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Repair, Restore, Repurpose

Too often, homeowners pay to completely remove the old and start from scratch. However, it’s typically much more cost effective to repair, restore, or repurpose the work that is already in place. Whether something has deteriorated with age or wasn’t installed 100% properly the first time, Statements In Stone can help bring your spaces back to life. 

 

Cracked Driveways

If your driveway has started cracking, you may think it’s time jackhammer the old and lay down new concrete.

However, there is another option that is more cost effective and can even add a bit of style to your driveway that wasn’t there before. 

Concrete is constantly expanding and contracting with changes in temperature throughout the year. In order to allow the concrete space to expand and contract, you add in control joints, which are the little slits you see within the concrete. Without these control joints being spaced properly, the concrete will crack in different places and eventually lead to different sections of the concrete settling lower than others over time. This can be a huge eyesore as well as a safety hazard.

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Instead of completely removing the old driveway and replacing it with more concrete bound to separate, we recommend working with the cracks to create a design that seemed intentional from the beginning. Most often, the cracks tend to occur where there should’ve been a control joint from the beginning, so it creates a line that can be the start of your design. 

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   Driveway Pavers: One option is to

    setup a controlled removal of parts of

    the driveway, allowing us to lay down

    pavers between the remaining smaller

    sections of concrete. This not only

    creates a driveway that’s visually

    more appealing, but it forms smaller

    sections of concrete that have a very

    small likelihood of ever cracking.

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Driveway Mosaics: The second option is to create what we call a driveway mosaic. This process involves designing a mosaic of new lines that will tie in with the existing control joints and cracks to give the driveway the appearance of large stones. Within this process we fill in the existing cracks so there is no hazard to anyone walking or driving on the driveway.

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Repurpose: Sometimes a driveway is in such bad shape that neither of the above are your best option. When this is the case, we recommend pulling up the old driveway concrete and repurposing it for another area around your house. These chunks of concrete can work great to build a retaining wall that costs you $0 in materials.

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General Brick & Stone Repairs

 

Although brick and stonework is virtually maintenance free, over time it will require minor repairs. Changes in climate and soil conditions can lead to small defects that you’ll want addressed as early as possible. It’s important these repairs are done properly so they not only last for a long time, but also don’t lead to any other issues. On top of that, you want these repairs to look like they never happened. There is no job too big or small for Statements In Stone, so give us a call if you’re having any of the following issues (or anything similar):

 

  • Loose bricks or stones

  • Cracking mortar, bricks, or stones

  • Unwanted sharp edges

  • Water pooling

  • Discoloration

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