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Posted by Dan Deckert on December 12, 2006, 1:07 am
IMO-----NO!!!!! to any 1/4" overlay........much less a driveway. My 3"
stamped walkway has fractured in the joints because I ran over it with the
tractor, cars and trucks. Not that I really care but.....point
is............
NO!!!!! has no license...does liability or warranty ring a bell? Perhaps a
'visit' to his previous jobs may be in order should you choose that option.
Friends are friends but business is business!
my 2 cents worth...............
Dan
> Hi and Happy Holidays!
>
> My husband and I are considering getting some work done to spruice up
> the hard surfaces around our house in Santa Clarita, CA. We like the
> look and options of stamped concrete. One of the contractors offered
> concrete overlay that's about 1/4" thick, rather than removing the
> existing concrete and repouring, and then applying the stamped concrete
> design. We were wondering if that is a good idea because we are
> concerned about the durability of the thin overlay. This project would
> involve our driveway, walk way to the front door with some steps, the
> side of the house as well as part of the back yard. Assuming that it's
> properly applied, is the overlay going to last as long as fresh poured
> stamped concrete? Is it going to save us money? I would imagine there
> would be some big cost savings going with the overlay, like not having
> to rip out the existing concrete, haul it away and repour it all. And
> is it going to save us money in the long run? Or will it look nice for
> a few years and then start cracking and pealing and will we end up just
> redoing the whole work from scratch?
>
> Another question: the contractor that has shown us a portfolio of some
> of his work that we like the best has no license, but he seems to have
> the magic in his hands because the work looks beautiful and he sounds
> like he really knows what he's talking about. Is it foolish to hire
> someone without a license just because you have a good feeling about
> him and his work? He's also a neighbor, and he just bought his house
> in our neighborhood, so he probably won't go far for a while if we have
> problems. We are thinking about hiring him for a short job to do
> something else (replace a broken jacuzzi gas line under concrete and
> replace a cracked driveway section), so we can always evaluate him
> based on that job before we decide to go with him for the big job.
>
> We would appreciate some advice from home owners who have done the
> overlay, especially a while ago (any problems?) and from the pros.
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> Lila
>
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