Quikrete Advanced Polymer Concrete Crack Sealant Reviews

[Agenor Ramadan]

Myunderstanding is that if cracks (not control joints) are large enough to use either option, the concrete patch will be superior in strength and does not introduce a very different material (although it has polymer additives).

If the cracks are due only to an initial settling, and the slab is now stable, patching with concrete definitely does have the benefit of being the same material and can be stronger. However, this makes the whole slab one block again.

The advantage of the flexible sealants is that if the cracks are due to seasonal movement of the slab, they allow the slab to still move a bit while still being sealed (like a control joint). If a concrete-patched slab needs to bend or adjust a bit, it will just crack itself again.

For wider larger gaps the thicker less fluid caulking and a putty knife works well. I've also used the self leveling type caulking to fill larger cracks ,but after pushing in a backer rod to prevent the caulking from sinking away.

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