- 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!
Tain
Tain is an imperial burgh and parish in the Region of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. The name derives from the close-by River Tain, the name of which originates from an Indo-European root definition 'flow'. The Gaelic name, Baile Dubhthaich, implies 'Duthac's community', after a regional saint likewise called Duthus. Tain was provided its initial royal charter in 1066, making it Scotland's oldest royal burgh, honored in 1966 with the opening of the Rose Garden by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The 1066 charter, approved by King Malcolm III, confirmed Tain as a shelter, where people can assert the protection of the church, and also a resistance, in which citizen sellers and also traders were exempt from specific taxes. These brought about the advancement of the town. Little is understood of earlier background although the town owed a lot of its significance to Duthac. He was an early Christian number, probably 8th or 9th century, whose temple had actually come to be so important by 1066 that it caused the royal charter. The spoiled chapel near the mouth of the river was claimed to have been improved the site of his birth. Duthac came to be an official saint in 1419 as well as by the late Middle Ages his shrine was a crucial locations of pilgrimage in Scotland. King James IV came with the very least yearly throughout his regime to achieve both spiritual and also political objectives. A leading landowning family members of the location, the Clan Munro, provided political and also religious numbers to the community, consisting of the dissenter Rev John Munro of Tain (died ca. 1630). The early Duthac Chapel was the centre of a shelter. Fugitives were by practice given sanctuary in a number of square miles marked by limit stones. During the First War of Scottish Independence, Robert the Bruce sent his wife and child to the shelter for safety. The haven was gone against and they were recorded forcibly loyal to William II, Earl of Ross who handed them over to Edward I of England The females were taken to England and also kept prisoner for numerous years.
