How to remove and replace wood dividers in concrete.
Removing wooden wall joints from concrete.
However forms can be removed as soon as the concrete exhibits enough strength not to crack as the forms are pulled away.
Insert the flat tip of a digging bar between the lower edge of the wood and the ground.
If there was a lot more wood my plan was to drill it out.
Remove the forms after the concrete pour is complete the slab is finished and the process of curing the cement has started.
I did it because the concrete was integral to a wall separating the two yards but redoing the concrete might have been an easier option.
Pouring concrete usually requires that you construct a set of forms beforehand.
The dividers are put in place.
The spacers helped break up the concrete into smaller slabs that were less likely to crack.
The formwork serves as a frame for the shape of the concrete holding the poured material in place as it cures.
When using wood strips a sawcut on the form side of the strip re d u c e s swelling that might damage.
Having a strong solid expansion joint helps with the following.
Wooden spacers were commonly used as control joints for concrete driveways.
Many concrete professionals remove the forms the day after the pour is completed.
This will take a while.
While this method often ensures that the concrete will last for many years the wooden spacers themselves may rot over time.
If the wood expansion joint has totally rotted leaving a gap it can create a tripping falling hazard.
They serve an important function.
Erosion creates its own set of problems.
How to replace a concrete driveway wooden spacer.
Contraction joints wall contraction joints often are made by fastening projecting strips inside forms to create narro w g r ooves in the concrete figure 1.
P r ojecting strips are made of wood p r emolded plastic or metal.
Put on work gloves.
Once the concrete achieves a state of hardness that s capable of supporting its own weight you can remove the forms.
Helps to inhibit the growth of weeds.
Wood dividers in a concrete sidewalk driveway or patio aren t just decorative.
Start at one end of the wooden joint.