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by Vernie

Asked on Jul 5, 2019

How do I repair broken concrete steps?

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Johnavallance82
on Jul 5, 2019

Hello Vernie,

Can you post a picture of the problem to help with response thanks.

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Vimarhonor
on Jul 5, 2019

Hello could you possibly post a photograph to better see your situation and area of damage? Having a visual might be best guidance to a help find the best suggestions or potential solution to best know what you are dealing with. Structural vs cosmetic problems may require different repair methods.

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Betsy
on Jul 5, 2019

Hi Vernie: Here are a couple of sites that may help:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MHPzGrkHeQ

https://www.familyhandyman.com/masonry/how-to-fix-chipped-concrete-steps-for-good/?trkid=soc-fhm-facebook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-wKEFweGu0

https://www.dummies.com/home-garden/exteriors/how-to-repair-broken-concrete-step-corners/

https://www.quikrete.com/athome/video-repairing-concrete-edges.asp

Good luck

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Debbie/Dragonfly Treasure
on Jul 10, 2019

https://www.hometalk.com/8765974/how-to-fix-chipped-concrete-steps

Fix Chipped Concrete Steps

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