General House (Home) Thread

[CS1983]

Piggybacking off of the General Vehicle Thread concept.

Our front step to sidewalk seam has separated and has a crack/gap from the front of the step to the sidewalk due to settling.

Would you all recommend just filling in w/ more concrete or using some sort of seam sealant?

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[Zundfolge]

Its going to keep settling so you might want to address that first.

[CS1983]

...gonna sell the thing and move to Oklahoma. But, if there's something which can be done to stave off the cracking, I'm all ears.

[BushMasterBoy]

It is called mudjacking and it ain't cheap.

[Great-Kazoo]

You're selling the house, don't bother.

In keeping with the OP's theme. IMO unless there's a serious structural issue, or water damaged bathroom / kitchen area. with your home. Sell AS IS.

The majority of home buyers are looking to make it their own, meaning 1/2 the "upgrades" people do to make their home more sell-able. Are usually redone by the new owners. Perhaps some neutral color paint in areas that may look a little older is ok, or fresh caulking around windows. The rest of that we need to redo the kitchen or bathroom, flooring etc. to get more money. Save it and consider making concessions as part of the house sale contract..

[whitewalrus]

I wouldn?t bother filling it either. Quite a lot houses I have seen in CO that are about 20 years old have some kind of settlement issue with the flatwork.

But if it?s bugging you, I have seen caulk or concrete used to fill the gaps.

[FoxtArt]

Piggybacking off of the General Vehicle Thread concept.

Our front step to sidewalk seam has separated and has a crack/gap from the front of the step to the sidewalk due to settling.

Would you all recommend just filling in w/ more concrete or using some sort of seam sealant?

Okay, never fill it with concrete.

I've done quite a bit with concrete. The first question is, why is it separated? Did an animal undermine it? Are there steps that transition under the concrete or did they do something stupid? (Pour over wood or embed aluminum) or is it water issues and winter ice problems? You want to make sure you address the cause when it can be addressed. If it's undermined (like an animal) or some of those more serious issues, you need to demo it and repour to fix it. Which is something that is not that hard to do, tbh, depending on your physical ability. You can also buy that semi reasonably (expect like... $5 SF, and you don't have to do the entire pour) If it's water, figure out how to get the water away from it first.

Now if it's just a patch job, you need something that sticks. There's vinyl concrete patching material or stuff that uses additives. If you use concrete, it'll just crack back out in zero time.

[iego]

You're selling the house, don't bother.

In keeping with the OP's theme. IMO unless there's a serious structural issue, or water damaged bathroom / kitchen area. with your home. Sell AS IS.

The majority of home buyers are looking to make it their own, meaning 1/2 the "upgrades" people do to make their home more sell-able. Are usually redone by the new owners. Perhaps some neutral color paint in areas that may look a little older is ok, or fresh caulking around windows. The rest of that we need to redo the kitchen or bathroom, flooring etc. to get more money. Save it and consider making concessions as part of the house sale contract..

I sold a home, and they tore it down and built a new home.

You are selling your land, not your home.

-John

[Bailey Guns]

I sold a home, and they tore it down and built a new home.

You are selling your land, not your home.

-John

That may be true in a very small percentage of home buys in areas where land is at a premium. I don't think that's applicable to the average real estate transaction.

[iego]

Location, Location, Location.

It does matter, and when you are buying or selling a home, that is the first thing you should be thinking of.

-John