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Concrete or brick patio mega_metal_maniac 06-14-2006
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Posted by Tim Killian on June 15, 2006, 1:15 pm
mega_metal_maniac@yahoo.com wrote:
> 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 ?
>

True, but remember there are two kinds of concrete, the kind that's
cracked, and the kind that's gonna crack ;-)

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Posted by Goedjn on June 15, 2006, 1:46 pm
On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:15:28 -0600, Tim Killian

>mega_metal_maniac@yahoo.com wrote:
>> 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 ?
>>
>
>True, but remember there are two kinds of concrete, the kind that's
>cracked, and the kind that's gonna crack ;-)


Three kinds. You CAN put in concrete that won't crack in
your lifetime, it just takes twice as much time,
three times as much effort, and four times as much money.



Posted by on June 15, 2006, 2:52 pm
> mega_metal_maniac@yahoo.com wrote:
> > 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 ?

> True, but remember there are two kinds of concrete, the kind that's
> cracked, and the kind that's gonna crack ;-)

Except we've had a 20X40 concrete slab patio in CT that has stood for over
40 years with no cracks, and no control joints, and no maintenance. I'm
not sure how they achived this feat.


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Posted by Goedjn on June 15, 2006, 3:03 pm
On 15 Jun 2006 18:52:43 GMT, raven@westnet.poe.com wrote:

>> mega_metal_maniac@yahoo.com wrote:
>> > 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 ?
>
>> True, but remember there are two kinds of concrete, the kind that's
>> cracked, and the kind that's gonna crack ;-)
>
>Except we've had a 20X40 concrete slab patio in CT that has stood for over
>40 years with no cracks, and no control joints, and no maintenance. I'm
>not sure how they achived this feat.

Good base preparation. If what the slab is sitting on doesn't move,
the slab won't crack.

Posted by on June 15, 2006, 5:10 pm

>>Except we've had a 20X40 concrete slab patio in CT that has stood for over
>>40 years with no cracks, and no control joints, and no maintenance. I'm
>>not sure how they achived this feat.
>
>Good base preparation. If what the slab is sitting on doesn't move,
>the slab won't crack.
Alas some sanity in the concrete discussion. Unqualified people do
substandard installations and convince the customer the cracking is
normal.

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