Overlay on patio is lifting off
by
Linda
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The overlay is about 10 years old & due to our recent heavy rains it is lifting. I'm wondering can I power wash the overlay off & then once dry either stain or paint the patio? The patio has porch paint on it now. Thanks in advance for your help.
Area where the overlay is lifting off.
Previous repair done by handyman.
View of patio and Rascal doing his own inspection.
4 answers
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Is your patio painted flagstone or concrete stamped to look like natural flagstone and then painted?
Lauren
on Oct 16, 2014
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@Lauren it is a concrete overlay stamped & painted.
Linda
on Oct 16, 2014
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Thanks for the answers, but I'm still hoping for more ideas.
Linda
on Oct 18, 2014
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I'm not an expert, but if I were going to do it, I would get that polymerized concrete that is made for really thin repairs and just fill it in and smooth it over as best I could. If you are really worried about it cracking again you could get some galvanized wire, like hardware cloth or cut up a tomato cage and lay that in the repair to act like rebar. Then smooth it out the best you can, replicate the pattern on top with a stick or putty knife or something like that, then when it dries, paint it. That would be my best guess on how to proceed.
Jim Saurman
on Aug 16, 2015
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