Tom you are absolutely correct in why the garage floor settles over time and most likely after 50 yrs its most likely done moving but what we want to tell you about is a process called polyjacking.
How to repair collapsing garage floor.
It ll make the floor look fresh and new again at a modest price.
Fill the crack with epoxy based concrete crack filler.
Thick along the chalk line.
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Vacuum away all concrete debris.
Saturate the surface then mix the necessary amount of cement all ideally with a power driven mechanical mixer for one.
Then nail it into the wall studs at either end.
Most often posts will also be necessary for support once installed the center beam will promote good roof drainage and prolong the life of the garage.
Restore a pitted concrete garage floor with an easy to apply resurfacing product.
Make sure it s out far enough to include all the settled asphalt.
Thoroughly clean the area to be repaired removing any crumbling concrete.
Truthfully i should have knocked down the whole thing and rebuilt a new structure.
Use a wire brush a hammer and cold chisel or an angle grinder with a crack chasing wheel to loosen and break off nearby concrete.
Lay out a row of your paving bricks starting against the garage floor slab to position the chalk line at a full brick.
Spread the epoxy over your floor starting in the back and working your way towards the front.
Drilling some short sections of rerod into the surrounding slab edges will help to keep the new piece aligned with the existing slab so that you don t have issues in the future.
Raise it with jacks at either end of the garage until it touches all the rafters and takes out any sag.
Spanning the entire depth of the garage.
Snap a chalk line parallel to the garage door.
Cut through the asphalt it s usually 2 to 3 in.
If a small section of your concrete floor has been damaged by a hollow you may be able to break out the section that is damaged fill the void with sand and use self leveling concrete to patch.
Our company concrete corrections specializes in lifting supporting and void filling with polyurethane foam.
How do you fix a garage floor crack.
Replacing a cracked and sinking garage floor on an old garage.