This should be done only in walls that are built of stone brick or blocks.
How to fill old coal window in concrete wall.
How to fill window openings with concrete blocks.
Other types of sealant work well for filling cracks.
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.
During the course of a big remodeling project an old window might not be in the best place anymore.
This old house general contractor tom silva saves a crumbling mortared rock foundation wall.
If your home is made of masonry materials and.
Filling in a window opening might be undertaken for reasons of security heat retention or remodeling.
How to fill a hole in the exterior concrete wall of a home before painting.
It should not be too hard to build a brick wall on the chute bracket a few courses to the existing walls then fill the rest of the hole with bricks etc from the outside fill the hole with concrete you can even put the cap back or concrete it over.
Epoxy products can be used to fill cracks up to inch wide but will not bond to wet or green concrete.
The next project i want to tackle is ripping out the old coal shoot and replacing it with a vented glass block window.
Use a trowel float brush or broom to match the texture of the adjacent concrete finish.
Step 3 add manufactured sealants.
In addition to being an eyesore a hole in an exterior concrete wall of your home creates a point of weakness in the.
Once complete i ll then fill the window with concrete.
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.