Removing Wooden Wall Joints From Concrete

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Removing wooden wall joints from concrete.

The formwork serves as a frame for the shape of the concrete holding the poured material in place as it cures. Remove the forms after the concrete pour is complete the slab is finished and the process of curing the cement has started. Wood dividers in a concrete sidewalk driveway or patio aren t just decorative. Wooden spacers were commonly used as control joints for concrete driveways.

This will take a while. Contraction joints wall contraction joints often are made by fastening projecting strips inside forms to create narro w g r ooves in the concrete figure 1. Helps to block water from getting below the concrete causing erosion. Erosion creates its own set of problems.

Having a strong solid expansion joint helps with the following. However forms can be removed as soon as the concrete exhibits enough strength not to crack as the forms are pulled away. How to replace a concrete driveway wooden spacer. Pouring concrete usually requires that you construct a set of forms beforehand.

This worked because there was a plug of wood near the top but the bottom of the hole had totally rotted away. They serve an important function. Put on work gloves. When using wood strips a sawcut on the form side of the strip re d u c e s swelling that might damage.

The spacers helped break up the concrete into smaller slabs that were less likely to crack. Start at one end of the wooden joint. Insert the flat tip of a digging bar between the lower edge of the wood and the ground. While this method often ensures that the concrete will last for many years the wooden spacers themselves may rot over time.

P r ojecting strips are made of wood p r emolded plastic or metal. The dividers are put in place. If there was a lot more wood my plan was to drill it out. If the wood expansion joint has totally rotted leaving a gap it can create a tripping falling hazard.

Helps to inhibit the growth of weeds. I did it because the concrete was integral to a wall separating the two yards but redoing the concrete might have been an easier option.