Stained Driveway
CA Kate z9
8 years ago
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Comments (1)There are products that specifically say that they are for concrete. I also think that SAFER still makes a product that is based on Fatty Acids, but I don't have bottle to check the label....See MoreAnyone With Stained Concrete Driveway?
Comments (3)There are several diffeent types of processes -- Some, like Athensmom mentioned, are mixed with the concrete pre-pour. Others are penetrating chemicals that react with the chemicals in your concrete to produce a transluscent 'stained' look. And others are top coats that look more like paint or another material. Still others use a combination of methods... In my opinion, some of these processes look fabulous and others look nasty and very fake. Some will peel. Some will fade or have blotchy finishes; others will be so evenly colored that they look 'Stepford'. So shop around and INSIST on seeing samples of the process you're considering done by the crew you're hiring on an existing surface of similar age. This is one place where I would NOT pinch pennies......See MoreFacade renovation: Making the most of a 90s subdivision garage house
Comments (72)To me I think the stone around the garage portion of the house looks like the driveway is creeping up onto the house, or that it's exposed foundation. I know it's very popular to do a high water pants band of stone around the bottom of the house, particularly starting in the period that this house was built, but I think the house is kind of lucky to have escaped it the first time. Random stone put here and there as a decorative applique of sorts has no real "structural" basis, so it doesn't make a lot of sense if you think about it. It's actually completely appropriate to your style of house since so many people do it, but there is really nothing wrong or boring with a house made of one primary material. Plus, stone at the foundation area doesn't really address a bigger issue of the garage which is that large expanse brick in the gable end above the doors. I think you would get a much bigger bang for your buck sorting out the landscaping and trying to reduce the impact of the giant driveway, and leaving the house pretty much as is....See MoreLight colored LVT flooring selection and advice
Comments (1)Use a good sized mat by the entry door and remove your shoes this would be the same with any color flooring....See Morencrealestateguy
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