopping it moving. Thus it holds either epoxy or cement together. Works great on my internal walls.

@tutysantiago4958 2 жыл бұрын

Wow....this really narrowed it down. My kind of video 😁❤️❤️❤️

@johntotten2933 3 жыл бұрын

Step 2: “honey, does this paint match?”

@BourneAccident 10 ай бұрын

You gotta do the injected epoxy thing or you're just doing a temporary cosmetic coverup.

@darekwch89 2 жыл бұрын

This isn't fixing foundation cracks , this is just a hiding them.

@7kardia750 2 жыл бұрын

Does it not seal the crack from the outside to keep water from entering?

@MuahMan Жыл бұрын

I have water getting in through cracks that even smaller/thinner than those in this videos. Ruined my flooring. I thought hydraulic cement was the fix?!?!?! Damn I hate not knowing what I'm doing.

@odk1105 Жыл бұрын

@@7kardia750 no, because the crack extends into the ground where you cant see it and where all the water pressure is. You need an epoxy solution that gets injected under pressure. its like 70$ and penetrates deep into the crack, then expands and seals it.

@jaymz0074 Жыл бұрын

It bonds and prevent further cracking

@Onlyinbean 5 ай бұрын

@@odk1105why not mortax mix

@atomicorang 3 жыл бұрын

You definitely were to the point and credible.. thanks.. as opposed to those fricking jack-wads who spend 25 minutes thinking they are so oh scientific and scaring home owner’s that just need to make a simple repair.

@AndrewThronImprovements 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

@supportmerit 3 жыл бұрын

I also 100% support this statement. Chisel, clay like consistency, patch and feather. So much easier than the other guys videos.

@MrWolfSnack 2 жыл бұрын

"scaring home owner’s that just need to make a simple repair" There is hundreds of ways a crack can form and hundreds of degrees of severity of a crack. You have to address those first. You cannot change the facts of what has started on your house. Whether it's a foundation settling, concrete shrinkage, or water pushing the wall inward, or a sinkhole collapsing under the wall, you just don't know. That's why there are experts and contractors. If the crack goes all the way through the wall, a crack like this I would pin and injection seal first and then hydro cement it. The crack in this video just looks like a superficial crack in the parge coating.

@diamond6256 14 күн бұрын

Love your video. Buy I have a question, (not directed at your work) Why is it that crack repairs do not blend in? 68 in Texas single woman doing my own repairs.