Concrete Driveways, Concrete Sidewalks, Government Concrete Projects, Pervious Concrete, Residential Concrete, Stormwater Management
A few years back in Sultan, a small town on Highway 2 northeast of Seattle, contractors covered 32,000 square feet of driveways, streets and sidewalks with pervious concrete. The goal was to reduce standing water and improve stormwater management during the wettest...
Aggregate Concrete, Concrete Driveways, Decorative Concrete, Pervious Concrete, Residential Concrete, Stormwater Management, Sustainability
A new concrete driveway can provide years — decades, even — of trouble-free use. An eminently useful and practical addition to a home, a new concrete driveway can provide additional benefits as well. Let’s look at three of them: curb appeal, property value and safety....
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...
Pervious Concrete, Residential Concrete, Stormwater Management
If you’ve chosen pervious concrete over traditional poured-in-place concrete for a street, driveway, sidewalk or patio project, you might wonder how to maintain your pervious concrete system over the long haul. One specific question often asked regarding these...
Concrete Driveways, Pervious Concrete, Stormwater Management
Here in the Pacific Northwest, we get a lot of rain. Sometimes it comes in sheets, and sometimes it comes in a drizzle, a little each day for a week or two. All this rain can take a major toll on our stormwater systems, rivers and lakes. The rain needs somewhere to...
Commercial Concrete, Pervious Concrete, Residential Concrete, Stormwater Management
What is rainscaping? “Landscaping” is a term we’re familiar with: It’s the use of plants, rocks, soil and other materials to beautify a yard or parking lot and increase its usability and value. Rainscaping takes landscaping a step further, making use of landscaping...
