Bad pour. Lots of honeycombing. Should we discard the wall?
Last Post 27 Mar 2019 06:04 AM by robinnc. 4 Replies.
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24 Mar 2019 08:57 PM


We poured a wall without vibrating and the concrete was probably allowed to flow too much. The result is a lot of honeycombing and segregation (In some places we can see the original colors of the small rocks used. It's like they never touched cement paste)


The wall is 7inch thick with a good deal of rebar in it. It is a wall inside the house, so no water intrusion worries there. The wall must carry a first floor deck, appr 3 tonnes per meter wall.


I have chipped off some of the honeycombing, as seen in the pics. It comes off quite easily with a hammer. Some places I can chip it off almost through the entire wall. Other places It's more superficial.


Is there a risk that the wall is unusable and should be demolished? Any thoughts/advice would be greatly greatly appreciated!


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25 Mar 2019 07:00 AM
If it is coming apart that easily, you probably do NOT want to use it structurally. If this is the case, then yeah, demolishing it is likely your best bet.

If it's merely decorative, there are things you can do to aesthetically tweak things.
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25 Mar 2019 02:27 PM
Where are you building? What are you planning on covering the walls with?

They fixed bridges that are worse then this with patch work?
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25 Mar 2019 02:46 PM
Very sorry to hear this. I assume you didn’t pour a test cylinder for such an event? This should always be done for structural concrete pours even if you don’t actually test it. You may be able to core out a test cylinder in some location where there isn’t any rebar and have it tested to confirm your fears. Having proof of the inadequate concrete and a lawyer can remedy the situation should the contractor and material provider not be willing to pay for the replacement wall.
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27 Mar 2019 06:04 AM
That's 'horrible' work. What did the city/county/state inspectors say?
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