Using Decorative Concrete Flatwork for a New Driveway from Aspen Decorative Concrete
This is prime time for home improvement endeavors and many people look to add beauty and value to their home through new landscaping. Clearly, plants and trees are included in this, but many people forget the value of beautiful stone and concrete work. Using decorative concrete flatwork for a new driveway affords a homeowner a unique and gorgeous addition that will add value and appeal to the property.
A driveway formed from artistic concrete sets a home apart from all the others on the block. Almost any pattern can be laid into the new driveway or even a resurfaced drive or walkway. In place of a dull gray slab just laying there with a car on it, a home can be distinct from others with a beautifully colored and patterned driveway or pathway enhancing the yard work and adding curb appeal.
Decorative concrete schemes can be done virtually anywhere regular concrete can be used. A simple sidewalk near the road and the dull, flat walk up to your door can change quickly into the focal point of the neighborhood. It is common in many finer homes to have concrete pools with patio slabs. A well-designed system of decorative concrete flatwork around the pool and deck area will indeed set a home apart, even in the upper-end areas.
In the typical, middle-class suburbs, driveways and sidewalks shaped by stamped or stenciled concrete which is then stained or dyed will distinguish a home from the myriad cookie-cutter development houses ? without reducing yard area like other landscaping jobs require.
Often decorative concrete work can be integrated into driveway patching or a sidewalk rebuild. The effects of winter ? along with rock salt or chemical melting substances ? can leave any exterior concrete surface pitted and chipped. Sometimes, concrete resurfacing is all that is needed to sufficiently repair the concrete and a little decorative flatwork or coloring can usually be added to the contract for an acceptable rate.
One of the tough things about home improvement is the amount of disruption created inside the house. Adding a room or two, or even adding a few windows means a great deal of equipment and things like sawdust and demolition debris. Using decorative concrete flatwork for a new driveway is done quickly and has a more permanent impact than that of more elaborate projects.
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