Sweeping the flue a while back, I decided it was time to renew/recoat the cement parging on the top of the chimney. It's done pretty well (since 1938), but it gonna need work soon.
The neighborhood hardware store must have nearly a dozen 'flavors' of cement and mortar mix. I was going to use a bonding adhesive first to prep the old cement, but didn't know if I should add a chopped reinforcing fiber to the mix to keep it from spalling in the future. It's going to be a thin coat.... Concrete needs to cure as opposed to drying, so what about covering w/ plastic so it won't dry out?
My wife says I tend to over-analyze everything....
Cheers
The neighborhood hardware store must have nearly a dozen 'flavors' of cement and mortar mix. I was going to use a bonding adhesive first to prep the old cement, but didn't know if I should add a chopped reinforcing fiber to the mix to keep it from spalling in the future. It's going to be a thin coat.... Concrete needs to cure as opposed to drying, so what about covering w/ plastic so it won't dry out?
My wife says I tend to over-analyze everything....
Cheers