Aggregate material for temporary parking and raised. . . I’m building a new house and at the end of the driveway and back of the garage (see pic) we want to install some type of aggregate in the highlighted area which will be used for temporary parking and raised garden beds We nixed the idea of extending the driveway with pavers due to cost and the
Driveway Coating - Bond Xylene Polyaspartic - DIY Home Improvement Forum Hi, looking for some advice from some experts and concrete coatings I have a one year old driveway that my customer would like to coat with a Colored Quartz Aggregate 1) first I was planning to use a xylene based paint (H C from Sherwin) to first coat the driveway with a base color coat that
buffing exposed aggregate | DIY Home Improvement Forum The aggregate was exposed after the retarder pressure washing It almost seems too much of the concrete was removed, leaving more of the small pebbles exposed above the concrete thus, a bumpy surface
Caulking concrete expansion joints - DIY Home Improvement Forum I notice that the expansion joints in my aggregate driveway have cracks in the bottoms of them is it a good idea to seal expansion joints with some type of clear outdoor silicone or other product? I don't necessarily want water seeping down into the cracks during rain storms Thanks
Can thin 1 2 small pebble resurfacing mix be. . . I have a 600sq ft exposed aggregate patio in Ocean City, NJ It is very heavy 3 8" pea gravel top You cannot walk on it with your bare feet But it is very solid with no cracks I was thinking about buying some good bagged resurface mix and high quality polished pebbles (around 2 ton?)
Concrete type 560-c-3250 | DIY Home Improvement Forum Okay the light bulb finally lit up, that's not a type of concrete it's a class of concrete, big difference between the two, the first set of numbers is the minimum amount of portland cement in one cubic yard , the letter c means aggregate gradation, and last set of numbers is the minimum compressive strength in 28 days
Help - Wood Barn Floor over dirt | DIY Home Improvement Forum So how deep of an aggregate base are we talking about? Click to expand You want the sub-base to be undisturbed earth So if that's good and compacted, as is, you just need to add enough sub-grade aggregate to ensure it's flat and level Then compact it If it were me, I'd add 4 inches What one man can do, another can do
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Gravel Limestone aggregate, for example, relies on a different numbering system than crushed quarry rock to indicate size Although your finished project might only display one or two types of gravel to those looking, a solid DIY hardscape project uses three or more types of gravel to create a firm foundation with adequate drainage that’ll withstand
Im building a small retaining wall. Can I get. . . Trying to build a wall because just because you have the blocks is a solution looking for a problem If the problem is having them, give them away or haul them to an aggregate plant that will crush them and sell the recycled crushed material
Softened Tap Water Safe for Concrete Mixing? - DIY Home Improvement Forum Have seen some visually bad water used for concrete Even the few minnows were lost destroyed in the mixing without any problems in meeting the needs It was good sound aggregate, so a few minnows did little to increase the amount of organics up beyond what is allowed in the aggregate spec Dick Reply Like S stadry