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General: Making good a cracked footpath

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    • CommentAuthorthebeacon
    • CommentTimeAug 20th 2026
     
    Hello,

    I’m seeking some advice on making good the pathway at the front of my house. Its currently a 50-100mm slab of concrete which has some cracks and a drain in. The water currently runs towards and pools in front of the door.

    I would like to repair the footpath and add a slight ramping in front of the door to direct the water to run away from the house. The entire path is about 2.6 x 1.3m. I imagine some areas would need 40mm while others less than 10mm.

    I’d rather not break out the entire slab and add a resin based concrete product on top. Does anyone have any experience or advice with doing this? I have been looking at Cretex® EP Mortar (https://polycote.com/contact/) as a possible option to use.

    Thanks,
    Tom
    • CommentAuthorthebeacon
    • CommentTimeAug 20th 2026
     
    here is an image of the front path
      Front path compressed.jpg
    • CommentAuthorowlman
    • CommentTimeAug 20th 2026
     
    Breaking up the existing concrete although tedious isn't such a big job on a relatively small area and it would give you the opportunity to really make a good job of the path fall. Maybe altering and resetting the drain cover could be more of a chore and be messy.
    Tiling the path with non slip external ceramic and adjusting the fall at the same time could maybe work but the drain cover will still be a problem although you could cover it altogether with a walkover, galvanised, removable grid whilst still maintaining future drain access.
    • CommentAuthorthebeacon
    • CommentTimeAug 24th 2026
     
    Thanks for the reply. I think it might be a bit beyond me having to reset two drains if i break out the existing concrete.

    Do you think i could:
    - open up the cracks and use something like this: Tekcem Screedfix 300ml Tube (https://www.constructionsuppliesuk.co.uk/products/tekcem-screedfix-300ml-tube?_pos=1&_psq=screedfix&_psid=9c951b29a&_ss=e) to fill the cracks.
    - Adjust the fall of the path with the Bedding Mortar
    - then tile

    or alternatively:
    - open up the cracks and use something like this: Tekcem Screedfix 300ml Tube to fill the cracks.
    - add the fall with Flowcrete Isocrete PQ (https://www.constructionsuppliesuk.co.uk/products/flowcrete-isocrete-pq-25kg?_pos=1&_psq=isocrete&_psid=47460bb29&_ss=e)
    - then paint the pathway

    I think i will need to source a removable grid for the drain.
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    We tiled a concrete path like that with natural stone tiles on flexible adhesive, looks much better.

    Tile-over-able drain covers are available (if that's a word!)
    • CommentAuthorowlman
    • CommentTimeAug 24th 2026
     
    You may be able to pick up some leftover 20mm porcelain tiles or similar on Facebook marketplace I spotted x8, 900 x 600 unused @ £10 each. something non slip like that would probably do your job.
    For the access grid you'll most likely need a frame they are usually made up of galvanised angle which is first bedded in. Then the lift out galvanised walkover grid sits in the frame. I've got one at my back door with a resin cement trough below to catch muck off boots. If you did something like that and then reversed the fall, you may have to fashion a drain/weep hole to the side when you first fit the fame to prevent pooling at the other end.

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