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Does crack/mortar joint patching crack or peel?

April 26, 2017crack Joint mortar patching peel

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Does crack/mortar joint patching crack or peel?

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All concrete moves. Mortar joints/saw cuts are engineered to allow for the movement of concrete. Cracks are the cause of more movement than the mortar joints/saw cuts will allow for. Due to this, cracks\mortar joints\saw cuts can be patched but there is no guarantee that they will not move in the future more than the patching will allow for, therefore causing a crack in the epoxy patch. Generally this will simply be a small crack that will not chip or peel from the concrete.