• Colours are often chosen to match stone or other areas around the home.
• Concrete colors are either added to the concrete at the ready mix plant, or "dusted on" at the project site.
• Colours are often combined with plain or stamped concrete. A wide variety of colors are available in a variety of depth and tone.

• Suitable for roof gardens and swimming pool surrounds.
• Artificial turf can be a better solution when the environment is particularly hostile to natural grass. An arid environment or one where there is little natural light are examples.
• Ideal for holiday homes when maintenance of lawns is not practical.
• A great solution for elderly homeowners who find the upkeep of lawns too much hard work.
• Artificial turf pitches can last up to ten years.

High pressure cleaning is advisable for all types of concrete.  Our skilled tradesmen can clean your concrete effectively without damaging the surfaces.  Your driveway, paths and patios will look as “good as new” after cleaning.  The cleaning of concrete surfaces will help prevent accidents due to slippery surfaces.

We can remove almost everything including, oil, dirt, fuels, algae, moss and weeds.

It is important after thorough pressure cleaning to protect your concrete with surface sealing.

It is recommended that once the surface has been smoothed with the float trowel, light brush strokes be made over the surface, transverse to the direction of travel, to improve traction once the concrete hardens. A soft bristle brush is fine for this job as the 'grooves' should be around 1mm in depth.

Examples of Textured Finishes

• Float and Trowel finish: patterns made on Concrete with the help of wood, aluminum or steel floats look elegant.
• Broom finish: if you want to provide a non-slip texture to your driveway then broom finish is best suited.
• Rock Salt Finish: Here, the hard pieces of rock salt are pressed into the surface of new concrete and later the residue is either swept or washed away and a course texture is left

Also, in new plain concrete colorful pebbles can be planted at the time of finishing; after the top layer of cement paste is washed.  The pebbles become exposed, providing a colorful pebbled concrete area.  You can match or contrast the pebbles and the colorful concrete with your home exterior.

Stamped Concrete is designed to resemble brick, slate, flagstone, stone, tile and even wood.  By imprinting patterns in freshly placed concrete, you can achieve the high-end look of stone, tile or brick pavement.
It is often a lower cost and much less maintenance. There are also a wide variety of colours and pattern choices.

The process is quite simple in that the concrete is poured, with or without color. During the final process, the concrete is stamped with your chosen pattern.

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Standard Patterns of Stamped Concrete

A high quality disposable stencil is used for creating different decorative effects. Stenciled concrete is very similar to stamped concrete.  The important difference is that this process utilizes disposable paper stencils to impart the pattern instead of rubber mats.

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Stencils for concrete come in a wide array of patterns.  Because the stencils mask off the underlying surface, they leave behind realistic "mortar joints" the colour of the gray concrete base.

By applying a dry-shake color hardener to the exposed concrete before stencil removal, you'll get the appearance of individual stones, tiles or bricks that have been mortared together.

After the concrete sets sufficiently, the crack control joints are saw cut, and the slab is cleaned and sealed.

Stencilled concrete looks fabulous as a driveway and it is also commonly found in pool decks, patios, entrance ways, courtyards and footpaths.

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Resurfacing is a cost-effective way to dramatically enhance any concrete surface. All clean and structurally sound concrete surfaces can be improved by resurfacing. The process can also be applied to cover unsightly old pebblecrete or exposed aggregate.

Resurfacing can range from simply making the concrete look like new again, or upgrading the surface with a variety of colors and patterns.

Whether it's a concrete driveway, cement floor or patio, resurfacing options let you transform your old, often ugly, concrete into a new, smooth colored concrete surface.

The cement based system is then sprayed on to the surface to a 3mm thickness. There is almost no change to your existing levels, so it is perfect for existing concrete areas where levels are important.

This is a photo of a resurfaced entertaining area that was hand taped to give a unique finish.

To achieve a unique finish the area was hand taped to create a fun and relaxing entertainment area.

Polished concrete is a concrete slab that is polished down until a smooth, shiny finish is achieved.  It is a popular choice for commercial spaces such as warehouses and retail locations etc.
Recently homeowners are utilizing this technique for low maintenance interior flooring.

You start with a rough pad and grind into the concrete. Then you move to smoother and smoother diamond grinding pads, step by step, until your finished product is a shiny, smooth floor.  

Grinding into the concrete will usually expose aggregate which can provide an extra richness to the surface. 

Advantages

• Very durable
• Dust free
• Energy efficient
• Low maintenance
• Great design feature because it is unique and customizable
• For new concrete colours can be added for a different look
• Special aggregates can be added