- Prepare the sub-base The driveway company will excavate, or dig, the existing surface down to a depth of around 200mm. They will remove any debris from the area may place it in a skip or arrange for it to be removed in another way. When they dig down to the sub-base of your previous driveway, they will assess how much hardcore they need and arrange for that to be delivered to the site. They will then spread the hardcore across the sub-base to create a level surface to pour the concrete on. Most good contractors will apply a gel to any walls and doors to protect them from concrete splashes. They will also add any gulley tops, manhole covers or shuttering that’s required.
- Installation and imprinting Next, the tradespeople will have the concrete either poured from a large mixer vehicle or barrow it in from a mixer and pour onto the surface. They level it with rakes, then add a colour surface hardener in a colour of your choice. This will give the driveway its permanent colour. They will then wait until the concrete has hardened to the correct consistency for imprinting the pattern, then will use special tools and stencils to make the pattern that you asked for. They will then spread a colour powder called a release agent over the surface, and leave to dry for 1 to 2 days depending on the weather conditions.
- Cleaning When the contractors return, they will add crack control cuts into the concrete. This is important because concrete expands and contracts in the heat, so there needs to be some give to stop any larger cracks from forming. Then everything is power washed clean, and a chemical wash is also used on the concrete to ensure it’s completely dust-free. The installers will ensure all your walls and doors are clean, which will hopefully be an easy job if they used wall gel.
- Sealing The final step is to seal the driveway. There needs to have been at least two dry days before the tradespeople can do it, so you might find it’s best to have your pattern imprinted driveway installed in the summer. The contractors will blow any debris away from the surface and dry any damp areas where necessary. They will then add an anti-slip agent to the sealant and brush it on. It’s best to not walk or drive onto your new concrete driveway for about 4 days after sealing to allow everything to set. But after that, you’re ready to use your new driveway!
Banff
Banff is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Banff is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Macduff across the estuary of the River Banff is a former royal burgh, and is the county town of the historical region of Banffshire. Banff's initial castle was developed to ward off Viking invaders and a charter of 1163 AD reveals that Malcolm IV was living there at that time. Throughout this duration the community was a hectic trading centre in the "free hanse" of Northern Scottish burghs, regardless of not having its very own harbour till 1775. The very first documented Sheriff of Banff was Richard de Strathewan in 1264, and also in 1372 Royal Burgh standing was conferred by King Robert II. By the 15th century Banff was one of three major communities exporting salmon to the continent of Europe, together with Aberdeen and Montrose. There was a good deal of lawlessness in seventeenth-century Scotland, and also some of the worst transgressors were participants of the nobility. According to records maintained by chronicler William Cramond, the tolbooth (court house and jail) of Banff was, in 1628, the website of a run-in between Lord Banff and James Ogilvie, his loved one. Apparently, he struck James Ogilvie upon the head with a baton during a court hearing. Twenty of his good friends and also followers then attacked Ogilvie with swords before chasing him right into the street and finishing him off with a gun shot. Banff as well as Macduff are separated by the valley of the River Deveron. This unpredictable river was finally tamed by the seven curved bridge finished in 1779 by John Smeaton. An earlier bridge had actually been built in 1765, yet was swept away in 1768. The old ferryboat was restored right into use, till it was lost in a flooding in 1773. A public meeting was held in 1800 and also passed a resolution for the structure of a turnpike roadway in between Turiff and Banff as the existing roadway was in a sad state of repair. Later on 19th century transportation renovations consisted of the structure of 2 railway lines, from Macduff to Turiff in 1860 and the Banff, Portsoy and also Strathisla Train in 1859 which connected to the main Aberdeen to Inverness line. During the 19th Century the Banff Fishery District (comprising the ports from Crovie to Sandend) was essential to the herring trade, with manufacturing peaking in 1853 at greater than sixty-thousand barrels, of which virtually thirty-four thousand were exported, nevertheless by 1912 production had decreased to just over eight thousand barrels. Currently, the languages spoken in the town as well as in its area tend to be the Doric dialect of Scots, as well as English.
