Exposed Aggregate Concrete & Paving in Perth

What’s Included with Our Exposed Aggregate Concrete & Paving Service

Exposed aggregate is the most popular premium driveway finish in Perth. Stone goes into the mix, a surface retarder is sprayed on after the pour, and the top layer is washed off the next day to reveal the stone. It hides dirt and tyre marks, gives good grip and holds up well under vehicles. The colour and size of the stone set the look, and Perth jobs often use river gravel, pea gravel, crushed quartz or coloured granite chips, so it pays to see samples before choosing. Coloured concrete uses oxide through the mix or a colour hardener on the surface. Stencilled and stamped concrete press a pattern into the fresh slab to look like pavers or stone. Every decorative finish needs a sealer to hold its colour, and a solvent sealer coat is normally part of a properly scoped quote, with a reseal every few years. Exposed aggregate paving is not only for driveways. The same finish suits garden paths, patios, alfresco areas and pool surrounds, where the textured surface also gives grip when wet. Published Perth guides put exposed aggregate at about $100 to $160 per square metre supplied and laid, against roughly $60 to $95 for plain brushed concrete, because of the extra work on pour day.

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