Filling in the gaps

[Dogtrousers]

My driveway is concrete. The surface of the footway/dropped kerb is also concrete. The driveway is mine and the footway is the local authority's (natch). It was done during the time of the previous occupant. Don't know how long ago. Maybe 30 years.

Along the join are cracks/gaps. Not big, only around an inch/ 2-3 cm at most but big enough for weeds to sprout when I'm not keeping it tidy (which to be honest is most of the time)

So my idea is to clean them out thoroughly and fill them, but with what? It's like a jumbo sized job for some kind of filler or grout, or a miniature job for concreting.

I'm a DIY numpty so my ideal would be something I could buy pre mixed. But I could mix up a small batch of stuff if necessary.

Any thoughts?

 

[OldShep]

Have you a Screwfix nearby?
https://www.screwfix.com/search?search=Pre+mixed+mortar

 

[SuperGalactian]

I’m a DIYer, not a builder, but I imagine the difficulty will be making it stick - otherwise the repair will eventually pop out because you repeatedly drive over it (or do you only cycle?). So my first thought would be something old-school like bitumen, perhaps mixed with a bit of grit. I hope someone with expertise reads this and corrects or confirms.

 

[bikingdad90]

Is it not an expansion gap to stop the concrete from cracking and therefore anything you fill with needs to be flexible and have a bit of give?

 

[Dogtrousers]

Is it not an expansion gap to stop the concrete from cracking and therefore anything you fill with needs to be flexible and have a bit of give?

No idea. TBH I don't think it is because the gap/crack is only on one side. The other side the two bits mate up nicely.

Another thing I thought of would be getting some very aggressive weedkiller like sodium chlorate* and making the whole area a death zone for weeds

*That has probably been banned by the weedy woke regulators just because it's a teeny tiny bit explosive.

 

[Drago]

Picture!

 

[MontyVeda]

just get a small 2.5 kg tub of cement from Wickes or B&Q or wherever and mix up as much as you need.

 

[annedonnelly]

No idea. TBH I don't think it is because the gap/crack is only on one side. The other side the two bits mate up nicely.

Another thing I thought of would be getting some very aggressive weedkiller like sodium chlorate* and making the whole area a death zone for weeds

*That has probably been banned by the weedy woke regulators just because it's a teeny tiny bit explosive.

I'd plant something in it. Small alpines or low growing herbs. In my previous house my drive was two strips of concrete with gravel between and along one side. I planted into the gravel and personally I thought it looked lovely after a few years.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Another thing I thought of would be getting some very aggressive weedkiller like sodium chlorate* and making the whole area a death zone for weeds

*That has probably been banned by the weedy woke regulators just because it's a teeny tiny bit explosive.

Oi! I'm one of them woke anti weedkiller activists

I'd plant something in it. Small alpines or low growing herbs. In my previous house my drive was two strips of concrete with gravel between and along one side. I planted into the gravel and personally I thought it looked lovely after a few years.

Lovely idea, maybe some creeping oregano, smells lovely but doesn't flower.
Thyme is also an option, stays small, flowers, nothing can kill it.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Picture!

Good point. Just need to be home during the hours of daylight...

 

[Drago]

Good point. Just need to be home during the hours of daylight...

Vampire?