We use a fibre enmeshed, air entrained concrete which, on completion, is 25-30% stronger than a standard concrete. The fibres in the concrete en

We use a fibre enmeshed, air entrained concrete which, on completion, is 25-30% stronger than a standard concrete. The fibres in the concrete enmesh together whilst the concrete cures; this is where the additional strength in the concrete comes from. The air entrainment chemical protects the concrete from any future frost damage.

As you will see from the pictures, the concrete is barrowed in from the mixer, "levelled" with rakes and floated. Once the concrete has been floated, a colour surface hardener is spread over the concrete in powder form and floated into the surface of the concrete. This is the primary colour and is what permanently colours your concrete driveway. Once the colour has been floated in, it is a case of waiting for the concrete to "go off" to the correct consitency for imprinting the pattern. Once ready, a second colour powder, called a release agent, is spread over the surface of the concrete.

This release agent allows us to place the texture mats on the concrete for imprinting the chosen pattern without the concrete sticking to the bottom of the texture mats while printing. Once the concrete has been imprinted with the chosen pattern, we set up bunting tape around the perimeter of the job to stop people from walking on it

efore we seal the pattern imprinted concrete, we will blow any loose debris from the surface and dry any damp areas, as necessary.

We will then add an anti-slip agent to the acrylic based sealant and apply the seal with brushes.

On completion of the sealing, we will once again tape the area off, so no-one walks or drives on it.

We recommend you keep your cars off the concrete for a period of four days after sealing to allow the sealants to set hard and bond properly with the concrete.