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Concrete or brick patio mega_metal_maniac 06-14-2006
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Posted by Percival P. Cassidy on June 14, 2006, 3:17 pm
We have a concrete patio (it was here already) and wish we had brick,
which would look much nicer.

Perce


On 06/14/06 02:04 pm mega_metal_maniac@yahoo.com wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My wife and I are thinking about digging out a part of our backyard and
> putting a new patio. We are not sure if we should go in for a brick or
> concrete patio. We have talked to couple of local contractors and
> realized that concrete patios are a lot cheaper than brick ones.
>
> What are the big +s and -s of these patios? We live in the new england
> area. So, winter is pretty bad here. We have woods in our backyard
> (dont know if this matters).
>
> Any help on this is really appreciated.

Real Goods Solar, Inc.
Posted by PipeDown on June 14, 2006, 4:13 pm

> We have a concrete patio (it was here already) and wish we had brick,
> which would look much nicer.
>

With a slab patio, you have the option of putting flagstone, fieldstone or
other mortared in stone surfaces right on top. You can also score and stain
it to look more natural stone like.

For a new concrete patio, there is also the option of stamped and stained
patterns. The cost savings is mainly in the lower labor cost for pouring a
slab as opposed to the prep and manual hard labor of setting pavers. Pavers
can be a DIY but a large slab should be done by an experienced crew and
cement truck.

In new england, you might get frost heave or root intrusion which moves the
patio, pavers make it possisble to fix



Posted by on June 14, 2006, 8:14 pm
The folks that i talked to said that the concrete patios can be made to
match any finish - eg: the basketweave brick pattern that we liked a
lot. If this could be achieved, would it look as good as a brick patio
? The price diff is huge. Would concrete patio stand up to the new
england winter ?


Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on June 14, 2006, 10:33 pm


> Would concrete patio stand up to the new
> england winter ?

Done properly, yes. Just look how much concrete is around the cities. How
many 50 and 100 year old sidewalks are still in good shape? You need the
proper base, metal screen, expansion joints and a good mix of the right
thickness for the job.



Posted by Jim Elbrecht on June 15, 2006, 7:48 am
-snip-
>Done properly, yes. Just look how much concrete is around the cities. How
>many 50 and 100 year old sidewalks are still in good shape?

I'm in NY where we have similar winters and I can't recall ever seeing
one. Actually what I see more of lately is 5 and 10 yr old concrete
falling apart or cracking.

> You need the
>proper base, metal screen, expansion joints and a good mix of the right
>thickness for the job.

And a contractor who has an excellent reputation and who will stand
behind his work for a long time.

Jim


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