MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Stamped concrete repair: cracks, colour and resealing<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMost stamped concrete problems can be fixed without lifting it<\/strong>: faded colour comes back with cleaning and resealing, fine cracks are sealed and flaking areas are repaired with coloured mortar. Only when the base has sunk is it worth relaying the affected bay.<\/p>We explain how to tell each case apart, what you can do yourself and when to call someone in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tFirst, the diagnosis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBefore talking about price we need to know what’s wrong with the floor. These are the five problems we see on almost every visit:<\/p>
Symptom<\/th> Usual cause<\/th> Solution<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Dull colour, whitish look<\/td> Worn-out or poor-quality sealer<\/td> Cleaning and resealing<\/td><\/tr> Oil, rust or mould stains<\/td> Sealer worn out, the surface absorbs<\/td> Specific cleaning and resealing<\/td><\/tr> Fine cracks<\/td> Joints cut late or bays too large<\/td> Crack sealing with filler or resin<\/td><\/tr> Colour layer peeling<\/td> Water on the surface when stamping, or frost<\/td> Repair with coloured mortar<\/td><\/tr> Wide cracks or sinking<\/td> Poorly compacted base or no mesh<\/td> Break out and relay the bay<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tResealing: the most needed and least done job<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tHow often<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery 2\u20133 years \u2013 at the shorter end near the coast, around pools or on very sunny driveways. The clear sign is when the floor changes colour a lot when wet: water is getting into the surface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tHow it's done<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPressure washing, a day to dry, then one or two coats of sealer by roller or spray. You can walk on it after a few hours and drive on it the next day. On a normal driveway it’s a one-day job.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tCracks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNot all cracks are the same, and there’s no need to panic at the first one that appears.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tHairline cracks under 1 mm<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThese are shrinkage cracks and almost always cosmetic. They’re sealed with filler or resin in the colour of the paving and disappear from view. They don’t affect strength.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tCracks that widen or have a step<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf the crack is growing, or one side is higher than the other, the problem is underneath: the base has moved. No patch will fix that. The affected bay is cut out joint to joint, the base is rebuilt and it’s poured and stamped again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tStains: how to remove them<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t- Car oil:<\/strong> alkaline degreaser, a brush and hot water. If it’s old, a shadow may remain.<\/li>
- Rust from furniture or pots:<\/strong> a specific rust cleaner for concrete. Never hydrochloric acid, which eats the colour.<\/li>
- Mould and algae:<\/strong> pressure washing and an anti-moss product. It usually appears in shady areas where the sealer has worn off.<\/li>
- Barbecue grease:<\/strong> degreaser and patience.<\/li><\/ul>
After any heavy cleaning you need to reseal, because the sealer will have suffered.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tCan you change the colour of old stamped concrete?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYes, within limits. With stains or pigmented sealers you can darken or refresh a colour, or blend in repaired areas. What you can’t do is go from dark grey to off-white without it showing: the base colour rules. For big colour changes the honest solution is to relay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tRepair price<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe price of resealing or repairing depends on the area, the condition of the surface and the type of damage: sealing a few cracks is not the same as relaying loose bays. If the whole surface has to be lifted and relaid, it’s quoted as a new job: you can see what affects the price on our stamped concrete price per m\u00b2<\/a> page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSend us a photo of your floor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith two or three photos, one close up and one from further away, we can almost always tell you whether it needs resealing, a repair or relaying. No obligation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Most stamped concrete problems can be fixed without lifting it<\/strong>: faded colour comes back with cleaning and resealing, fine cracks are sealed and flaking areas are repaired with coloured mortar. Only when the base has sunk is it worth relaying the affected bay.<\/p> We explain how to tell each case apart, what you can do yourself and when to call someone in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t Before talking about price we need to know what’s wrong with the floor. These are the five problems we see on almost every visit:<\/p> Every 2\u20133 years \u2013 at the shorter end near the coast, around pools or on very sunny driveways. The clear sign is when the floor changes colour a lot when wet: water is getting into the surface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t Pressure washing, a day to dry, then one or two coats of sealer by roller or spray. You can walk on it after a few hours and drive on it the next day. On a normal driveway it’s a one-day job.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t Not all cracks are the same, and there’s no need to panic at the first one that appears.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t These are shrinkage cracks and almost always cosmetic. They’re sealed with filler or resin in the colour of the paving and disappear from view. They don’t affect strength.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t If the crack is growing, or one side is higher than the other, the problem is underneath: the base has moved. No patch will fix that. The affected bay is cut out joint to joint, the base is rebuilt and it’s poured and stamped again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t After any heavy cleaning you need to reseal, because the sealer will have suffered.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t Yes, within limits. With stains or pigmented sealers you can darken or refresh a colour, or blend in repaired areas. What you can’t do is go from dark grey to off-white without it showing: the base colour rules. For big colour changes the honest solution is to relay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t The price of resealing or repairing depends on the area, the condition of the surface and the type of damage: sealing a few cracks is not the same as relaying loose bays. If the whole surface has to be lifted and relaid, it’s quoted as a new job: you can see what affects the price on our stamped concrete price per m\u00b2<\/a> page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t With two or three photos, one close up and one from further away, we can almost always tell you whether it needs resealing, a repair or relaying. No obligation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\tFirst, the diagnosis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Symptom<\/th> Usual cause<\/th> Solution<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Dull colour, whitish look<\/td> Worn-out or poor-quality sealer<\/td> Cleaning and resealing<\/td><\/tr> Oil, rust or mould stains<\/td> Sealer worn out, the surface absorbs<\/td> Specific cleaning and resealing<\/td><\/tr> Fine cracks<\/td> Joints cut late or bays too large<\/td> Crack sealing with filler or resin<\/td><\/tr> Colour layer peeling<\/td> Water on the surface when stamping, or frost<\/td> Repair with coloured mortar<\/td><\/tr> Wide cracks or sinking<\/td> Poorly compacted base or no mesh<\/td> Break out and relay the bay<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t Resealing: the most needed and least done job<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
How often<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hairline cracks under 1 mm<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Cracks that widen or have a step<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Can you change the colour of old stamped concrete?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Repair price<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Send us a photo of your floor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t