Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Dec 09, 2009 10:56 am It seems everybody is now going for exposed aggregrate driveway. What aboout stenciling & borders, plain those ones that looks like bricks etc.. Or is it just because it just more expensive than the others... Are exposed aggregrates really much better in quality? Do it last longer? Any advantages than the rest... Thanks in Advance for any tips Re: Is Exposed Aggregrate better than all other types of drivewa 2Dec 09, 2009 11:17 am Hmmm... Non-slip, look good, no weeds, no loose stones, down in a day(or 2 if big). Just my take Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Is Exposed Aggregrate better than all other types of drivewa 3Dec 09, 2009 12:49 pm I think like most things it's just a current fad. A while ago lots of people went with the stenciled look, but now they are leaning towards exposed agg. We have exposed agg and I like it for all the reasons that onc said Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: Is Exposed Aggregrate better than all other types of drivewa 4Jan 19, 2010 8:22 pm I am planning to remove existing driveway & replace with wider version; about 120 sq mt. One tradie says the exposed agg is slippery when wet and requires almost annual resealing. Don't know what resealing would cost (ideas?) so with higher up-front cost am leaning towards saw-cut look on coloured concrete. Here's another piece of his advice; don't use premixed colour because it's not as strong as an after laying applied alternative: DT Fauxtex. Tradie told me that it has an incredibly hard impact rating, much tougher than cement. Any qualified advice or personal experience would be most helpful. Cheers Re: Is Exposed Aggregrate better than all other types of drivewa 5Jan 19, 2010 8:28 pm We were really keen on exposed ag for our driveway... but it wont suit the overall look we're going for... so we recently changed our minds to slate look concrete. We've seen some fantastic looking driveways in our estate, and will defintely go with that... basically it's the look we're after. Re: Is Exposed Aggregrate better than all other types of drivewa 6Jan 19, 2010 11:46 pm To start : the best driveway is the one you like. However Rosco & Neen I am planning to remove existing driveway & replace with wider version; about 120 sq mt. One tradie says the exposed agg is slippery when wet and requires almost annual resealing. Don't know what resealing would cost (ideas?) so with higher up-front cost am leaning towards saw-cut look on coloured concrete. Here's another piece of his advice; don't use premixed colour because it's not as strong as an after laying applied alternative: DT Fauxtex. Tradie told me that it has an incredibly hard impact rating, much tougher than cement. Any qualified advice or personal experience would be most helpful. Cheers Yeh well that is probably because they don't have a clue about placing it. If it is slippery then not enough reveal was used and too much sealer/wrong type of sealer was used. GGgggrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How can it be more slippery than standard concrete? Premixed colour not strong enough Pfft! what rot!!! Just poorly thought out is all... I suppose if you used 20/20 concrete it would be, but anyone with half a clue would use a minimum of 25/20 or 25/14 or 32/20 for load/heavy wear areas. I am loosing my rag, it must be rant time again Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Is Exposed Aggregrate better than all other types of drivewa 7Jan 20, 2010 12:05 am Onc rants are fun it's all right, I'm sure it's hard listening to people who have misconceptions of a good product because some under-qualified cowboy gave them a bad experience. I get agitated when I hear people on the street discussing something in my line of work that is clearly wrong to me Re: Is Exposed Aggregrate better than all other types of drivewa 8Jan 20, 2010 12:21 am It ticks me off too much.. to hear " I heard someone say that their friends friends' second cousin, who knows this person whose' mate did it, and it was NO GOOD!" Did they know he was a hair dresser in drag...( no offense to any hairdressing drag person out there) But seriously why would heaps of very expensive houses/buildings have polished concrete if it was cr@p???? I think envy from owners and so-called tradies do what always happens... ...a good system/product comes along and before you know it everyone is an expert Sorry but it doesn't work that way... you have to love a product to get the best out of it. Look at the masters that plied their trade ( apprenticeships took 10 years) and time was not an issue. ...now it is all smash it up and on to the next job otherwise my biannual holidays to Majorca won’t happen No offense people but seriously so much is said and so little is known. Perhaps I could rant and rave a bit more. Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Is Exposed Aggregrate better than all other types of drivewa 9Jan 20, 2010 12:25 am Wait, wait... go back... Biannual holidays to Majorca? Woe is me! I'm definately in the wrong business Re: Is Exposed Aggregrate better than all other types of drivewa 10Jan 20, 2010 12:28 am Yeh Me too.... But get on the smash em up mentallity bandwagon and you'll be there in NO TIME! Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Is Exposed Aggregrate better than all other types of drivewa 13Jan 20, 2010 1:17 am onc_artisan : Sorry but it doesn't work that way... you have to love a product to get the best out of it. Look at the masters that plied their trade ( apprenticeships took 10 years) and time was not an issue. ...now it is all smash it up and on to the next job otherwise my biannual holidays to Majorca won’t happen No offense people but seriously so much is said and so little is known. Perhaps I could rant and rave a bit more. Not me going to Majorca, the builder who do crap jobs and only spend 5 minutes there per house Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Is Exposed Aggregrate better than all other types of drivewa 14Jan 20, 2010 1:21 am onc_artisan :wink: It ticks me off too much.. to hear " I heard someone say that their friends friends' second cousin, who knows this person whose' mate did it, and it was NO GOOD!" Did they know he was a hair dresser in drag...( no offense to any hairdressing drag person out there) But seriously why would heaps of very expensive houses/buildings have polished concrete if it was cr@p???? I think envy from owners and so-called tradies do what always happens... ...a good system/product comes along and before you know it everyone is an expert Sorry but it doesn't work that way... you have to love a product to get the best out of it. Look at the masters that plied their trade ( apprenticeships took 10 years) and time was not an issue. ...now it is all smash it up and on to the next job otherwise my biannual holidays to Majorca won’t happen No offense people but seriously so much is said and so little is known. Perhaps I could rant and rave a bit more. I'm really sorry Onc. . . I'm not having a go at you (really). . . but isn't that what this forum is all about?. . . Reading about the opinions and experiences of people and their friends, learning from this information, forming our own opinions and thus building better homes for ourselves? Isn't that how we learn? I must say, I've learnt SOOO much since finding this forum. . . Re: Is Exposed Aggregrate better than all other types of drivewa 15Jan 20, 2010 1:23 am onc_artisan onc_artisan : Sorry but it doesn't work that way... you have to love a product to get the best out of it. Look at the masters that plied their trade ( apprenticeships took 10 years) and time was not an issue. ...now it is all smash it up and on to the next job otherwise my biannual holidays to Majorca won’t happen :roll: No offense people but seriously so much is said and so little is known. Perhaps I could rant and rave a bit more. Not me going to Majorca, the builder who do crap jobs and only spend 5 minutes there per house AHA! now I see. . . forgive me. . .it's late. I was just wondering WHY ON EARTH you'd want to take 2 holidays to Majorca a year, from Oz! Derrrrrrr Re: Is Exposed Aggregrate better than all other types of drivewa 16Jan 20, 2010 1:25 am the penny dropped yeh yeh, but better someone actually has an experience with it before making judgements ... and done by a pro not a weekend worrier Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Is Exposed Aggregrate better than all other types of drivewa 18Jan 20, 2010 1:33 am why would you think that????? 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