I poured a concrete patio slab that cracked in a month

Ignored the advice to use wire mesh and just mixed the bagged stuff by hand, thinking it would be fine. It cost me about $300 in materials and a weekend of work before it started spiderwebbing. Anyone know a good method to fix this without a full tear-out?

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emmap1612d ago

Wire mesh is non-negotiable for a reason, it fights those tension cracks. You can try a concrete repair epoxy for the spiderwebs, but it's just a band-aid. The slab will likely keep moving and cracking without proper reinforcement underneath.

rosebennett11d ago

Yeah, I learned that the hard way with my patio slab.