Patterned concrete driveways

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Patterned concrete driveways
Topic Started: Dec 14 2013, 09:53 AM (358 Views)
goldengal	Dec 14 2013, 09:53 AM Post #1
Mistress, House of Dogs Posts: 11,674 Group: Member Member #715 Joined: March 31, 2010	Do any of you have them? I would estimate more than 50% of the residents have them in this subdivision, and they are so darn slippery. I delivered something to a neighbour the other day, and they have this type of driveway. I was careful going up to the door, but coming out I had to hold onto their boat in the driveway, and just yesterday I saw the owner heading out to his car at the end of the driveway, and he almost went down. Thankfully, the car was parked sideways by the boulevard, and it stopped him from falling. The chap I walk with has one, but his is like rough pebbles type of finish so not slippery. My daughter has the patterned concrete in patios both front and back of her new place at the lake, and they scare me. Take care, Pat



haili	Dec 14 2013, 10:19 AM Post #2
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	My daughter has one and I usually walk on the lawn when it looks slippery and park on the street.



wildie	Dec 14 2013, 10:26 AM Post #3
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	Concrete walks and driveways need to be 'broomed' when they are installed! Nice and shiney looks nice but are dangerous in the winter!



Kahu	Dec 14 2013, 10:33 AM Post #4
Posts: 31,109 Group: Administration Member #150 Joined: December 14, 2005	I have an asphalt driveway and a pattern concrete patio area and footpaths. When the patterned concrete area was first laid and was all new and shiny it was slippery. There was one occasion when I stepped off the wooden deck steps onto the concrete I did go for a rather 'quick trip'. The contractor who laid the area got me a chemical sealant which I brushed over the area with a broom and sprinkled sand over it. It did correct the slippery nature of the surface, but the roughening created another problem, in which dust, pollen and general dirt collected creating black areas which needed continual cleaning. The sealant I was given was pretty potent and I felt I needed a gas mask and goggles to apply it ... I'm glad I'm not bothered with any breathing problems!



campy	Dec 14 2013, 01:40 PM Post #5
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	wildie Dec 14 2013, 10:26 AM Concrete walks and driveways need to be 'broomed' when they are installed! Nice and shiney looks nice but are dangerous in the winter! i think what is meant here is those 'bricks' about 8 inches square and laid out on sand. I don't know about solid concrete driveways as they are expensive. A lot of homes in my area are paved with asphalt. My friend has a driveway and entranceway made of those small concrete pavers. The reason they are slippery is because they are domed and collect water around them. They are slippery but if you spread kitty litter around, the grit makes it less slippery. You can buy a product in industrial supply houses used for absorbing oil that is made from diatomecous earth. It's great stuff to have in the trunk of your car as well if a traction problem develops and you get stuck. Sand works as well but it tracks into the house and is hard to clean up.



Olive Oil	Dec 14 2013, 01:46 PM Post #6
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,747 Group: Member Member #785 Joined: June 10, 2010	I've often admired these types of driveways and sidewalks but now that I know the problems, I will avoid them.



campy	Dec 14 2013, 01:50 PM Post #7
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Is this what we are talking about? Attached to this post: Pavers.jpg (2.95 KB)



goldengal	Dec 14 2013, 03:30 PM Post #8
Mistress, House of Dogs Posts: 11,674 Group: Member Member #715 Joined: March 31, 2010	campy Dec 14 2013, 01:50 PM Is this what we are talking about? It is hard to tell from that wee picture, but that looks more like interlocking brick which we have here and is not slippery at all. For the life of me, I do not know why people don't stick with asphalt driveways which especially when one has them coated each year look great. Take care, Pat



campy	Dec 14 2013, 03:33 PM Post #9
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	goldengal Dec 14 2013, 03:30 PM campy Dec 14 2013, 01:50 PM Is this what we are talking about? It is hard to tell from that wee picture, but that looks more like interlocking brick which we have here and is not slippery at all. For the life of me, I do not know why people don't stick with asphalt driveways which especially when one has them coated each year look great. Take care, Pat That interlocking brick is slippery because it holds moisture between the cracks when it is cold and freezes into ice. At least that's the way it is at my friend's place. I look after their house in the winter when they travel south.



Darcie	Dec 14 2013, 03:36 PM Post #10
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	We had an interlocking brick driveway in Montreal, no problems at all, never was slippery. In the present Montreal abode we have a concrete driveway and is that ever slippery, we always have to have some salt on it in winter.



campy	Dec 14 2013, 03:40 PM Post #11
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Darcie Dec 14 2013, 03:36 PM We had an interlocking brick driveway in Montreal, no problems at all, never was slippery. In the present Montreal abode we have a concrete driveway and is that ever slippery, we always have to have some salt on it in winter. It's the same product Darcie. Whether it's a concrete driveway or concrete pavers.



Darcie	Dec 14 2013, 03:46 PM Post #12
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	But the pavers were not slippery, did you read?



campy	Dec 14 2013, 03:49 PM Post #13
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Darcie Dec 14 2013, 03:46 PM But the pavers were not slippery, did you read? Yeah I can read. In my experience the pavers are just as slippery or even more so than a concrete driveway. It depends on the type of winters you have.



goldengal	Dec 14 2013, 03:57 PM Post #14
Mistress, House of Dogs Posts: 11,674 Group: Member Member #715 Joined: March 31, 2010	Ok, I do not go to McDonald's much .... perhaps twice a year when I am with others, but they have the patterned concrete. Now as I just said, do not go there often and likely have not been there in winter months; however theirs WAS slippery. Has it changed? Take care, Pat



wildie	Dec 14 2013, 05:08 PM Post #15
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	campy Dec 14 2013, 01:40 PM wildie Dec 14 2013, 10:26 AM Concrete walks and driveways need to be 'broomed' when they are installed! Nice and shiney looks nice but are dangerous in the winter! i think what is meant here is those 'bricks' about 8 inches square and laid out on sand. I don't know about solid concrete driveways as they are expensive. A lot of homes in my area are paved with asphalt. My friend has a driveway and entranceway made of those small concrete pavers. The reason they are slippery is because they are domed and collect water around them. They are slippery but if you spread kitty litter around, the grit makes it less slippery. You can buy a product in industrial supply houses used for absorbing oil that is made from diatomecous earth. It's great stuff to have in the trunk of your car as well if a traction problem develops and you get stuck. Sand works as well but it tracks into the house and is hard to clean up. Its popular to pour a solid concrete driveway and then impress a pattern into the surface. Looks like a brick surface! I assumed that this was what was referred to. I have a brick drive way and its never slippery!



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