For wide cracks you can use hydraulic cement, but since most cracks are less than 1/8 in. wide, I prefer using an epoxy injection system, which permanently seals hairline cracks as narrow as 1/16 in.

Hydraulic cement works best when applied to a relatively clean surface. Use a stainless steel wire brush to remove dust and loose material from the area, and peel off old caulk left from previous ...

The repair was supposed to be made using a process called epoxy injection. At the pre-settlement walk through, the cracks were found to have been repaired using patching cement. The client ...

First know that water was probably instrumental in making the crack, or helping to grow the crack, and no matter if you caulk it or use hydraulic cement to repair the crack, if you don’t take ...

It is important to consider the effect of cement extenders in a concrete mix when curing concrete, says Bryan Perrie, managing director of The Cement Institute. Perrie says the use of fillers and ...

NexGen Cem’s rapid-setting cement reaches full structural strength in 60 minutes—cutting downtime, lowering costs, and ...

The three researchers formed the Roman Maritime Concrete Structure Study, or ROMACONS, in 2002, and began collecting and testing hydraulic concrete cores from early Roman structures around the ...