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[walshie 2,804]

I've just fixed a leaking drain in my back garden, which involved me smashing part of the concrete slab to get to it. I've filled the hole to about 4" below the level of the rest of the slab ready for concrete.

 

My question is: Does the slab butt directly to the wall? It's not clear from the rest of the slab as some places it looks like it does and others it looks like there is a tiny gap. The house is 100 years old.

 

The way I see it there are 3 options:

 

1: Butt right up to the wall of the house.

2: Leave a small gap.

3: Leave a small gap and fill it with some kind of flexible compound.

 

If i leave a gap, how big should it be?

 

Cheers.

[back fill 23]

It depends on the size of the slab mate if it's covering a large area you need an expansion joint (5-10 mm) if it's only small it will be fine butted to the wall hope this helps

[tsteve9999 456]

Butt it to the wall mate, and use a fairly wet mix.

[pip1968 2,490]

ill ask our bob

[air gun ant 1,666]

butt it to the wall bud

[gonetoearth 5,144]

I've just fixed a leaking drain in my back garden, which involved me smashing part of the concrete slab to get to it. I've filled the hole to about 4" below the level of the rest of the slab ready for concrete.

 

My question is: Does the slab butt directly to the wall? It's not clear from the rest of the slab as some places it looks like it does and others it looks like there is a tiny gap. The house is 100 years old.

 

The way I see it there are 3 options:

 

1: Butt right up to the wall of the house.

2: Leave a small gap.

3: Leave a small gap and fill it with some kind of flexible compound.

 

If i leave a gap, how big should it be?

 

Cheers.

. Put a pic on Walshi

[vanman1 411]

Butt it to the wall as said, but make sure it slopes away from the house,doesn't have to be much of a slope just so water doesn't sit against the house.

[walshie 2,804]

 

I've just fixed a leaking drain in my back garden, which involved me smashing part of the concrete slab to get to it. I've filled the hole to about 4" below the level of the rest of the slab ready for concrete.

 

My question is: Does the slab butt directly to the wall? It's not clear from the rest of the slab as some places it looks like it does and others it looks like there is a tiny gap. The house is 100 years old.

 

The way I see it there are 3 options:

 

1: Butt right up to the wall of the house.

2: Leave a small gap.

3: Leave a small gap and fill it with some kind of flexible compound.

 

If i leave a gap, how big should it be?

 

Cheers.

. Put a pic on Walshi

 

 

I'm at work at the mo, so can't supply photos, but here's a technical drawing that should explain it all.

 

[vanman1 411]

 

 

I've just fixed a leaking drain in my back garden, which involved me smashing part of the concrete slab to get to it. I've filled the hole to about 4" below the level of the rest of the slab ready for concrete.

 

My question is: Does the slab butt directly to the wall? It's not clear from the rest of the slab as some places it looks like it does and others it looks like there is a tiny gap. The house is 100 years old.

 

The way I see it there are 3 options:

 

1: Butt right up to the wall of the house.

2: Leave a small gap.

3: Leave a small gap and fill it with some kind of flexible compound.

 

If i leave a gap, how big should it be?

 

Cheers.

. Put a pic on Walshi

 

 

I'm at work at the mo, so can't supply photos, but here's a technical drawing that should explain it all.

 

Slab.jpg

 

Feck me are you an architect that's brilliant lmao

 

Same advise as above