Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Driveway - colored concrete or spray on ? 9Sep 14, 2012 3:11 pm Lex Because with proper spray on, there is sooooooo much more labour and it takes much longer, plus all the various tools etc. Although, no idea about the cost of "core" ingredients in each finish ... Fair enough, but what about the quality / finish / life / maintenance ? Or is it more of an aesthetic thing ? Re: Driveway - colored concrete or spray on ? 10Sep 14, 2012 7:17 pm Well, no idea! The spray on (and with mix in) will give you a very uniform colour. The throw on can be iffy when it comes to that. In any way, much depends on the care and skill of the trader My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Driveway - colored concrete or spray on ? 11Sep 14, 2012 8:07 pm grumblebum54 We used coloured concrete for the driveway and the side paths and our concreter also recommended we buy a tin of sealer and mix in a tin of the colour tint to seal our garage floor. Our roof and garage door are both jasper so we chose the colour Lychee from CCS in the link above and happy with the result. Sounds nice grumble. Would love to see piccies. Building the Ascot 35 with Carlisle Homes in Pasadena Estate, Clyde VIC My build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59776 Re: Driveway - colored concrete or spray on ? 12Sep 15, 2012 1:07 pm Happy to oblige andystar70. side path driveway edge of driveway Regards, Grumbles Driveway - colored concrete or spray on ? 13Sep 22, 2012 6:32 pm Thanks for that! Looks great!! Building the Ascot 35 with Carlisle Homes in Pasadena Estate, Clyde VIC My build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59776 To my understanding early saw cuts are to control shrinkage cracks, so doing them now would be pointless. Control joints may reduce ugly cracking during periods of soil… 3 9830 Hi all I need a guidance on how far I need to space expansion joints in the concrete driveway and its type (keyway/foam.) Contraction joints are at 3m max for a 125 slab. Thanks 0 10926 |