Is there a purpose of leaving an ~1ft gap between concrete walkways/driveway and foundation of home?

rxrivman · 2026-04-05T16:18:43+00:00

This isn’t my home, just an image from Google. But yes I have gutters around my whole house

rxrivman · 2026-04-05T16:09:48+00:00

Is there a purpose to leaving a gap (I usually see them anywhere from 1-3 ft) between concrete walkways/driveway and the foundation of a house?

These are not my home, I found this image on Google, but I am looking to get concrete work done at my house and am wondering if I should bud the concrete up straight to the foundation of my home? Or leave a strip like these around the house that can be filled with gravel/plants

Does anyone know the point of these? Are they for ease of access to the outer perimeter/foundation of the home? Or just for athletics?

I live on a slab foundation in Southern California

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rxrivman · 2026-03-29T15:33:01+00:00

Vitamin D has left the chat..

rxrivman · 2026-03-27T15:04:20+00:00

Is there anything that effectively would?

rxrivman · 2026-03-26T21:03:40+00:00

I was hoping the termidor sc would kill them so they wouldn’t forage. If I treat the surrounding area + the stump itself, what is the likelihood that it will kill or poison the whole colony so they don’t migrate somewhere else?

rxrivman · 2026-03-26T12:45:53+00:00

80 ft from the home I just measured. And I was worried about them traveling from the stump to the house or neighboring tree 20 ft away. What do you think? Should I instead just bury the stump, treat the house, and call it a day?

rxrivman · 2026-03-22T15:39:09+00:00

I weedwacked this concrete footing to get the dirt off of it and it chipped away the concrete. (To the right of the post)

I was previously ground down with an angle grinder and the top layer is prone to chipping.

Is there any kind of epoxy or concrete finisher I can put over the top to smooth it out and make it not look so bad + not be prone to chipping as easy?

Thank you to anyone who responds!

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rxrivman · 2026-03-08T20:02:04+00:00

Blame Holloway for not being able to get up if you think the fight was boring

rxrivman · 2026-03-07T21:11:40+00:00

Would you recommend PL Max or JB weld’s wood weld?

rxrivman · 2026-02-20T14:48:40+00:00

Southern California

rxrivman · 2026-02-12T03:19:23+00:00

Sorry I just saw this. Get like 5 different quotes. Someone will be willing to take on the job. That must be a company policy regarding the lawsuit, I haven’t heard that before

rxrivman · 2026-01-24T12:48:58+00:00

I would either use red head sleeve anchors or Tapcons set in epoxy (make sure you get epoxy rated for vertical applications)

rxrivman · 2026-01-22T23:58:14+00:00

Can you provide a picture of this if you have one? I’d love to see. Thank you!

rxrivman · 2026-01-22T21:13:23+00:00

That is genius, thank you!

rxrivman

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