Whether it’s a patio, driveway, or walkway, homeowners face two big choices when planning out the project: using either poured concrete or concrete pavers. The cost to install pavers or concrete slabs depends on the surface area that you want to be covered, materials, labour, and the removal of previous paving stones or concrete. Please …
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Most of the concrete’s strength comes from its thickness. But how thick would it have to be for a driveway project? The driveway is under assault from so many different pressures: vehicles, weather, and plant growth are just a few. So while it’s often overlooked, concrete is an excellent material for driveway construction. Properly installed, …
Concrete is the best choice of material for making long-lasting, customized home projects like patios, walkways, and driveways. Though it’s only made up of three ingredients, concrete needs to be treated with the necessary precautions and poured while using the proper safety equipment. The cement dust, wet concrete, and physical work can all pose health …
Concrete is the material of choice for most patio projects. It’s strong, easy to work with, and can be finished in a wide variety of textures and colours. It is usually strengthened by a material known as rebar, which is short for “reinforcing bar.” Rebar isn’t just important for large buildings – a new patio …
Most of the cost of a driveway, patio, or other residential project requiring poured concrete is the cost of pouring concrete itself. You can calculate concrete prices and how many cubic yards of concrete you’ll need for your project to help anticipate the final cost of pouring concrete. Please follow and like us:
Resurfacing an entire asphalt driveway is a costly and time consuming job, but over time, the surface material will start to break down. After many freeze-thaw cycles and the tons of metal and rubber moving over your driveway every day, cracks are bound to happen! If left unpatched, these cracks will only get worse, and …
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Exposed aggregate concrete is a timeless look for driveways, walkways, and patios. While regular concrete takes less work to install, thus costing less than exposed aggregate, it doesn’t offer some of the other benefits, like a unique-looking finish and extra grip. Aggregate concrete can also last decades in great condition, but it needs to be …
Broom finish concrete is better known as “brushed concrete”, but the broom is more to the point: basically, after the concrete is poured and levelled, it’s gone over with a stiff broom to give it a rough surface. This is opposed to finished concrete, which has a smooth surface. It’s a very affordable, low-maintenance way …
Homeowners might see the big paving stones we haul in to complete their projects and be stunned by their size. The stones we set all depend on your project, the traffic of the area being paved, and the aesthetic you want to be achieved, meaning they can be as light as 10 pounds. But when …
People seem to lack imagination when they think about concrete. Many of us think of it as a raw product used for building, and it’s true that it’s great for building: it’s the most widely used material in the world. It has been used to build structures as large as the Hoover Dam, and as …
