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Monday, February 21, 2011

Day 147 - February 21th (Day 3)

Well the concretors tuned up nice and early today. They started the driveway and were finished it by 1:30pm. I am very pleased with the job they have done. It looks really good.

Tomorrow they are coming back to cut the concrete into five sections, so it doesn't crack over time. We aren't allowed to drive onto it for a week at the moment as you need to let it dry out. The concretor is going to provide us with some solution to add to the surface after it has been cut. It is designed to protect the surface, and also give it that "Wet" look.

We had the electrician come out as well today to check the range hood..it was making a rattling noise. It ended up that the inside pipe was loose. Fixed it up and it works without any problems now.

Went out to Underwood and had a look at Empire furniture... Thanks Jay...again.... Bought a new desk, but they won't have it at the store until Friday, so we will have to get it then.

Here are today's pics of the concrete driveway going in.....










The concretors were very thorough and gave the street a good cleaning as well. If anyone else is interested in getting their driveway done, I recommend Terry Achillies from Achilles Concrete Services. http://www.achillesconcreting.com.au/


2 comments:

  1. I assume you're on holidays now. When I saw the first pictures of the concrete, I was thinking, NO you shouldn't have gone plane concrete, then it revealed the expose aggregate, I felt better. Looks great, we're looking to get ours in later this week, hopefully the rain holds off, so they can work on it. Was the driveway affected by last nights rain?

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  2. Hi Jay,

    Sorry for the slackness in the reply. Using 3G, the internet isn't always switched on, and I still have to get the phone line and study sorted out.

    Yeah. It's funny you should mention that. I thought they were going to add the stones on top of it, but I found out that they were in the mix already and they just wash away tehe top layer of the concrete. They spray on an inhibitor to stop the top layer from setting so they can wash some of the concrete off.

    They have asked me to keep the hose on it every now and then, to assist it to dry evenly. They are coming back again next week to provide me with some solution to make it looks glossy all the time.

    The rain has been good, as it has saved me from wetting it. It takes a week to dry out so you can drive on it, so we've been keeping off it with our car....

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