Sunday, April 7, 2019

5 Problems Everyone Has With STAMPED CONCRETE – How To Solve Them

1,  After a long cold winter you notice some deep peeled off areas
     with regular color concrete of the otherwise beautiful stamped
     concrete driveway :


Solutions:  Don't use Salt to melt ice or snow.
                  Using sand will give you enough traction to drive,
                  or walk on it.

2, There is no way that you gonna get off easy without getting
    cracks in your stamped decorative concrete. It just the way
    concrete is, and yes even despite the most careful preparations
    it does happen,
    don't panic. ...So what to do!?!



Solutions: get a chisel and a hammer widen and clean the crack
                 to 1/4 inch.
                 Than use matching color quikrete polyurethane concrete
                 crack sealant.

3, Fading stamped concrete: Is it fading? You perhaps forgot the 
    regular maintenance which includes periodic sealing to regain
    that shiny new look that you've fallen in love with.



Solutions: First clean it nicely, let it completely dry.
                 Get sufficient amount of concrete sealant, a paint roller,
                 perhaps a mask too and make it come back to its glory.

 4, Wrong Color: After the job is done you just don't like the color.



Solutions:  By applying different sains,dyes or tints, one can
                  accomplish the change For a minor change use diluted acid stain.
           
                 use full strength for medium color change, and for complete color                         change use solid color change or acrylic.

5, Let me see what you came up with? ...and send me an email, or call

    John  604 377 3657  Vancouver, BC

    for more information visit   Stamped Concrete
       

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