Commercial Concrete, Concrete Maintenance
You’re constructing a parking lot and adjacent driveway for your small business here in Whatcom County. Should you use concrete or asphalt? Asphalt is often the default choice, because it’s generally cheap enough to install that companies are willing to overlook its...
Concrete Maintenance, Pervious Concrete, Stormwater Management
Raveling is when concrete starts to break apart at the surface level, with small rocks and chunks breaking away from the main body of the concrete installation. It is primarily caused by poor binding of the cement with the aggregate content of the concrete. Spalling...
Concrete Maintenance, Residential Concrete, Uncategorized
The Pacific Northwest offers ideal climate conditions for pouring concrete. The best concrete installations occur during times of overcast days and generally high humidity, which describes a good portion of the year around here. However, pouring concrete can be...
Concrete Driveways, Concrete Maintenance, Residential Concrete
Concrete is an incredibly durable material. A good concrete driveway can last decades — 50 years or more. However, there are many factors that determine how long a concrete driveway might last: the skill of the concrete flatwork finisher who installed it, whether it...
Commercial Concrete, Concrete Driveways, Concrete Maintenance, Concrete Patios, Concrete Sidewalks, Residential Concrete
Most deicers are terrible for concrete. With winter weather approaching here in Whatcom County, homeowners should be careful to limit, as much as possible, the use of deicing chemicals on concrete. This is especially true of new concrete, but all concrete is...
