Tarmac Driveways Nottingham, Nottinghamshire’s top installer of Patterned Concrete Driveways, Paths & Patios is pleased to welcome you. We have offices all over the North East. We are the top specialists in pattern imprinted concrete. This reputation has been built by our professionalism and trust throughout the installation process.
We offer a professional and friendly service to all of our customers. We strive to be the best. Our skilled professionals transform driveways, patios and paths in your home. Our work adds beauty and value to your property in a matter of days.
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Patterned Imprinted Concrete
Patterned imprinted concrete (PIC) is a groundbreaking skilled technique. It adds colour and patterns to freshly poured concrete. This gives concrete the appearance of natural materials like stone, slate, and timber. This process eliminates the high price of natural products.
Minimal Maintenance
Patterned concrete is an exclusive product that requires very little maintenance. It performs far better than alternative products such as block pavers, flagstones, tarmac or flagstones. Many problems can be eliminated by using a dolomite subbase and four inches fibre reinforced concrete. These issues include sinking and weeds as well as moss. Alternative products are available. You will also encounter problems with block paving, woodrot, and pest control when you have wooden decked patio areas.
Why Decorative Imprinted Concrete?
No matter if it’s a driveway for your family or an entrance to busy business parks, our custom concrete installation services offer the perfect combination in beauty, strength, and durability. KFC and McDonald’s use decorative imprinted concrete for resurfacing their customer parking or drives-thru areas.
We offer a wide variety of commercial and domestic floor installation- and surface options that are capable of providing high performance and durability.
We offer concrete staining, concrete staining, repair of imprinted concrete surfaces, maintenance, and a lifetime free resealing.
Our domestic concrete applications can be used for:
- Any new residential development project;
- Poolside paving construction
- All areas that need some TLC
- Concrete surfaces can be waterproofed or stained.
- Fixing cracks
- Warehouses can have functional concrete floors coated with floor coatings.
- Resurfacing of build-up areas
- Resurfacing interior floor spaces;
- Outdoor areas that can support high footfall and large vehicle traffic.
- Make sure your surfaces are firm and not slippery
Use our domestic decorative concrete services to reap the benefits:
- It’s economical.
- Durable, long-lasting
- It is ideal for small and large areas.
- You can use it for both indoor and outdoor space.
- It’s extremely energy efficient.
- Our products & services support local industry
- Perfect for the UK climate
- Beautiful and customizable with different textures.
- Slip resistant, waterproof, fireproof
- It is easy to maintain and resists oil, rust and mould.
- Resist chipping and peeling.
You can create an individual look with our domestic imprinted and decorative concrete surface options.
Our resurfacing method is a non-traditional decorative impression process based on concrete. It can be applied to any surface such as brick, stone, slate and marble.
The imprinted concrete surface requires minimal maintenance and offers exceptional protection.
A concrete floor with a pattern imprinted surface will not only save you money but also enhances the quality and appearance.
What is Pattern Imprinted Concrete?
Simply put, pattern concrete (also known by stamped concrete) involves pouring concrete over a subbase, then applying a colour followed by a hardener. This is quite different to traditional concreting, where you used blocks to create your finished.
The pattern is applied once the concrete has cooled. There are many prints you can choose from. The most common include brickwork, textured stones, and ashlar. You can add curb appeal to your home by using patterned concrete, especially for driveway lining.
Good quality print
It is important to assess the quality of the printed concrete. Laying fresh concrete requires extreme care, dedication, and patience. Less consistency in concrete form can result in a poorly constructed concrete floor.
In most cases, contractors would use six to eight rigid printing matsa along with one flexible mat in each set. The driveway’s narrowest section will require six mats. However, the flexible mats can be used to print and access areas that the rigid mats won’t.
Although most printing mats measure 600x600mm in size, it is possible to order matts up to 600x600mm.
Colour Consistency
To ensure that your flooring is the right colour, you need to be aware of how imprinted concrete will look. Patterned concrete consists of two main components: colour surface hardener, and antique release agents.
A poor appearance will be caused by a poorly applied colour surface hardener or a lack of enough. This is especially evident in commercial jobs larger than retail shop flooring.
It may take several concrete deliveries for big commercial jobs. This could result in slight colour variations in each concrete mix. The job of the surface hardener, when applied, is to match the colours. This is an ideal option for large jobs that require more time than a few days.
Ensuring Long-Term Durability
It is crucial that the concrete floor above will last for many years by ensuring durability with the sub-stone base.
Additionally, the concrete mix used plays a significant role in ensuring the structural integrity is maintained for years to follow.
This is especially important in areas that receive high traffic such as driveways or multi-storey garages.
Reduce the Chance of the Concrete Cracking
Concrete patterned for driveways must contain at least 300kgs per cubic metre.
Colder conditions will require you to consume 350-380 kgs.
To increase the floor’s durability, resistance to weather and wear, you can add an air entertaining agent.
Reducing Maintenance & Maximising Results
You can enhance the overall appearance of patterned cement by applying an acrylic sealant that is solvent-based (only once dry). Water-based acrylics can be more difficult to use on patterned concrete, so avoid them.
To maintain the appearance of your concrete patterned, it is worth applying sealant at least every four years.
While it’s not required, this will help to keep your driveway (or any other place where our patterned concrete has been installed) looking fantastic for many years.