The areas we cover
- Chester
- Ellesmere Port
- Flintshire
- Frodsham
- North Wales
- Wirral
- Wrexham
Frequently asked questions
What happens to the waste from my drive; is it recycled?
Yes, the majority of concrete and soil excavated is recycled.
How can I access my home once the concrete has been poured?
This will be discussed when we meet with you to discuss the project; but we will always find a way to allow you to access your home.
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Our selection of concrete colour surface hardeners
Charcoal
Slate Grey
Steel Grey
Platinum Grey
Silver Grey
Mahogany
Deep Tan
Tudor Brown
Rustic Sandstone
Bideford Buff
Avon Stone
Purbeck Stone
Biscuit
Sandstone Buff
Deep Red
Plum
Terracotta
Brick Red
Champagne Pink
Slate Green
Steadman Buff
Lawn Green
Slate Blue
Pool Blue
Unpigmented
Our selection of antique release agent colours
Antique release agent colours are designed to complement the concrete colour surface hardener colours.
Charcoal
Classic Grey
Platinum Grey
Mahogany
Chocolate
Tan
Beige
Tile Red
Slate Green
Plum
Colour hardener information
What is it?
The colour hardener is a ready to use, dry shake material for colouring, hardening and finishing new concrete floors, walks, driveways and imprinted concrete. When mixed with water it may be plastered on the vertical surfaces of freshly placed concrete such as curbs, risers and planters.
Composition
The colour hardener is an intergrind of pigments dispersed with Portland cement combined with kiln dried silica. Colour and product uniformity is thereby assured.
The pigments are lime proof and have maximum resistance to the effects of sunlight. The aggregates are selected for hardness and purity then carefully graded through a wide particle size range to produce a dense, wear resistant surface.
Benefits
The colour hardener is designed to harden, densify and colour concrete floors and surfaces both inside and out.
Concrete treated with a colour hardener will be resistant to abrasion, dusting, spalling and deterioration. Colour hardened floors will also be more resistant to water absorption and salts thus reducing cleaning and maintenance costs.
Advantages
- Gives two and a half times the strength of untreated concrete
- Hardens and densifies concrete surfaces/floors
- Non rusting, can be used in a wet environment
- Resists moisture penetration, easier to clean
- Improved resistance to de-icing salts
- Increases the life of a concrete floor
- Available in many colours
Technical data
Compressive strength 44 N/mm squared. Tested to BS1881:Pt.202:1986.
The colour hardener test was carried out by SGS United Kingdom Ltd. to prove that our colour hardener is suitable for the application of pattern imprinted concrete and in particular increases the strength and surface tension of ordinary concrete.
The colour hardener in this test was applied at a rate of approximately 1.75 kilo per metre, each 25 kilo bag covering approximately 15 square metres.
The mean rebound number for ordinary concrete was 14, giving a compressive strength of 18 N/mm squared. After application of our colour hardener the compressive strength increased to 44 N/mm squared, two and a half times the strength of untreated concrete.
