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How do I fix a concrete porch that slopes towards the house My front porch is a poured slab of concrete Over time as the house has settled the porch is now sloping slightly toward the house Now there is a little standing water after it rains on the porch When I moved in the previous owners had to replace a rotten sill from the moisture Dec 01 32 I had a concrete slab poured put behind my house for a hot tub Well I wasn t able to be there when they did it and they screwed it up Not only did they not slope it away from my house it kind of slopes towards my house Not the whole slab but enough to make a small puddle Another issue is the ground next to it that too slopes toward my house and I wanted to grade it away but if I do then
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Dec 19 32 How do I fix a concrete porch that slopes towards the house My front porch is a poured slab of concrete Over time as the house has settled the porch is now sloping slightly toward the house Now there is a little standing water after it rains on the porch When I moved in the previous owners had to replace a rotten sill from the moisture May 11 32 Decks Patios Porches Walkways Driveways Stairs Steps and Docks Patio Sloped Towards The House What To Do Hi all I m a new homeowner and dealing with my
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Many older homes have problems with sloping and sagging floors In a lot of cases the owners of these homes simply ignore the problem or pass it off as a normal part of having a classic house Though a sloped floor might indeed bring some character to a house some of the issues that can cause them can lead to other problems down the roadWhy drainage matters the area of paving around the conservatory at the rear of the property is shown to be draining towards the house to be collected by the gullies located at each corner Because the lawned area is higher than the paving level near the house to slope away from the house would require either the lawn/garden level to be
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Jan 09 32 This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook saves a soggy foundation How to Measure SLOPE for Under $5 DIY Must Watch How to Build Custom Concrete Countertops Ask This Old House Nov 09 32 1/4 a foot is a lot On a 20 deep garage concrete sloping toward the big door that would be 5 and 6 on a 24 deep garage Here a more typical slope would be 25 or 3 Of course we don t have to deal with heavy snow etc BTW how about filling out
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Aug 18 32 Sandra Schumacher lives up in the land of billions of barrels of oil better known as Bismarck North Dakota She s got a problem with here patio because it slopes towards her house Allow her to explain We have a 10 x 12 concrete patio that has sloped toward the house If the existing patio is 20 feet deep it would have to start at almost 5 inches at the house to create a 2 slope away In addition you still have that concrete slope towards the house beneath this stone Who knows how water will seep into the ground in a storm So I see a few other solutions 1
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But this minimal slope does not provide sufficient drainage Generally positive drainage requires a slope of at least 2 1/4 inch per foot If the architect required a 1 slope and that is the slope you poured within the 72 hour window and before the shores are removed the general contractor and developer have no grounds to complainWithin a week the driveway developed two large cracks right about the place where the concrete begins to slope 3/4 over a 4 distance towards the house Also after the first winter areas of the driveway began spalling and flaking We reached out to Dylan who dropped by in the spring to look at the driveway
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If the slope is toward the house vast amounts of rainwater will be directed against your foundation causing leakage into the basement and the numerous problems that come with it PolyLevel dealers can repair sloped stoops or patios to prevent these eventualities and Jul 05 32 I had a similar situation but mine wasnt the slope towards the house it was the slope that lead to my sidewalk around the house We had to meet that grade so I went with it Let me say this is strictly a travel area no tables will ever be here
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Back patios are great places to hang out with friends and family to enjoy food and nature as well as providing a viewing area for the rest of the yard and garden When sloped toward the house A 2 slope will probably ensure better drainageWe could also find no slope tolerance for use when a floor slope is specified ACI 117 90 Standard Specifications for Tolerances for Concrete Construction and Materials gives a level alignment tolerance of 3/4 inch for top of slab elevation of slabs on grade If the slab elevation at the trench
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A retaining wall will have to be built and the ground between the house and the wall must slope towards the retaining wall Photo Credit Tim Carter Years ago the building code a set of minimum requirements said that the ground around a house needs to drop at least 6 inches in the first 10 feet of horizontal distance away from a houseI am adding a room to my home the contractor poured a concrete slab for the addition and it slopes toward the existing house and it is now raining and water is coming under my floors Is the slope
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Leveling a garage floor by Kyle Iowa Q My garage is sloped in two directions About 5 to 6 feet inside the garage door the concrete is sloped to the door and the rest of the garage is sloped towards the house I have had a couple suggestions and both of those required removing and re Oct 30 32 Here are some photos showing the slope towards the house and how the water pools Sorry the shot of the level didn t come out too well but the bubble is very slightly high on the left side It s only the first six feet of the drive past the downspout you see After that it slopes properly
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Jul 09 32 On the side of my Chicago bungalow the sidewalk that abuts the house is slanted slightly inward toward the house When there are heavy rains the water pools I have used Loctite PL S10 Polyurethane Concrete Masonry Sealant to seal the area where the base brick meets the sidewalk No leaks into basementSep 25 32 Many homes and properties are designed around drainage principl Driveways are often sloped toward the street and away from the house But in many instances sloping the driveway away from the house is not possible And builders are forced due to hilly and uneven terrain to build a driveway that slopes towards the house
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Feb 05 32 The sidewalk is sloping toward the house How to Resurface Concrete for Beginners Part 2 $660 DIY Driveway repair / restoration project Duration 4 38 Stanley Dirt Monkey Genadek 559 611 viewsJul 24 32 But the concrete slab should have been pinned to the house foundation every 16 to 24 inch To build a new house earth is excavated about three feet larger on all sides than the house s footprint to allow work to be performed pouring footings forming and pouring walls installing a perimeter drain and backfilling
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