Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Jul 14, 2010 3:50 pm Hi I would really appreciate your opinions on Exposed Aggregate and Pebble Mix on a 50 sqm balcony? I originally went for external tiles on the balcony (olive colour) however, after I went driving around several new areas, I noticed that most pavers, external tiles and plain colored concrete did not give the fresh clean appearance I was looking for. I actually noticed that most of these surfaces looked weathered and dirty apart from PEBBLE MIX and EXPOSED AGGREGATE. What is your opinion on these to materials for my balcony? (please note that in the pic below, the ground level is not yet painted - paint colours are DULUX paperback and DULUX european white) http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/kiiteh/IMG_3959.jpg Re: EXPOSED AGGREGATE OR PEBBLE MIX ON A 50 SQM BALCONY? see 2Jul 18, 2010 9:31 am the balcony would need to be built to take the weight of the exposed conc. why not use a terrazzo paver from acompany like best pavers or urbanstone Da Vinci Outdoor Living Architectural landscaping http://www.davincioutdoor.com Re: EXPOSED AGGREGATE OR PEBBLE MIX ON A 50 SQM BALCONY? see 4Jul 18, 2010 10:07 am The difference between having stones crushed or just graded stone, is the crushed ones are sharp Exposed aggregate is supposed to be graded the cheaper aggregate mixes are all crushed stone. Suh - What is wrong with deep (foot) tissue massage I should also add: Depending on the mix... you might have NO choice to have graded stone. Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: EXPOSED AGGREGATE OR PEBBLE MIX ON A 50 SQM BALCONY? see 5Jul 18, 2010 8:38 pm thanks guys for the feedback, it was a great help. Due to the structural implications we decided to go external tiles. we had some guys laying them today - actually they just finished (its 8pm) - tomorrow (or tuesday) the grout will be applied (i cant wait). I will post some pics tmrw Re: EXPOSED AGGREGATE OR PEBBLE MIX ON A 50 SQM BALCONY? see 6Jul 19, 2010 1:12 pm onc_artisan The difference between having stones crushed or just graded stone, is the crushed ones are sharp Exposed aggregate is supposed to be graded the cheaper aggregate mixes are all crushed stone. Suh - What is wrong with deep (foot) tissue massage I should also add: Depending on the mix... you might have NO choice to have graded stone. I don't know what ours are but they do hurt a tinsey bit, in our last house before the last house we had it around the pool and it was a KILLER this time around not quite so painful but love the soft tile feeling after it. Re: EXPOSED AGGREGATE OR PEBBLE MIX ON A 50 SQM BALCONY? see 7Jul 19, 2010 8:15 pm some homes have the exposed around the pool honed to take off the points then ...on to the house and becoming polished So their floor area inside and out is the same mix. Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: EXPOSED AGGREGATE OR PEBBLE MIX ON A 50 SQM BALCONY? see 8Jul 19, 2010 10:41 pm onc_artisan :lol: some homes have the exposed around the pool honed to take off the points then ...on to the house and becoming polished So their floor area inside and out is the same mix. Oh, a friend of mine has done this and it looks AMAZING!! With big floor to ceiling windows it flows so nice. Re: EXPOSED AGGREGATE OR PEBBLE MIX ON A 50 SQM BALCONY? see 9Jul 19, 2010 11:08 pm Where you are coming from is where you are going to... 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 10403 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 3525 Petercurtis You able to contact the certifier and get a copy of your structural plans, if they are not in your contract. If your home was approved via CDC then they… 1 19218 |