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Benefits of a concrete ribbon driveway

Benefits of a concrete ribbon driveway

Concrete Driveways, Pervious Concrete, Stormwater Management, Sustainability

Ribbon driveways have so many benefits, it’s a bit of a surprise that we don’t see them more often here in the Pacific Northwest. What is a ribbon driveway? When you pull into your driveway, only a small part of your vehicle — its tires — comes into contact with the...
Project feature: Pervious parking lot in Bellingham

Project feature: Pervious parking lot in Bellingham

Commercial Concrete, Concrete Driveways, Concrete Parking Lots, Concrete Sidewalks, Pervious Concrete, Stormwater Management

PeaceHealth has been engaging in a fair amount of construction north of its hospital — PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center — in Bellingham. For starters, a new PeaceHealth women’s health clinic has been announced along the new Birchwood Avenue near where it passes...
Can pervious concrete help save you money?

Can pervious concrete help save you money?

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...
Why you might need a new concrete driveway

Why you might need a new concrete driveway

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 concepts: Raveling and spalling — what are they, and how can they be prevented?

Concrete concepts: Raveling and spalling — what are they, and how can they be prevented?

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 concepts: Does pervious concrete clog?

Concrete concepts: Does pervious concrete clog?

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...
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