Old concrete strips down the side of the house had cracked, settled and started collecting water. Water sitting against a foundation is the sort of problem that only gets more expensive the longer it is left.
What we did
Access was tight, so the old concrete came out by machine at the open end and by hand along the fence. We dug the base out, re-cut the fall so water runs away from the house, and compacted it back.
The finish
Concrete was placed by chute and power buggy where the truck could not reach, then screeded and broom finished. The new section ties into the existing driveway with a clean joint.
Photo record
Every stage of this job
Side yard stripped back to bare soil beside a wooden fence before the pourSide yard excavated down to soil with a power buggy standing byWorker digging out the old base along a fence line before pouringConcrete discharging from a ready mix truck drum into the chuteConcrete buggy loaded with mix ready to place in a tight side yardWorker raking fresh concrete into a narrow side yard formNew concrete poured along a narrow side yard between house and fenceBroom being drawn across wet concrete to create a non slip finishFinished side yard concrete path running to a backyard shedNewly poured concrete section joining an older driveway
