When Can I Walk On My New Concrete? Please keep vehicles, children, pets, and yourself off of your newly poured concrete 4 hours after it is all finished. After 4 hours, you can walk on your newly poured concrete, but avoid dragging your feet, or allowing your pets to walk on it as their claws can leave marks in the concrete.
How Long Before I Can Drive On My New Concrete? You may drive and park your personal vehicle on your new concrete surface after 21 days.
Why Is My Concrete Different Colors? Concrete may appear discolored in certain areas as it takes up to 60 days for the concrete to be fully cured. This may cause the concrete to look spotty in areas because there are different amounts of moisture evaporating from each section of your concrete. Please do not be alarmed as this is a normal occurrence and will fade in time.
Why Does My Concrete Crack? All concrete cracks. We are very skilled at what type of concrete mix we use and where we design our control joints. Hairline cracks do not affect the structural integrity of your new concrete. We use rebar to hold concrete together and give it a 4inch compacted base of class 5 (recycled concrete).
What Do You Call The Lines In Concrete? The lines cut into concrete are called control joints. Control joints are used to control where your concrete cracks, helping keep your concrete surface level.
Can I Use Salt On My Concrete? Salts or any other de-icers, should not be used on your concrete. The best way to keep your concrete safe in the winter is to keep it clean with a plastic shovel and to use kitty litter or sand for traction.
Does Stamped Concrete Fade? Stamped or colored concrete can fade if it is not properly maintained. We recommend resealing your decorative concrete every few years, however in high traffic areas it may need to be resealed more often.
How Long Before I Can Drive On My New Concrete? You may drive and park your personal vehicle on your new concrete surface after 21 days.
Why Is My Concrete Different Colors? Concrete may appear discolored in certain areas as it takes up to 60 days for the concrete to be fully cured. This may cause the concrete to look spotty in areas because there are different amounts of moisture evaporating from each section of your concrete. Please do not be alarmed as this is a normal occurrence and will fade in time.
Why Does My Concrete Crack? All concrete cracks. We are very skilled at what type of concrete mix we use and where we design our control joints. Hairline cracks do not affect the structural integrity of your new concrete. We use rebar to hold concrete together and give it a 4inch compacted base of class 5 (recycled concrete).
What Do You Call The Lines In Concrete? The lines cut into concrete are called control joints. Control joints are used to control where your concrete cracks, helping keep your concrete surface level.
Can I Use Salt On My Concrete? Salts or any other de-icers, should not be used on your concrete. The best way to keep your concrete safe in the winter is to keep it clean with a plastic shovel and to use kitty litter or sand for traction.
Does Stamped Concrete Fade? Stamped or colored concrete can fade if it is not properly maintained. We recommend resealing your decorative concrete every few years, however in high traffic areas it may need to be resealed more often.