Pouring Concrete Slab Against Brick Wall

Have a helper add or remove concrete in front of the screed as you pull it.

Pouring concrete slab against brick wall.

Wow 2 thumbs down for the best answer i have used homosote expansion joint and i have used coil stock coil stock is the best choice in my opinion even if you poured against the sill plate and ran a bead of concrete caulk along the seam when it was set it would be ok there should be enough slope that water shouldnt be that much of an issue most inspectors dont have a clue anyway. Some contractors will put expansion joint material against the brick because the concrete will crack away from the brick. Pour and level the concrete. Hi i am in denver colorado.

I am have made a lot of effort to pour a raised concrete patio at my parents house. I have also poured a retaining wall up to the house. The expansion joint material ejm will eventually deteriorate and leave you a bigger gap then what the concrete settling away from the brick will. I really want to do the right thing and give them a lasting patio that does not mess with the framing of the house.

Bricks masonry cinder block paving walking stones asphalt and concrete pouring a concrete slab against cinder block wall we re going to be pouring a concrete slab against a cinderblock. We go over all the necessary steps for your concrete slab to come out perfect. I have already poured a retaining wall all the way around the house. Drag a straight 2x4 screed board across the top of the concrete forms to level the concrete.

In this video we show you how to pour your basic 16 x 12 concrete slab.