Replace the wood with wood.
Replacing expansion joints in concrete driveway.
Many concrete and asphalt driveways have expansion joints that install across the driveway at intervals to prevent the driveway from cracking with ground movement or soil expansion.
1 58 in x 1 68 in x 300 in walnut 1 piece polyvinyl concrete expansion joints.
If the wood expansion joint has totally rotted leaving a gap it can create a tripping falling hazard.
Slabgasket is produced in 50 rolls and is sold by the foot.
Helps to block water from getting below the concrete causing erosion.
Concrete expands and contracts depending on the temperature so using a hard substance will cause further cracking expansion joints are critical between slabs.
An expansion joint is a material placed in the cracks or joints between concrete slabs to protect the slabs from cracking when they contract and expand as the temperature changes.
Slabgasket is the perfect and cost effective replacement solution for rotten or missing wood.
Having a strong solid expansion joint helps with the following.
Definately do not use concrete to fill the gap.
With either option try and pick a time of the year when it is colder.
It offers many advantages over the tube dispensed gooey stuff that has been about the only option available for years.
Trim a slab is a product made from exterior grade materials designed to replace rotten or missing wood often found in driveways and sidewalks over 5 years old.
This material acts as a shock absorber absorbing the stress from the slab s movement.
Helps to inhibit the growth of weeds.
Why not replace them permanently with slabgasket.
Like i said in the intro these joints allow concrete pads to expand and contract during freeze thaw cycles.
Erosion creates its own set of problems.
Without a concrete expansion joint your sidewalk or driveway would crack.
Slabgasket is designed to replace rotten or missing wood expansion joints in driveways walkways patios and pool decks.