All Forum Posts by: Benjamin E.

Hi Banjamin,

Pretty building.

You say the concrete is "Cracking" which is different than "Spalling" --terminology matters in concrete.

If this is a concrete pad up there, you might want to have a concrete stair company come look at it (and the concrete steps).

Check the whole thing for looseness and wear and tear.

Concrete steps sometimes go bad and need to be replaced, but if the concrete landing is "Cracking" it might come crashing down (or pieces of it) with the upstairs renter landing on the head of the downstairs renter (probably 2 lawsuits).

It looks to be on painted 4x4's in the front...Just a (1,000 lb) slab supported in the front and back that is cracking...If it were mine I'd get that looked at by a professional.

Good Luck!

Seems unusual in the first place to have a concrete landing on a frame house. My guess is that the water is coming in between where the concrete meets the house, but perhaps you know that already. You may need to put flashing where the two meet to direct water away from that transition. I work in commercial construction and for balconies (which would be a similar condition) we use a traffic coating (water proofing) over the top of the concrete and a drip edge on the perimeter at the underside of the balcony to prevent water from rolling back in. Both can be done, but perhaps not worth the cost

Hi Banjamin,

Pretty building.

You say the concrete is "Cracking" which is different than "Spalling" --terminology matters in concrete.

If this is a concrete pad up there, you might want to have a concrete stair company come look at it (and the concrete steps).

Check the whole thing for looseness and wear and tear.

Concrete steps sometimes go bad and need to be replaced, but if the concrete landing is "Cracking" it might come crashing down (or pieces of it) with the upstairs renter landing on the head of the downstairs renter (probably 2 lawsuits).

It looks to be on painted 4x4's in the front...Just a (1,000 lb) slab supported in the front and back that is cracking...If it were mine I'd get that looked at by a professional.

Good Luck!