Dampen the area around the crack and then trowel on the mix.
Can you fix a cracked concrete driveway.
Cracks can usually be filled and repaired if the rest of the driveway is in good shape and it was installed properly in the first place.
A standard concrete mix that contains gravel works best for patching large or deep areas.
Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes.
Pour enough dry concrete mix into a 5 gallon bucket to repair any cracks and patch damaged areas.
First use a small hammer and chisel in combination to knock away any cracked crumbling or loose concrete.
Repair large driveway cracks and potholes by removing stones dirt grit dust and crumbled concrete from the area to be patched.
Next mix up enough quikrete concrete resurfacerwith water in a five gallon bucket to fill the cracks.
It s a good idea to wear rubber gloves when handling concrete fillers mixers and resurfacers.
Paint the area to be.
Chip to a depth of about one inch below the surface plane.
Brush the area with plain water to dampen it.
Be sure to clean out the cracks out as well removing any dirt or loose concrete so the patching material will adhere to the concrete.
Then rinse the area.
Sand mix or concrete resurfacer which do not contain gravel may be used if the area to be repaired is not large or deep.
A mixing paddle chucked in a drill makes preparing the patching material easy.