How to fix a broken piece of cement by the garage door
A broken piece of cement at the corner of a garage door creates an open gap that foam and caulk alone may not permanently solve. Homeowners facing this issue need to know whether they can patch it themselves with standard exterior sealants or if the damage requires hiring a masonry contractor.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Filling the gap with hydraulic cement pushed in like putty and smoothed
- 2Using a backer rod in the gap followed by quad max caulk
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Looking for some insight on how best to fix the trim pieces on my house? Some of the pieces have rotted away and others require sanding and a fresh coat of paint.”source ↗
“The trim pieces are recessed into the stucco - how best to remove and fix?”source ↗
“New home owner here, I noticed this gap at the exterior top right corner of our garage door.”source ↗
“The other side is flush and caulked but it looks like a piece of cement broke off here on the right.”source ↗
“Can I fill the gap with foam and then caulk it with OSI Quad Max?”source ↗
“Or let me know if I need to get a masonry contractor involved instead.”source ↗
Where this came up
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