Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Is this exposed aggregate normal? 3Oct 30, 2018 7:11 pm Coral build- Modified Bronte 42 - We're in!!! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=82234&p=1513775&hilit=coral+modified+bronte#p1513775 Re: Is this exposed aggregate normal? 4Oct 31, 2018 6:58 am Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/853390798159713/ Re: Is this exposed aggregate normal? 6Oct 31, 2018 7:27 am Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/853390798159713/ Re: Is this exposed aggregate normal? 7Oct 31, 2018 7:36 am Agree it is always best to try and resolve it directly first. The MCA may be able to help? Re: Is this exposed aggregate normal? 8Oct 31, 2018 8:52 am I hope you get a good result with the sandblasting. Re: Is this exposed aggregate normal? 9Oct 31, 2018 8:57 am bestspecials I hope you get a good result with the sandblasting. Thank you, so do I! Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/853390798159713/ Re: Is this exposed aggregate normal? 10Oct 31, 2018 9:03 am inexp_user bestspecials I hope you get a good result with the sandblasting. Thank you, so do I! Sealing the driveway after the sandblasting would be a good finish. Re: Is this exposed aggregate normal? 11Nov 28, 2018 7:59 am We have a concrete company in Adelaide an although the company cant control the stone mix the reason for the inconsistent aggregate comes from.the way it has been finished. the jobs hasnt been rubbed properly or washed properly. they look like hose lines in your concrete which would have happened whilst using the gurneys they have left slurry on top too. The marks after acid wash and seal is because they didnt clean it properly they are pressure clean Mark's. This job wouldnt be deemed acceptable in my opinion Re: Is this exposed aggregate normal? 12Nov 29, 2018 10:05 pm Really sorry and sad to see this finish on your new home. As a concreter myself i agree with the above comment and its very unacceptable in my opinion. Whether your a builder a building inspector, registered or not through the master concreters association it doesnt mean anything because exposed aggregate is an "art". and there are so many different variables and 1%ers that make the difference between a good and poor job! Your top photo looks great and then the one below it they have applied the retarder on too late or troweled when the concrete was too hard. Trowel marks from the stick trowel will show if they've hit the concrete when its too wet. The concrete supplier is not too blame in this situation unless it was hanson and they were 3 hours late. But pouring 22m3 i imagine they would have got good concrete service. options to fix: -sandblasting -remove and relay again -remove worst sections and relay with an offset exposed mix -put a pot plant wherever you see an imperfection! -swap houses with your next door neighbor when they go on holidays! Dont pay the contractor. Re: Is this exposed aggregate normal? 13Dec 12, 2018 2:43 pm Rhi Elite Concrete We have a concrete company in Adelaide an although the company cant control the stone mix the reason for the inconsistent aggregate comes from.the way it has been finished. the jobs hasnt been rubbed properly or washed properly. they look like hose lines in your concrete which would have happened whilst using the gurneys they have left slurry on top too. The marks after acid wash and seal is because they didnt clean it properly they are pressure clean Mark's. This job wouldnt be deemed acceptable in my opinion Thank you for replying. I'll post an update below. Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/853390798159713/ Re: Is this exposed aggregate normal? 14Dec 12, 2018 2:46 pm Bencrete Really sorry and sad to see this finish on your new home. As a concreter myself i agree with the above comment and its very unacceptable in my opinion. Whether your a builder a building inspector, registered or not through the master concreters association it doesnt mean anything because exposed aggregate is an "art". and there are so many different variables and 1%ers that make the difference between a good and poor job! Your top photo looks great and then the one below it they have applied the retarder on too late or troweled when the concrete was too hard. Trowel marks from the stick trowel will show if they've hit the concrete when its too wet. The concrete supplier is not too blame in this situation unless it was hanson and they were 3 hours late. But pouring 22m3 i imagine they would have got good concrete service. options to fix: -sandblasting -remove and relay again -remove worst sections and relay with an offset exposed mix -put a pot plant wherever you see an imperfection! -swap houses with your next door neighbor when they go on holidays! Dont pay the contractor. Thanks for replying. Hanson delivered all trucks on time. I'll post some updates below but if I put a pot plant wherever there was an imperfection I'd have a Jungle with no room to park a car! I will check when the neighbours plan on going away though Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/853390798159713/ Re: Is this exposed aggregate normal? 15Dec 12, 2018 3:05 pm Update... The concrete company hired a sandblaster to come and see if he could improve the look. He was able to bring out some aggregate but it is still not a consistent look. The concreter made it clear he didn't have to do this and it was at great cost to him. Talk about putting my back up! Anyway after sandblasting and sealing it does look somewhat better but it did not take away any of the trowel arcs and it is still inconsistent in places. The cracks in the concrete were filled. I'll let the photo tell the story because I have no words... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is how my fence was left after they acid washed the driveway. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Someone didn't learn how to color within the lines. This was also left without an attempt to get the sealant off my tiles. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And they didn't clean up all the glass/sand used to sandblast and my front garden looks like a beach even after the heavy rains we have had. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ To top it all of the company sent me the final invoice stating they had completed the job! I sent a polite email back with photos of the current state of the driveway (including the fence and beach) and asked them if they would call this job complete. The reply back was along the lines of 'concreting is not an exact science' yada yada and that they will not give me a discount but wouldn't pursue the reaming few thousand dollars. So the upside is I have paid over $17k for a driveway with different colour concrete filling in cracks, areas without aggregate, a beach I will need to shovel away and a fence with acid wash marks that will need to be painted. I don't have the funds to rip it up and start again so I will need to learn to live with it. If anyone is looking to engage a driveway company in Campbellfield or Wallan be wary and feel free to get in contact. Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/853390798159713/ Re: Is this exposed aggregate normal? 16Dec 12, 2018 3:57 pm inexp_user Update... The concrete company hired a sandblaster to come and see if he could improve the look. He was able to bring out some aggregate but it is still not a consistent look. The concreter made it clear he didn't have to do this and it was at great cost to him. Talk about putting my back up! Anyway after sandblasting and sealing it does look somewhat better but it did not take away any of the trowel arcs and it is still inconsistent in places. The cracks in the concrete were filled. I'll let the photo tell the story because I have no words... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is how my fence was left after they acid washed the driveway. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Someone didn't learn how to color within the lines. This was also left without an attempt to get the sealant off my tiles. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And they didn't clean up all the glass/sand used to sandblast and my front garden looks like a beach even after the heavy rains we have had. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ To top it all of the company sent me the final invoice stating they had completed the job! I sent a polite email back with photos of the current state of the driveway (including the fence and beach) and asked them if they would call this job complete. The reply back was along the lines of 'concreting is not an exact science' yada yada and that they will not give me a discount but wouldn't pursue the reaming few thousand dollars. So the upside is I have paid over $17k for a driveway with different colour concrete filling in cracks, areas without aggregate, a beach I will need to shovel away and a fence with acid wash marks that will need to be painted. I don't have the funds to rip it up and start again so I will need to learn to live with it. If anyone is looking to engage a driveway company in Campbellfield or Wallan be wary and feel free to get in contact. Contact Fair Trading or building equivalent. Don't be bullied into submission!!!! Coral build- Modified Bronte 42 - We're in!!! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=82234&p=1513775&hilit=coral+modified+bronte#p1513775 Re: Is this exposed aggregate normal? 17Jul 14, 2019 1:54 pm Really the most you should of paid would of been the cost of the concrete. $7k.. There was no value in the labour. A reputable company would of ripped it up and relaid it without argument. Driveways and Exposed Aggregate Specialists, Melbourne's Eastern and Northern Suburbs http://www.theconcretefirm.com.au http://www.exposedaggregate.net.au Re: Is this exposed aggregate normal? 18Jul 15, 2019 4:36 pm Rory Really the most you should of paid would of been the cost of the concrete. $7k.. There was no value in the labour. A reputable company would of ripped it up and relaid it without argument. Thanks for your reply Rory. I have learnt my lesson. I paid a deposit and the majority on the delivery of the concrete. Once you've handed over the money it is very hard to get the company to anything. I am still disappointed in the driveway but we live with it because we can't afford to spend more money on it. It certainly isn't a better driveway.... Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/853390798159713/ 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 10404 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 3569 2 565 |