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Originally Posted by JohnN
First, thanks to everyone who posted. The tips made me think.
My initial approach was to a) tell my wife to live with the lania door not closing. That didn't work. b) tell her to "call the guy", that didn't work either! c) I didn't even try to say "you fix it" - though she did help a lot in holding the door while I removed the hinge screws.
So, adjusting the door seemed like the best first approach, compared to grinding concrete. I took the door off and the bottom of it was a lightweight aluminum rail, not really a sweep.
I didn't have a grinding disc/wheel, so.. I took my handy little sledgehammer and gave the bottom of the aluminum a few whacks. Then I put the door back up and VOILA, it worked fine - fingers crossed.
As far as the buckled concrete, it's the patio slab away from the house foundation, so it is what it is. Like someone posted, a low grade concrete composite and it'll have to do for now.
I'm glad it worked, and thankful for the tips that made me think and work it through. TOTV is the best! Be safe out there, it's a strange world.
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That was me.
With the source of Buckling.
Usually due to trees.
Smacking the Coquina with a lump hammer, brilliant.
I will bet it for the most part just crumbled.
Best recommendation as well... keep an eye on the trees. Here in SS the OAKS are enormous, ugly and shoot a million roots everywhere. Trying to stop one root led to stopping probably 30 roots going to the house. After removal of the Oak, I dug a trench out in the lawn and used a sawzall to completely remove 6" of each root moving towards the house. Tree and root problem solved.
Pay close attention to any lifting of the walkways, this is a retirement community and we do not want to see people tripping at our front door.
For an interesting read, look up the construction of Castillo De San Marcos in St Augustine. People were critical about making a Fortification out of Coquina and it would never hold up. Not the case, Cannon Balls would just stick in the Coquina.