A Community and Homeowner's Resource Website
Westfield Terra and Westfield Estates are a joined neighborhood
community in North Katy, Harris County, Texas. We are situated convenient
to all areas of the City of Katy as well as within a short drive (by Texas
standards) to Houston, Galveston and San Antonio. Our community
consists of approximately 865 homes, a clubhouse, swimming pool and
playground area.
community in North Katy, Harris County, Texas. We are situated convenient
to all areas of the City of Katy as well as within a short drive (by Texas
standards) to Houston, Galveston and San Antonio. Our community
consists of approximately 865 homes, a clubhouse, swimming pool and
playground area.
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make your community a safe and happy place to live and play by emailing
Westfield Terra Estates
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Westfield Terra Estates
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Is it Time to Replace your Expansion
Joints?
An Expansion Joint is used when a
driveway is poured to allow for expansion
of the concrete and help keep the
driveway from cracking. Until recently, the
expansion joint was generally a 1x4
board used with wooden stakes to frame
around the concrete pour areas. The
construction crew nails a frame of wood
and pours the concrete inside the frame
to form a sidewalk or driveway. After the
concrete dries, the outside boards and
stakes are removed. The inside boards
and stakes remain as expansion joints.
Recently, true expansion joints have
been replaced by control joints. A control
joint is designed to control where the
expanding driveway will crack. In this
case, the boards used are 1x2 or shorter,
and a frame is staked and nailed
together. This time, when the concrete is
poured, it flows under the shorter boards
and is added until level with the top of the
boards. Once the expansion joints in your
driveway, sidewalk, or pool deck rot
away, you will see concrete below where
the board used to be.
A missing expansion joint can create a
safety hazard for adults and small
children. Rainwater can wash through the
empty areas and under the slab, which
can remove sand and weaken the
integrity of the surface. Dirt, weeds and
grass can fill in these areas, prompting
herbicide use or a letter from the
homeowner’s association.
There are different methods to replace
expansion joints.
1. For the do-it-yourselfer, there is a
product which comes in a caulking tube
which is used with a closed cell foam rod
or sand below it.
2. There are companies who
professionally use a multi stage self
leveling product.
The slab surface has to be extremely
clean and dry before using either of
these products, and must cure for at
least 24 hours before walking or driving
over it. If done improperly, when the
expansion joints contract, these products
can rip down the center.
3. You can purchase new boards and try
to hammer them into the empty areas.
This can be very difficult and usually the
boards warp at the ends and foster an
additional trip hazard.
4. A new product has been introduced
which is made from extruded vinyl. To
date, six sizes are available. It is called
SlabGasket, and is available at
SlabGasket.com, or at the local office in
Park Ten. After the old expansion joints
have been removed, step and tap in
SlabGasket. No curing or pressure
washing is required. Snug fitting
SlabGasket helps eliminate trip and fall
hazards, impedes weed growth, and
greatly improves the home curb appeal. It
is readily available for the do-it-yourself
homeowner, or professional installation
can be arranged. See the web site for
pricing, available sizes, installation tips,
pictures and videos.
Is it Time to Replace your Expansion
Joints?
An Expansion Joint is used when a
driveway is poured to allow for expansion
of the concrete and help keep the
driveway from cracking. Until recently, the
expansion joint was generally a 1x4
board used with wooden stakes to frame
around the concrete pour areas. The
construction crew nails a frame of wood
and pours the concrete inside the frame
to form a sidewalk or driveway. After the
concrete dries, the outside boards and
stakes are removed. The inside boards
and stakes remain as expansion joints.
Recently, true expansion joints have
been replaced by control joints. A control
joint is designed to control where the
expanding driveway will crack. In this
case, the boards used are 1x2 or shorter,
and a frame is staked and nailed
together. This time, when the concrete is
poured, it flows under the shorter boards
and is added until level with the top of the
boards. Once the expansion joints in your
driveway, sidewalk, or pool deck rot
away, you will see concrete below where
the board used to be.
A missing expansion joint can create a
safety hazard for adults and small
children. Rainwater can wash through the
empty areas and under the slab, which
can remove sand and weaken the
integrity of the surface. Dirt, weeds and
grass can fill in these areas, prompting
herbicide use or a letter from the
homeowner’s association.
There are different methods to replace
expansion joints.
1. For the do-it-yourselfer, there is a
product which comes in a caulking tube
which is used with a closed cell foam rod
or sand below it.
2. There are companies who
professionally use a multi stage self
leveling product.
The slab surface has to be extremely
clean and dry before using either of
these products, and must cure for at
least 24 hours before walking or driving
over it. If done improperly, when the
expansion joints contract, these products
can rip down the center.
3. You can purchase new boards and try
to hammer them into the empty areas.
This can be very difficult and usually the
boards warp at the ends and foster an
additional trip hazard.
4. A new product has been introduced
which is made from extruded vinyl. To
date, six sizes are available. It is called
SlabGasket, and is available at
SlabGasket.com, or at the local office in
Park Ten. After the old expansion joints
have been removed, step and tap in
SlabGasket. No curing or pressure
washing is required. Snug fitting
SlabGasket helps eliminate trip and fall
hazards, impedes weed growth, and
greatly improves the home curb appeal. It
is readily available for the do-it-yourself
homeowner, or professional installation
can be arranged. See the web site for
pricing, available sizes, installation tips,
pictures and videos.