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When it comes to your garden or driveway, practicality often takes over any other aesthetic priorities. Most of the time you will have to decide whether you want pavers, concrete or exposed aggregate. While prices is a factor to take into account, there are other items you should keep in mind before your outdoor gets revamped. If you pick decorative concrete, whether it is honed aggregate, exposed aggregate or concrete we also bookmarked articles on how to keep it in good shape.
The whole process can be fast, provided the concreter comes to your place while quoting. He will need to check your soil angle and elevation and whether you want some soak wells or pipes installed under it so your reticulation system is taken care of.
It takes only a few hours from the moment the concrete pourers come into your doorstep and the moment they clean-up and leave you with a brand new driveway or alfresco area. The best decorative concrete companies will offer to clean what was the previous material for you for a fee so you do not have anything else to do except enjoy.
You also do not need to buy "extras" like you would for pavers just in case you had an issue with it.
Concrete can be up to 15% cheaper per metre than paving depending on the decorative concrete solution you have chosen. Colours, thickness, incline, and additional services such a sealing will influence the final bill.
Plain concrete can be coloured in many shades of grey and warm colour tones. They can be tailored to your taste. If you pick exposed aggregate, there is an incredible range of options you can look at. rocks and shades can be made to measure. Before you pick a colours though, make sure you have seen the mix in a showroom so there is no surprise on the day. Pictures, while helpful, will not render the colour and look properly.
We specialise in exposed aggregate perth. We provide a fully comprehensive approach to help you achieve a stunning design with our range of decorative concrete.
One of the exposed aggregate main assets is that you can pick from a wide range of colours so it suits your home colour scheme..
We specialise in decorative concrete and provide a fully comprehensive approach to help you achieve a stunning design with our honed aggregate perth options. White it is poured "rough" at first, it can be honed till it is soft to the touch yet still allowing for grip so it isn't dangerous to walk on it when it is wet.
Recent trending pool designs fully embrace the edgy look and safety decorative concrete can bring with it, leaving pavers behind. Honed aggregate and liquid limestone pavers are favourite bull nosing and pool edging.
In this article, we explain how to remove various stains without damaging your concrete driveway perth, garage floor or alfresco area in the process.
The best attributes of a decorative concrete driveway is how little maintenance is needed so it looks fantastic. If laid correctly, can last up to 50 years but it also requires a little bit of TLC from time to time such applying a sealer on it every year. We will guide you through some advice that are valid for poured concrete perth, exposed aggregate perth and honed aggregate.
There is nothing more annoying than spending a whole weekend weeding and see some grow back only a weeks later. The space between each pavers, filled with cement, can become looser over time let some weed through. very soon you'd wish it never rained so you don't have weed the driveway again!
Plain concrete or decorative concrete won't leave any crack for weeds to grow through, saving a ton of time down the live. Well laid concrete won't crack for years to come, even under extreme temperature. Not to mention ants won't be able to dig and build tunnels through the cracks.
