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Small driveway cracks can be fixed using silicone and a shop vaccume. Remove any dust and loose material in and around the cracked cement with a small brush and/or the shop-vac. Then squeeze the silicone calking into the crack in the driveway and use a finger, or a putty knife, along with paint thinner, to give the silicone a smooth finished look. To repair bigger cracks in a cement driveway, grab a concrete repair kit from Ace Hardware or Sears, or order one online from Amazon.com or Buy.com. To fix the cracks in your cement, you're going to need a buck and trowel, as well as a shop-vac, and a hand-held grinder to use to "chase" the crack with. Make sure any large pieces of cement and gravel are removed from around the crack on the driveway before using the grinding wheel. Now us the grinder to grind the whole length of the crack to a depth of one half to, three quarters, of an inch deep. Clean the all the concrete residue out of the crack in the driveway with a shop vac when you're done grinding the crack to a uniform depth. If you are using a crack filler that uses a primer, use the primer that came with your crack repair kit as directed. But, if there aren't any instructions, primers are usually just brushed or injected into the crack, where they tend to get absorbed and drawn into the concrete by capillary action. While the primer is still wet, sprinkle a fine coating of masonry sand over the primer and let it dry for 15-20 minutes. Fill the crack with the crack filler once the primer is dry, and then fill the crack with the masonry sand. Use a trowel to smooth out and remove any of the extra masonry sand and cement repair compound. While the extra sand and crack filler are still damp, use it to fill any low spots in the driveway crack. Once the repaired concrete has dried sufficiently, use a grinding wheel to blend the surfaces for a visually appealing finished product. Visit EllensburgContractors.com to find a concrete contractor in Ellensburg, Washington.
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