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Question:

Our driveway runs partially beside our house and it is sinking and pulling away from the house. It slopes toward the house. Also, the driveway is pitted sometimes to a depth of over 3/8". I am concerned that our son will turn his ankle over, when he will play basketball etc. on the driveway. Is there a reliable concrete solution or filler that I can use to fill in the gaps. Because of the length and width of the driveway the expense to pour a new one is one that I don't want to incur. We live in Regina (Saskatchewan), where houses etc. are always prone to shifting even after numerous years. Our house was built in 1976.

Answer:

I'm afraid you're into tearing this one out and re-pouring it. First because you have to reverse the flow of run-off, and secondly because there isn't really any product that will stay with that shifting; it will pop off with the first heavy frost. I suspect that because when I lived in Regina, things did freeze in winter!

Answered By: Ren Molnar

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