Water Puddles in New Concrete Slab - What To Do?

[@askthebuilder]

Do you need to REPAIR a puddle in your slab? GO HERE: www.askthebuilder.com/resurfacing-concrete/

[@superhocho]

you didn't explain what can be done. Wasn't that the point of your video title?

[@askthebuilder]

I mention at 1:19 what to do. There's a link in the upper corner.

[@olanna5351]

Well I was certainly hoping you could show us how to fix it. I have a problem right in front of my front door which just had a skim coat put on the entire porch. How do I fix that?

[@askthebuilder]

I show you on my www.AsktheBuilder.com website. READ all of my concrete overlay columns. I can also walk you through the process over the phone: shop.askthebuilder.com/15-minute-phone-or-video-conversation-with-tim/

[@seephor]

A smart man would take a can of spray paint and outline that puddle right now then once dry, mix up self leveler and pour inside the outlines and use a straight edge that spans the puddle to make it nice and level

[@askthebuilder]

Or carpenter's crayon.

[@shanepierce7485]

You didn’t say what to do about it… just said it’s a shame…

[@askthebuilder]

When you have questions like this, always visit my website: www.askthebuilder.com/fixing-puddles-on-patios-driveways-and-slabs/

[@dongraves9944]

We know the problem, but how do you FIX it??? No mention of that.😒

[@askthebuilder]

It's on my website, silly! ALWAYS go to my website for much more detailed information: www.askthebuilder.com/fixing-puddles-on-patios-driveways-and-slabs/

[@jamesbarlow6243]

So is this fixed with self-leveling concrete?

[@askthebuilder]

You can put a skim coat of thin cement stucco mixed with fine sand. READ this column: www.askthebuilder.com/concrete-overlays/

[@riflebear1711]

I have a puddle in the middle of my brand new broomed finished parking slab. How can I fix it. I'm so absolutely disappointed...

[@askthebuilder]

It's easy to fix. You have two choices: 1. Get on a phone call with me - shop.askthebuilder.com/15-minute-phone-or-video-conversation-with-tim/ 2. Go to my www.AsktheBuilder.com website and read ALL of the columns that contain the words "cement paint".

[@lilliediane2110]

I thought you will tell how to fix it

[@askthebuilder]

Lillie, the issue with DIY is that the vast majority of viewers want you to SHOW how to fix it. This was not my job in this video and it wasn't my responsibility to fix the error. I have step-by-step instructions on my www.AsktheBuilder.com website. Go there and check out ALL of my past columns where I mention the magic *cement paint*.

[@CindyChadwick-j3z]

I had nothing with problems with the contractor who installed my new driveway. My biggest concern is a puddle from a dip in the surface that holds about 1/2" of water. After the rest of the driveway is completely dry, it takes two more additional hours for the puddle to dry. Do I have any recourse with the contractor. He actually said that it just gets wetter there and his solution is that it will dry. I know that over time other problems can occur in this area and from what I read, a skim coat in just that spot will be obvious. What should I do and how can I fix it?

[@askthebuilder]

Cindy, go to my www.AsktheBuilder.com website. READ ALL of my columns about "concrete overlays". You can repair this with a cement-stucco overlay. You can get rid of the puddle in an hour, but then you'll have another issue that may bother you more. It's best you and I get on the phone: shop.askthebuilder.com/15-minute-phone-or-video-conversation-with-tim/

[@MsAmos2]

What was the solution? Smh

[@askthebuilder]

1:17 Go to www.AsktheBuilder.com and read about Concrete Overlays. I discuss a VERY SECRET ingredient most have never heard about. For a patch like this, you'd need fine silica sand.

[@lazarog9089]

Hi thanks for sharing. I wanted to ask, I had a 35X40 slab poured out and we put a open pole barn on it. Now with the rains, I noticed the water flowing from the side onto the middle and sitting still like a pond not draining anywhere. What options do I have to correct this? Thank you

[@askthebuilder]

Lazaro, you've got several options. Far too much to type. It requires a phone call and I'm an EXPERT in this area: shop.askthebuilder.com/15-minute-phone-or-video-conversation-with-tim/

[@tifacola]

Where is the water coming from?

[@askthebuilder]

It comes from the sky.

[@tifacola]

@@askthebuilder ah, so as long as there’s a roof over it, it’ll be okay. I’m having wet slab issues in the Mojave desert in a 1.5m home. It’s ruined my lvp a flooring and I just can’t believe that it’s happening in the desert. I see under slab vapor barrior where the slab joint meets the framing of the house where the walk out basement retaining wall starts. Installers did neglect to put vapor barrier down under the floor so I’m not sure if it’s actually a problem or not. My entire property slopes away from my house on every side. 20’ and 10’ in the front. Sandy soil and sandstone bedrock. So annoying!

[@askthebuilder]

It will NOT be okay for the exact reason you gave. Your LVP flooring is ruined because of the depressions in the slab that the LVP installers FAILED to repair before they installed it. I'm happy to help you with any issues you have with this house. Schedule a call with me: shop.askthebuilder.com/15-minute-phone-or-video-conversation-with-tim/

[@Quietvibes07]

Even the best finishers can have this happen from time to time

[@askthebuilder]

Then they should come back and fix their mistake. It never happened on this job. Remember, I was NOT the builder for this house. I was a spectator from down the street.

[@risingeagle915]

Tim, No doubt you’re very knowledgeable in your field. But why make a video saying “what to do” and you don’t address the what to do? I also went to your link and the video there is more about patching up concrete. I did read the whole page where you wrote the instructions but you did it on a cardboard with quick dry cement which you don’t even recommend. I know this stuff is free info but if time permits I’m sure I’m not the only one that would benefit from a YT video of you actually showing us what to do. It would get lots of views for sure and new subscribers. Thanks in advance.

[@askthebuilder]

No doubt that when you re-watch the video you'll hear once again at the beginning where I said, "This is not my job." I'm just a bystander. How do you propose I do a video showing how to repair the puddle when I'm not the builder on the job nor the concrete mason that made the mistake? Please enlighten me.

[@risingeagle915]

@@askthebuilderI already tried to enlighten you but you missed it. Anyways, it was a suggestion. I’m surely not the only one to point out that your video is misleading. Funny I’m the only one you got a smart attitude with. Nowhere in my comment did I suggest you go back to that particular site and fix it.

[@askthebuilder]

Well that's odd! One of us doesn't seem to have a great command of the English language. Here's what you said in your original comment, " I’m sure I’m not the only one that would benefit from a YT video of you actually showing us what to do." I once again implore you. Can you expound on how I should make this video you propose if I don't have a slab with a puddle in it? As for the smart attitude, I find it increasingly tiresome for folks like you that expect all of this knowledge for free and you have no idea about the ROI on videos. Do you have a clue what I made when you watched the video? $0.0045. That's not a typo. Let's say I create said video you request. What do you think it costs to create the video? The cost of a videographer capturing me doing the repair? The cost of a post-production person to cut the video. The cost to create a slab with a puddle because you'd have to have a BIG puddle or otherwise OTHER KZbinrs would say, "You didn't show HOW to screed a big puddle. You just showed a tiny puddle." If you want to know exactly how to repair the puddle, I'm happy to coach you through it on the phone: shop.askthebuilder.com/15-minute-phone-or-video-conversation-with-tim/

[@joepacheco7979]

Can you ask the builder how to fix it?

[@askthebuilder]

You bet. I believe I mentioned in the video reading this: www.askthebuilder.com/search-results/?q=concrete+overlay

[@BertPle]

Those floor heating hoses are not installed the correct way: you have to lay them in the so called “snail house pattern”. The beginning (hot side) of the hose and the end (cold(er) side) should be alternately be laid. Then you will have the best heat distribution. Now the beginning of the hose will be hotter thans the end of the hose, so one side of the room will be hotter than the other side of the room.

[@askthebuilder]

I'm not quite sure the Uponor folks agree with this. Do you have a URL from a top radiant-heating manufacturer that has an illustration of what you're talking about? If so, drop it in your next comment.

[@djmckenna872]

This was a WASTE. I need to know WHAT TO DO. I already KNOW it is a problem.

[@askthebuilder]

No, it's not a waste. I have links within the video description and in the video pointing you to a page on how to fix the puddles. Here's the link once more: www.askthebuilder.com/concrete-overlay/ What's more, as I said in the intro, that was not my job. It's not a house I'm building. How do you expect me to fix the puddle there?

[@strongbredbreeder]

Thanks!

[@askthebuilder]

NO puddles allowed in pup kennel slabs. The screed should have a CROWN so there's a very slight HUMP in the slab! Thanks for the great donation!

[@Kushert]

That's a damn shame

[@askthebuilder]

It is, but it's easy to fix.

[@anabellepalacios8489]

Horrible job

[@askthebuilder]

I wouldn't say horrible as I've seen much much worse. Without expensive equipment used on commercial and institutional jobs, it's not an easy task to have concrete slabs all in the same plane. That said, this is exactly how the slab should have been poured in the garage with a floor drain in the center of the shallow funnel that's responsible for the puddle!!

[@addisonraap]

Thanks!

[@askthebuilder]

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