How to Repair an Uneven Concrete Sidewalk or Driveway

Join Vicki & Steph from Mother Daughter Projects as they show how to fix raised concrete with an angle grinder.
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FYI: We are not professionals, and we don’t claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first!
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00:00 Introduction
00:26 Diamond Cup Wheel
00:53 Practice with an angle grinder and diamond cup wheel
01:31 Grinding down the uneven sidewalk
02:29 Makita dust collection for Makita 7-inch angle grinder
02:52 What we learned

[@chainsawmack]

Ladies, I want to say thank you because I am a Seabee and apparently you taught me to do this before I was taught by the military lol. Keep up the empowerment vids!

[@drivingteacher786]

I see the love between mother and daughter, keep up the good work guys!

[@MotherDaughterProjectsDIY]

thank you so much!

[@genedillman7811]

Great vid you guys! I have a concrete walkway that I was thinking needed to be replaced because of a raised area. Now I know I can grind it.

[@MotherDaughterProjectsDIY]

Thanks Gene!

[@jacobkatari9126]

May 29, 2021, I just finished pouring a small 4” deep concrete slab. Your video solved my surface preparation Issues.

[@froglobster]

Thanks for sharing this vid…. I didn’t know there was a better way of dust sucking than what I use…large oil funnel cutoff tube and duct tape to my vacuum hose, which works pretty good.

[@haley5501]

This video is so great - Short, sweet, and informative and I love all the close up shots :)

[@ssarraf6855]

My hats off to you, I commend you for your courage!! I learned something too.

[@qpfj]

Fantastic ladies! Thank you for the video.

[@CarlosSantos-zd2ho]

Good job guys!

[@joshieb33]

Great video!! I love the way you show how it's manageable for girls.

[@onjofilms]

Good info. I googled for this and here you are! Thanks

[@cesaranaya491]

For first time I am getting ready to fix an uneven sidewalk,AND this the KZbin video I watched. -excellent video

[@ClarkTangTV]

You two are amazing. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, skills and the exemplified of Agape Love between Mother and Daughter. This is incredible. GOD BLESS!!!

[@MotherDaughterProjectsDIY]

Thank you so much!

[@cbgr8726]

I like you guys, such a great job making the video

[@onlyonelife4229]

Thats awesome! Great job. And i learned a lot too

[@bujangterlajak6808]

Your mom rocks, keep it up!

[@carlpledger8719]

I am a professional that does this type of work for a living mainly on garage floors. I have to say, you did a great job.

[@MotherDaughterProjectsDIY]

Thank you!

[@richardchavarria8153]

Hi Instead of using the Diablo as seen would it have help to cut short perpendicular lines into the raised/uneven conrete, then to the Mekita?

[@JDMUWFGIS]

Love the video! You gals are doing a great service here. Could you tell me if you think this will work on asphalt? I have some bumpy/ridgey asphalt I would like to smooth out about 2x3 feet wide.

[@beerbeforebreakfast]

Thats a 24 segment wheel. Its more for light smoothing. For what they did you would want a 9 or 12 segment or possibly more aggressive which is less segments with more attacking shape.

[@denk25143]

very nice on my way to homedepot just what i needed to see thks

[@laudarevsonhunt]

me too

[@rxlo1062]

You guys are awesome 👍

[@5MinuteChristian]

Very useful. Thank you.

[@raz3032]

Can you provide an alternate solution of creating a cemented slope between the uneven sidewalk parts?

[@govindrpillai]

Great job!

[@MotherDaughterProjectsDIY]

Thank you!

[@staffy4389]

Awesome, like the video and the mom, 😊

[@rcopley86]

Perfect,,,Thank You...

[@liyauhramos99]

Thanks for sharing

[@tamekajones1590]

Amazing video lady's thanks

[@jessalonavlog4309]

Can i use this tool to my concrete fence wall to make it smooth? thank you

[@alanhelgeson2341]

Good, fast lesson

[@Brentw182]

Nice video. Are there any tricks for the bright concrete that remains after the job is complete (so it matches the color of the non-treated concrete more closely)?

[@michaelbacile8439]

Pressure wash the whole thing

[@Shakerhood69]

Looks good

[@kevinheuman3623]

Any idea just how long one of those diamond wheels will last under normal conditions and used as directed? Would you suggest running the garden hose at a slow trickle while grinding, to extend the the life of the grinder pads? Concrete dust is very hard on a shop vac motor. If this is my personal vacuum, I would add a water type filter between the vacuum and the grinder to capture dust prior to the vacuum. Same goes for drywall dust. Some wet/dry vacs have an downward extension tube to submerge the inlet.

[@glenm5034]

nice job and thanks for the video

[@MotherDaughterProjectsDIY]

Thanks Glen!

[@neeychouRW]

Could you recommend material for grinding dry concrete on wall or columns? Thank you 🙇

[@kimchee94112]

Grinding will take a long time like that in removing so much material when you have a lot of uneven slabs. Maybe easier jack up the slab and backfill. I've done it both ways. The pros use mud jacking but that is a lot of equipment investment for the DIY. Good job ladies!

[@asinheaven]

When you assemble the three Makita parts: the diamond cup (spin-on) grinding wheel and the dust extraction shroud to the 7"angle grinder, do you use the inner flange and outer lock nut? Or is the spin-on wheel the only part affixed to the shaft? I get that the dust shroud has its own screw-band that tightens it to the grinder spindle.

[@cupofjoe2988]

How did you attach the grinding wheel to the grinding given that it is deep? I can't get the wrench in the holes on the flange.

[@harrygard6192]

You may have just saved me about $350. Thanks!

[@MinhNguyen-iz1pj]

Great 👍🏻 thank you 🙏🏻

[@markwhite6981]

Is there any chipping of pavers if i used on un regular flat unlock pavers?

[@69codeblue]

Use water while using anytype of diamond blade. Keeps the friction down. Also avoids burning up your tools.

[@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire]

Because using water around electricity is SO safe, right?

[@JRS-iq9pz]

I wonder if wetting the cement would be better for keeping the dust down?

[@Rich.Mc23Jumper]

thanks so much that what i Exactly where I needed

[@anixter54]

very helpful

[@Pepsi_Please]

Omgosh you guys are just adorable. My mom's path is the same. She has special needs now,(though she'd never own it😉) n I'm so afraid she'll fall. How long did it take to grind that one edge? I LOVE the look of the exposed the pebbles too. I may not be able to stop myself from doing the entire path. After that mom and I can have special needs together. Sit for hours while she's 1-upping me about our 0-10 pain level and the best cures. 😂 Omgosh I love my mom. She's pushin 80 and still the most competitive person I know. I'm so happy to have stumbled across ur channel. Definitely 👍, subbed and hit that bell!

[@MotherDaughterProjectsDIY]

Your Mom sounds awesome- thanks for sharing Dawn! It took about 20 minutes to grind down. I love the exposed pebbles too! -steph

[@csomdal5432]

Are there specifications of angle grinders compatible with diamond cup wheels? I have a Makita 9557PB said to only use fiberglass wheels. Do they all say that?

[@MotherDaughterProjectsDIY]

Yes, not all angle grinders will work.

[@pramodpandit236]

Can this prosses hide concrete cracks ??

[@sarasponda8028]

Can the concrete be sprayed wiith water to decrease dust if no vacuum attachment available? BTW it’s very cool...not nerdy :). I have a patch of concrete I need to grind to redo some of the stain on the floor and don’t want to rent a big maintainer again. Good info on video.

[@MotherDaughterProjectsDIY]

Hi Sara! I did a quick Google search on the OSHA website to see what is recommended. It does appear that wetting concrete is a way to deal with dust. Please do more research on this before starting especially learning how to safely clean up and dispose of the wet concrete residue. ~Vicki

[@gilfredooquendo9969]

Can I use water on the floor to prevent dust

[@MsElijah16]

Nice

[@csomdal5432]

Thank you, can you recommend a model

[@MotherDaughterProjectsDIY]

The one we used and are happy with is the Makita 15 Amp 7 in. Corded Angle Grinder. And you can probably rent it from the hardware store.

[@joaquin698]

Hi.. Great Vid👌🏻, I’ll subscribe after writing this; need to know what is the “total price” to be paid for the rig, the grinder, dust collector attachment, Grinder, diamond cup and vacuum. Congrats 👌🏻. Good luck with your channel

[@kevinheuman3623]

I rented the entire kit from a local rental store for $15.00/hr. or $60.00/day. I did not have to replace the grinding wheel because I did not break it. The rental agent said normal wear is included in the rental and gave me a spare wheel in case the first one wore out during the job. I did have to pre-authorize a $500.00 charge on my credit card as a deposit, but that was cancelled when I brought everything back in good order. Also I paid cash and received an additional 5% discount. Tip: Take care of the equipment as if it were yours. Do some rudimentary cleaning of the equipment before you bring it back. They will be happy and that can parlay into lower costs in the future. Remember! Rental firms remember bad customers, just like customers remember bad rental firms.

[@belfernandes1]

@@kevinheuman3623 do you think I can rent that from Home Depot or Lowes?

[@JuanGarcia-gj5fz]

I take pics and compare other's works to others or mine😃

[@ncooty]

Wetting the concrete will reduce dust.

[@jcfpv3454]

Setup by my employer worry everyday I will die from silicosis from drilling into concrete the dust is fatal with no hope please spread awareness.

[@donaldappelhof2059]

Did it go quickly?

[@MotherDaughterProjectsDIY]

It took some time, but not hours.

[@donaldappelhof2059]

@@MotherDaughterProjectsDIY Thank you! I really didn’t think that you would answer.lol

[@players555]

Why didn't you just use the grinder for that job. Just asking I'm not too firmiliar

[@MotherDaughterProjectsDIY]

We used the cutting wheel first to quickly remove some of the height on the concrete, then smoothed it out with the diamond cup wheel. It was faster that way. Both tools we used are angle grinders, they just each had different types of wheels on them.

[@atilla4657]

i would rather lift the lower slab using foam

[@pizzmo8256]

Nice