I will be pouring a new concrete driveway soon… after putting it off for as long as possible.
My worry is about what kind of driveway or treatment to do. I love to tinker around on cars and stuff. no room in the garage to do this so I work in the driveway right outside of the garage. however, having a new driveway will mean that I have to worry about spotting it up with spilled oil or whatever.
I thought about doing a colored and stamped driveway but I don’t know if i really want to go through all of that. Just figured I could lessen the chance of a spill showing with a darker and textured surface.
I could religiously keep it sealed if that even really works completely.
what other ideas or options are there? thanks.
Oh yeah, for those that do not know… I am in NE Ohio.
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if you work on anything in the drive that requires jacks or jackstands... as much as you know how much I like stamp'n concrete... i wouldn't do it where i needed to roll a jack... or set a jackstand...
if i need or want a smooth surface... then i do like to stamp & color the edges... the width of the stamp... maybe 16" or so...
for me it costs all but nothing... and i think it adds value and a custom look...
I've had limited luck with sealers stopping oil stains
have fun
P :)
One of our old conc. salesman used to rave about boiled linseed oil. Never saw how it looked though.
Mike
Save up some old oil, and "seal" it with that. Then the new oil stains won't show.
And, I'm only half way joking.
You could do some random splotching with dark stains, so that any new ones will be masked to some degree.
It gets cold where you are, so a hard troweled surface, that would be less permeable to oils, would also be slicker when it gets a little frost on it.
You can also get plastic and lay it down, then drive the car onto it before you start working, to catch any major spill.
Keeping a bag or two of cheap kitty litter, mixed about 80/20 with dry laundry detergent to absorb any spill is also a good idea.
Shellac
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Ah frenchy, you've got a stealth account here, I see.
"If it moves, sell it something. If it doesn't move, shellac it."
I have to give credit to dam inspector. He brought up the wonder drug in the ladder question. I spit on the screen. Next one I opened was this. Seemed appropriate here too
Not sure if one of these mats would be practical to move and roll out for just when you are tinkering.
http://www.allmats.com/site/439205/page/108132
A number of my projects require a special early high strength concrete mix that we call "highway mix". It's driveable in 4 to 6 hours.
The mix is an 8 sack mix with 2% NCA non-calcium chloride accelerator, 2% calcium chloride, & ½% retarder to help get it out of truck. For a large area like this, you'll need efficient finishers.
Incidentally, I was traveling when your father died, and did not learn of it until later. I am sorry for your family's loss. My father died 6 years ago after his third stroke. Tough to see them that way.
Regards,
Steve
"Preach the Gospel at all times; if necessary, use words." - St. Francis of Assisi
No, I didn't vote for him; but he IS my president. I pray for the his safety, and the safety of his family every day. And I pray that he makes wise decisions.
thanks and I appreciate the condolences as well.you want to lay a driveway? lol.only about 2000 sf.. maybe 2500.
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I refuse to accept that there are limitations to what we can accomplish. Pete Draganic
Take life as a test and shoot for a better score each day. Matt Garcia
If you need, I can get you the contact info for a guy that does good driveway work.
"Preach the Gospel at all times; if necessary, use words." - St. Francis of Assisi
No, I didn't vote for him; but he IS my president. I pray for the his safety, and the safety of his family every day. And I pray that he makes wise decisions.
it wouldn't hurt but I'll probably do it myself... then again, maybe not. My BIL is a foreman for Ruhlin and formerly with Great Lakes. He knows concrete well and I may be able to rope him and some of his guys into helping.I am thinking of kleeping it simple with a broom finish and wide edge finish.I like Pony's idea of stamping just the edges.
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I refuse to accept that there are limitations to what we can accomplish. Pete Draganic
Take life as a test and shoot for a better score each day. Matt Garcia
FWIW, my low tech solution to avoid oil stains is cardboard. I have a former refrigerator box, folded up, ready to go under the truck whenever it's needed, usually for oil changes. Can't say that it's fool proof but it absorbs drips very nicely.
We have an exposed aggregate driveway, and it''s a pain to work on. Traps dirt. hard on the knees. car jack doesn't roll easily. If you don't want plain concrete, I would do nothing more than colored stains.
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