Understanding The Concept Of Concrete Driveways

A solid surface made by using a mixture of Sand, cement, small stones and water is known as concrete. It helps in creating good curb appeal and is the most renowned form of driveways. They are permanent and provide with a good space for sitting and parking. The main reason why people opt for a concrete driveways is that it offers a great variety of color and textures to make your home beautiful. So, if you do have a budget you can consider installing concrete driveway without any hesitation. Concrete driveways are an attractive of every home as the resurfacing is easier and does not need a contractor for mending you can do it on your own as the ready to use mixture is easily available in market. It requires only one or two hours to complete the process of resurfacing and requires only simple tools such as drilling machine, broom etc. Concrete driveways are much stronger and longer lasting than the traditional resurfaced driveways. The surface must be dried and cleaned before starting the process, no matter what the weather and temperature be.

# 1. Advantages: 

• Long lasting.
• Requires less maintenance.
• Cost friendly.
• Materials readily available.
• Gives a look of real stone embedded.
• Weather resistant

# 2. Disadvantages:

• Gives a dull look if material chosen is incorrect.
• Re-layering not possible.
• If concrete get a break it damages area around it.

# 3. Installation of concrete driveways

Concrete Driveways

For installing concrete driveways you need to ensure many points that can come on your way. They are listed below:

• Make a plan where you want to make concrete driveway.
• Estimation of cost.
• Test the soil to determine if it’s too soft or loose.
• Make a layout for driveway.
• Place the slab of concrete with proper depth.
• Bind it carefully so that no gap is formed.
• Use any of the techniques to give a nice finishing.

# 4. Now you need to know about types of concrete driveways: 

• Poured concrete driveways are highly recommended as it has low maintenance cost. The mixture is poured in such a way that it forms pattern allowing the concrete to expand or contract.
• Stamped concrete driveways are another alternative, which creates an impression of using either stone or brick. Different molds are used for giving same structure. When the mixture is about to set molds are pressed to get the same effect. It is also known as textured or imprinted concrete. It is least expensive method.
• Interlocking pavers are either made of concrete or cement and are shaped in such a way that it gives a look of interconnectedness with each other.
• Exposed aggregate concrete gives you a wide range of eye-catching finishes. It is an opportunity for selecting from a wide range of shapes, sizes, colors, shades to give special effects. It is one of the most popular driveways finishing which gives a non slippery surface with low maintenance.

# 5. Based on finishing concrete driveway can be of many types:

• Exposed or washed concrete is commonly used on city sidewalks.
• Broom finish can be seen majorly in new developments.
• Salt finish is used around swimming pools.
• Seeded aggregate is popular for driveways. Varieties of pebbles are used to give attractive look.

In a short, you can say that concrete driveways are easy to maintain, offers variety of finishes from which you can customize according to your needs and also you get an attractive design within your budget. 

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