- 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!
Maybole
Maybole is a burgh of barony and authorities burgh of South Ayrshire, Scotland. Pop. (2011) 4,760. It is situated 9 miles (14 kilometres) south of Ayr as well as 50 miles (80 kilometres) southwest of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Maybole has Middle Ages roots, obtaining a charter from Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick in 1193. In 1516 it was made a burgh of regality, although for generations it continued to be under the suzerainty of the Kennedys, afterwards Earls of Cassillis and also (later on) Marquesses of Ailsa, the most powerful family in Ayrshire. The Marquess of Ailsa lived at Cassillis House, simply outside Maybole up until its sale in 2007. In the late seventeenth century, a census recorded Maybole was home to 28 "lords and landowners with estates in Carrick and beyond." In former times, Maybole was the funding of the area of Carrick, Scotland, and for long its particular attribute was the family manors of the barons of Carrick. Maybole Castle, a previous seat of the Earls of Cassillis, dates to 1560 as well as still stays, although aspects of the castle are considered as "of issue". The general public structures consist of the town-hall, the Ashgrove as well as the Lumsden fresh-air biweekly houses, and the Maybole mix poorhouse. Maybole is a short range from the native home of Robert Burns, the Scots national poet. Burns's mother was a Maybole homeowner, Agnes Brown. In the 19th century, Maybole ended up being a centre of boot as well as footwear manufacturing. Margaret McMurray (?? -1760), one of the last native audio speakers of a Lowland dialect of Scottish Gaelic, is recorded to have lived at Cultezron (not to be perplexed with neighboring Culzean), a farm on the borders of Maybole.
