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Originally Posted by coffeebean
I just looked it up to make sure....stamped concrete vs concrete overlay. There most certainly is a difference.
Stamped concrete requires a complete removal of the existing concrete and new concrete is put down. Then the top is stamped and colored.
Concrete overlay is a thin layer of concrete bonded to the existing concrete and then colored and stenciled to make the design.
The article I read about the differences in the two applications said the concrete overlay is good for low traffic areas, driveways not being one of them. This causes some concern. Those of you who have concrete overlay on your driveway.....what is your experience with the durability with car traffic on the overlay?
We will not be removing our existing concrete driveway and walk way so stamped concrete is not an option for us.
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I will have to look up the company that did our drive. The previous owner had it done on 2010. Ours looks like brick, and mortar. Brick look is raised. Previous owner did not do any maintenance. At the garage a 8” by 3” had chipped off. We had original company come out do the repair and reseal the drive and sidewalk in 2016. That was $850. It should be resealed every 2 to 3 years, for around $500 to $600. As I said while it’s very curb appealing and held up well, I would opt for plain drive. We have 2 golf carts, a Sebring, and with a suv on the drive so it does take wear of our vehicles