Conreters driveway wanted in Melbourne West - Caroline Sprin

naijacoder · Sep 21, 2009 12:17 pm

I'm looking for concreters "Exposed Aggredgate".Good Price:)
Need someone at Caroline Springs.
Thanks in advance

Charlene · Sep 24, 2009 12:16 pm

Here is name of a concretor i know, who does Exposed Ag

Vkumar · Sep 24, 2009 12:55 pm

Hi

I just wanted to warn the readers about this concreter (Marty) servicing the western Melbourne areas. Be aware of this guy if you come across him. He did my exposed concrete three weeks back and I am still running after him to come and finish the work. He totally created the mass of my driveway. Sadly, I paid him in full on the day he poured the concrete. I regret everyday now.

anny · Sep 25, 2009 2:23 pm

He did expossed agg for me. I recommended him to a forum meber (VJ) and she was very happy with his work. from memory haywgl (another forum member) also got her driveway done by Joe.

He does not ask for any money till he finishes the job and you feel satisfied about it. Always picks up his phone. If he cant he is prompt enough to give u a call back

andrew1977au · Sep 29, 2009 1:28 am

I can recommend a guy who is about to do my place, and has also done my friends place, good work, and is local.
Regards Andrew

blessedpeople · Oct 04, 2009 5:19 pm

I second Phil. Very punctual and helpful. Family business and operates out of Melbourne West.

praridhi · Jan 12, 2010 11:38 am

Unfortunately we fell into Marty's trap as well - I would strongly suggest everyone not to use him. We have him 50% of the money and he did nothing for over 3 weeks. Now he has poured the concrete and let it dry too much so the exposed aggregate looks disgusting. I look at my drive way and cant help tears rolling down my eyes. So much to trust someone.

Is there anyone we could go to? Any recommendations on what I could try.

Regards
Praridhi

Froge · Jan 12, 2010 1:20 pm

Sorry to hear that. It's so hard to find a good concreter to do exposed aggregate so if anyone has any recommendations that would be great.
I'm in the Taylors Hill area and require my driveway to be done soon.

dtrance · Jan 14, 2010 12:10 am

Just had my exposed done (and sealed today). I'll post some photos later, if you like what you see, I'll post his details.

dtrance · Jan 15, 2010 5:25 pm

Here are the photos:

Front of house - exposed agg
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Side - plain
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Back - plain
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Otherside - plain
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blessedpeople · Jan 16, 2010 1:06 pm

praridhi

Is there anyone we could go to? Any recommendations on what I could try.

Regards
Praridhi

Hi Praridhi, sorry to hear about the poor concreting. I would suggest you get intouch with one of the concreters our members have recommended in the posts above. Let em take a look and offer some possible solutions. It is difficult to comment without visuals, do you have any photos?

Froge · Jan 16, 2010 2:00 pm

Looks Good Dtrance.

Can you PM me the details as we are in Taylors Hill and I am interested in having an exposed aggregate driveway.

Thanks.

onc_artisan · Jan 16, 2010 2:15 pm

No plastic?

thegourou20 · Jan 19, 2010 8:02 am

From the photos, it looks like he did a good job dtrance. Are you happy with what he did?

Can you also send me his details dtrance?

mando06 · Jan 21, 2010 12:24 pm

It does look good Dtrance.

We are looking to get similar done in Brimbank Gardens, can you pls PM me details as well?

Thanks

dtrance · Jan 22, 2010 11:26 am

Hi Guys,

Sorry for the delay, building issues (Carlisle Homes) have been eating me over the past week or two. I will PM all of you the details of the concreter tonight or tomorrow.

Regarding the plastic, the concreter said when the concrete dries, it needs heaps of water and he didn't use plastic to allow the concrete to absorb water from the soil (he watered before pouring).

I am happy with the job the concreter did, he is a Western Suburb bloke.

mando06 · Jan 22, 2010 12:48 pm

Thanks Dtrance,

We too are building with Carlisle, and so far can't be happy enough with everything they
have done to date. Pity to hear they are causing you some grief.

dtrance · Jan 22, 2010 11:20 pm

Hi all,

PMs sent as requested.

The concreter uses Hanson mix, see Hanson's website for available colours and mixes.

I chose the "Bachus Marsh" mix for my agg.

http://www.hansoncm.biz/resources/downloadCentre.shtml
(http://www.hansoncm.biz/pdfs/Imagecrete ... %20VIC.pdf)
http://www.hansoncm.biz/products/decorative.shtml

dreamhome · Feb 10, 2010 10:25 am

dtrance

Hi Guys,

Sorry for the delay, building issues (Carlisle Homes) have been eating me over the past week or two. I will PM all of you the details of the concreter tonight or tomorrow.

Regarding the plastic, the concreter said when the concrete dries, it needs heaps of water and he didn't use plastic to allow the concrete to absorb water from the soil (he watered before pouring).

I am happy with the job the concreter did, he is a Western Suburb bloke.

Hi dtrance, Can you please PM me the details of your concreter? Can i ask how much he charged for exposed aggregate?
Are you still happy with the job? Are there any cracks since the job was done?

Thanks!

hssahni · Feb 10, 2010 3:16 pm

Hi dtrance,
Can you please PM me the details of your concreter? Can i ask how much he charged for exposed aggregate?