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Originally Posted by JRP2TV
Looking for recommendations on companies who can do a textured concrete overlay for our driveway to look like shiny slate tiles, but with grip.
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DW and I are also looking into this as well. We have spoken, and had estimates from two companies.
Design Star was one. We spoke to "Aldo"..his English is accented so he is a challenge to understand on the phone. In our case we need to have pavers removed, which he will do, some landscaping and some new concrete work done, which he won't do. His availability was into February, but the concrete guy likely won't be available until next fall.
Another company we spoke with, and got an estimate from was "Concrete Texture and Design". Their availability wasn't until April 2022 (or maybe 2023, I can't remember). Both of these companies have done work for friends of ours and we liked the result very much.
We will likely go with Design Star, simply because we'd rather get it done in the Fall of 2022 than with until Spring of '22 or '23.
Yes, there is ongoing maintenance, but it's not crazy. I like the look of our pavers, but they are the "thin" pavers, (previous owners had it done), and the company is out of business...and they are cracking and de-bonding on the borders, and for what it cost to rehab it, and THAT ongoing maintenance we've decided to go with textured concrete.
We just bought our home a year ago, and I had to learn all about driveway treatments, pros and cons. This is a subject that when you ask a specific question about on TOTV, you get lots of "Oh I wouldn't do that, I did this"...and lots of people expounding on how much they love their naked concrete. Which is fine. I find the naked concrete to be ugly. I don't like it. I'll pay for what I want, and then pay to have it properly maintained.
One thing I learned from Village Tinkerer though that made sense to me is to make sure you know exactly what material is being used, and what material will be needed for proper maintenance. Even if you plan on having it done by the company that put it in for you, these companies have a way of disappearing, and you'll absolutely need that information later.
Good luck, and let me know, either PM or on this thread, how you make out.