Painting a Retaining Wall
Painting a Retaining Wall
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Any thoughts on the wisdom of applying a paint or stain to a concrete retaining wall? I've been looking into doing this on a large (16' high) wall but have been concerned about the potential for moisture coming from the ground behind the wall and getting trapped inside the concrete. This is in a freeze/thaw area.






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If you can seal the concrete you may be able to paint it without worrying about the moisture issue.
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The owner is interested in the paint/stain only for aesthetic reasons, not for waterproofing. There is a large overpass bridge structure nearby and they are using some sort of penetrating/sealer stain and they liked the look of the girders. The girders are precast prestressed bridge girders with in-plant formed surfaces so the quality is nice. For a field formed retaining wall I'd wonder about the mottling that cvg mentions.
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