printed concrete driveways
Discussion
Right anyone got one of these???
The guys are here currently concreting and printing my drive,at the momnet it looks like a drive full of chocolate mousse.My 6 yr old wants to dive into it.
And the cat is eyeing it up for a bit of paw print design later.
If you have one:
How long for,and any pitfalls. or are you still completley satisfied?
Upon completion I will post a pic,3 cars and a bike on a drive......:sounds like a good title for a novel!!!!
The guys are here currently concreting and printing my drive,at the momnet it looks like a drive full of chocolate mousse.My 6 yr old wants to dive into it.
And the cat is eyeing it up for a bit of paw print design later.
If you have one:
How long for,and any pitfalls. or are you still completley satisfied?
Upon completion I will post a pic,3 cars and a bike on a drive......:sounds like a good title for a novel!!!!
We had it done last year, pretty pleased with it, it looks as if it could do with another coat of sealant on it, as there's a few bare patches, shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Incidentally, the firm which did it have gone "bankrupt" and are now doing a drive up the road trading under a different name.
Incidentally, the firm which did it have gone "bankrupt" and are now doing a drive up the road trading under a different name.
Near neighbours have them.
One looks good, t'other's a real dog's dinner....instalation/design problems.
One had to be re-coated shortly after installation...don't know why, but it's fine now, several years on.
What bothers me is.......what happens if you later need to get to drains, cables, etc, running under the drive.....? BT would charge you an arm and several legs to get at theirs.
One looks good, t'other's a real dog's dinner....instalation/design problems.
One had to be re-coated shortly after installation...don't know why, but it's fine now, several years on.
What bothers me is.......what happens if you later need to get to drains, cables, etc, running under the drive.....? BT would charge you an arm and several legs to get at theirs.
mrmaggit said:
I personally wouldn't have it done. Concrete in this form always ends up cracking, and never along the cracks in the pattern! But each to their own, I suppose.
No way, it shouldn't crack. I've seen the odd one , but that's it. If done right, and its a fairly foolproof system, it'll look good for years and years.
Digging and re-laying a patch should be no problem either. The colour match is important, so keep a record of the colour supplier, jessica.
jessica said:
Right anyone got one of these???
The guys are here currently concreting and printing my drive,at the momnet it looks like a drive full of chocolate mousse.My 6 yr old wants to dive into it.
And the cat is eyeing it up for a bit of paw print design later.
If you have one:
How long for,and any pitfalls. or are you still completley satisfied?
Upon completion I will post a pic,3 cars and a bike on a drive......:sounds like a good title for a novel!!!!
My parents had theirs done last year and it looks really nice - they're really happy with it.
It shouldn't crack as they cut fine lines it for when it shrinks and expands. If it does happen to crack then it should only go as far as the lines. Any inspection covers are also covered but they cut round it and put keyholes on it so you can still lift it up.
Heebeegeetee said:
I personally wouldn't have it done. Concrete in this form always ends up cracking, and never along the cracks in the pattern! But each to their own, I suppose.
No way, it shouldn't crack. I've seen the odd one , but that's it. If done right, and its a fairly foolproof system, it'll look good for years and years.
Digging and re-laying a patch should be no problem either. The colour match is important, so keep a record of the colour supplier, jessica.
thanks for the info.....as for cracking I am assured this doesn't happen as they actually stilsaw,crack ridges into the whole design to stop this from happening.
it's looking good.....
get me trevvie back next week and he can sit on it
Had one of these at my former house - and it did have a long crack form in it eventually - but barely noticeable.
When I moved there, the previous owner said not to put salt down on it as it reacted with something or other - can't remember.
I used to jetwash it down once a year. I'm guessing now that when people on here are talking about colours and sealants - that this may not have been a good thing to do?
When I moved there, the previous owner said not to put salt down on it as it reacted with something or other - can't remember.
I used to jetwash it down once a year. I'm guessing now that when people on here are talking about colours and sealants - that this may not have been a good thing to do?
Still waiting for the guys to come and wash off the powder.But angry as Hell..........
Right by the gatepost as obvious as you can make it they have stamped the last brick with there name and telephone no..
Me gonna demand they remove it. If they had asked I would have suggested they stamp it somewhere less obvious.behind gatepost maybe or not at all.
In my mind this just makes it look a mess,and I dont see why they should get free advertising on my drive on my property. I think I own the drive paid a enough for it.
Right by the gatepost as obvious as you can make it they have stamped the last brick with there name and telephone no..
Me gonna demand they remove it. If they had asked I would have suggested they stamp it somewhere less obvious.behind gatepost maybe or not at all.
In my mind this just makes it look a mess,and I dont see why they should get free advertising on my drive on my property. I think I own the drive paid a enough for it.
jessica said:
Still waiting for the guys to come and wash off the powder.But angry as Hell..........
Right by the gatepost as obvious as you can make it they have stamped the last brick with there name and telephone no..
Me gonna demand they remove it. If they had asked I would have suggested they stamp it somewhere less obvious.behind gatepost maybe or not at all.
In my mind this just makes it look a mess,and I dont see why they should get free advertising on my drive on my property. I think I own the drive paid a enough for it.
Get them to remove it or don't make the final payments. We don't have that on ours, but we did get a discount for having that plastic sign in the photo there for 2 weeks or so.
Muncher said:
We don't have that on ours, but we did get a discount for having that plastic sign in the photo there for 2 weeks or so.
Well done
We bl--dy well do have that on ours and there's no way to remove it (according to a 'concrete technician' (me neither
) who Trading Standards dredged up) Ask for, nay demand, an 'advertising fee'.
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