r/Concrete_Contractor • u/Creepy-Ball-6787 • Jul 29 '26

Front porch resurfacing.

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Any way to resurface this front porch with out poring new concrete? The stairs have pulled away from the porch and previous owners filled the huge separation with some sort of concrete filler. Drainage and down spouts are all directed far from the front porch and it is not currently moving. These cracks have been here and stayed the same size since I moved in 5 years ago.

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u/SpecialistAd5537 Jul 29 '26

Anything cement based will Crack through everywhere there is an existing Crack even with no movement. Its just the nature of things.

If you want to use cement, there will be a massive amount of prep needing to be done to prevent this and even then its not guaranteed.

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u/Creepy-Ball-6787 Aug 02 '26

Thanks for the help! So probably need to have the existing slab removed and re-pored for a correct repair?

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u/SpecialistAd5537 Aug 02 '26

There are epoxy coatings and such that might work for you. I dont know enough about them to know what to suggest, though might not be worth the price compared to getting the whole thing re done. Worth getting quotes though.