Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Oct 09, 2007 1:26 pm hellow.
between the two. which one is tougher? what's the pro's and con's of stencil againts the exposed aggregate? Re: stencil vs exposed aggregate 2Oct 09, 2007 1:34 pm IMO..
They are both the same i think Both are concrete, both have a similar consistency. They only difference is the looks / finish. Matt I have reverted to username - mattwalker Carlisle Homes - Grande 43 My building experience is here: http://www.ourgrandeplan.blogspot.com Re: stencil vs exposed aggregate 3Oct 15, 2007 7:59 am stencil or faux brick is basicly a paper and wax stencil placed on top of fresh conc. and colour hardner is applied the finished thickness off the colour is between 1-4 mm depending on application
depending on the traffic on the concrete you could expect the colour/stencil to wear even if you do a wet on wet or dry seal you would get a good 10yrs or so on residential to have it look 'new' all the time cleaning and sealing every 2 or so years is required expossed agg is around the same cost give or take a bit expossed agg needs to be poured with an M.P.A strenght of 32 due to its high agg content the higher M.P.A is required personaly i recommended expossed to my clients but it all comes down to personal prefrense both types of conc are good Last year I had a gas leak at my house. 3 days later, I have about 1 sqm of my exposed aggregate paving broken up. I am not sure how to go about getting it repaired… 0 10413 After some ideas on making our patio kid friendly . Currently we have exposed aggregate. The patio faces west and is always in sun even though it has a shade directly… 0 3624 2 825 |