Use a trowel float brush or broom to match the texture of the adjacent concrete finish.
How to fill old coal window in concrete wall.
The next project i want to tackle is ripping out the old coal shoot and replacing it with a vented glass block window.
I haven t removed the window frame yet but i m wondering about how a basement window frame is typically installed in a poured concrete wall.
Step 3 add manufactured sealants.
With regard to access i think i can pop an old former basement window out on the driveway side of my house right over the cistern so that the delivery driver can get the truck quite close to the house and put the chute through the former window opening and let the concrete drop right down into the hole.
This should be done only in walls that are built of stone brick or blocks.
How to fill window openings with concrete blocks.
How to fill a hole in the exterior concrete wall of a home before painting.
In addition to being an eyesore a hole in an exterior concrete wall of your home creates a point of weakness in the.
If your home is made of masonry materials and.
Other types of sealant work well for filling cracks.
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The other glass blocks in the basement are 31 x 13 1 2 so i got the same size preassembled with a window vent but can take it back if necessary if what i have planned shouldn t be attempted and i ll just get smaller diy blocks.
Whatever the reason when you no longer want a window in its current location one of the easiest ways to get rid of it is to fill it in with concrete blocks.
Epoxy products can be used to fill cracks up to inch wide but will not bond to wet or green concrete.
This old house general contractor tom silva saves a crumbling mortared rock foundation wall.
During the course of a big remodeling project an old window might not be in the best place anymore.