Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Jul 01, 2011 10:20 am Hi guys, If I want to pour a new driveway and want it to be coloured (e.g. Gunmetal) I understand there are two options. 1. Pour regular (grey) concrete then apply a coloured sealer on top 2. Use a colour mix with the regular concrete and pour that. What are the pros and cons for each and which do you recommend? Re: Colouring Driveway - Best Option? 2Jul 01, 2011 2:50 pm I'm certainly no expert but I've been recommended having the colour all the way through the concrete, as if the top sealer bit ever wears off anywhere you'd have an odd patch. It costs a bit more but not much more in my experience, and you can still have a clear sealer put on top. "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Colouring Driveway - Best Option? 4Jul 01, 2011 6:21 pm Check out the colours on this page. We are going to do our rear concrete with one of these colours. We have exposed aggregate from Midway on our path and driveway. http://www.midwayminimix.com.au/concret ... ealers.php A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands. Melbourne West Our build viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34169 Landscaping viewtopic.php?f=19&t=51147 Re: Colouring Driveway - Best Option? 5Jul 29, 2011 3:32 pm Color through is the best option IMO more expensive but worth the money. You should end up with a consistent finish (color wise) and if it does get damaged it won't show grey through Re: Colouring Driveway - Best Option? 6Aug 01, 2011 11:50 am my concreter said that by mixing the colour, concrete gets weakened. not sure if it's true... Re: Colouring Driveway - Best Option? 7Aug 01, 2011 12:29 pm That could be true But if the concreter is worth the money they are charging, they should now this and specify the mix to allow an adequate strength (specify a different/stronger mix) and compensate. Adding reo and placing control joints correctly would also help I imagine. Re: Colouring Driveway - Best Option? 8Aug 02, 2011 8:07 pm I was told there are 2 types of colour that gets added to the mix - powder and liquid. Apparently, if they use liquid colours, there is no problem with strength. But ... I can't remember which of the "colour" companies makes these liquid colours My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Colouring Driveway - Best Option? 9Aug 03, 2011 10:12 am adding anything to the the concrete mix will change its strength, its just a matter of whether it strengthens it or weakens it. Like I said, if the concreter is any good and knows what they are talking about, then they will be able to specify what changes need to be made to the recipe/formula so that it has a minimal effect. If you are concerned, perhaps extra thickness would be an option? It would mean more concrete and thus more cost, but I think they recommend 150mm for heavy vehicle parking so perhaps that would compensate for any weakening of the mix? Hi, I'd like some advice on the best option please on the estimate options we've been provided from our builder. This is for the… 0 3066 Newbie question for flooring options. We are thinking of changing the flooring for bedrooms and passage area. Last time we looked at flooring options was almost 8years… 0 2163 Has anyone used XCEM Alphafloor concrete panels for subfloor and would recommend them over other subfloor options (Hebel Powerfloor,… 0 4246 |