Our Concrete Process

A concrete company is one that lays and forms liquid concrete for many applications, such as building foundations, house pads, tennis courts, swimming pools, driveways, tennis courts, alfresco and many more. The mixture is made and in liquid form has additives mixed in, to set the curing rate, depending on the application it can be slowed down or speed up.

Most applications are highly labour intensive and it is a job that needs completing quickly before the freshly laid concrete sets, this is why it is common to see concreting done by a crew of concreters.

A concreting company may have cement mixer trucks or have a cement truck deliver directly it straight from the manufacturing location. The size of the project normally determines the best methodology, as the volume required is having a major bearing on logistics.

Why choose us Concrete

WHAT TYPES OF CONCRETE ARE THERE?

As technology and materials have progressed, there has been a surge in the styles, trends and varieties of concrete available on the market. Which concrete you choose will all depend on what your project, Coastcrete will give you the best advice and which concrete is perfect for you and your property.

  • Colour concrete
  • Stencil concrete
  • Stamped concrete
  • Limecrete
  • Liquid limestone
  • Pebble concrete
  • Exposed aggregate
  • Honed concrete
  • Honed aggregate
  • Polished concrete
  • Polished aggregate

The options above make the difference between the colour, texture, smoothness, light-reflective properties look and feel of the surface you walk on. Even non-slip finishes can be applied for areas such as around swimming pools and spas.

HOW WE LAY A CONCRETE PROJECT

Preparing the Area

The chosen area is prepared. This would normally including clearing and levelling the area, as well as having the new flooring laid. The exact area is marked, followed by setting up of the timber or steel formwork that will become the temporary edge of the poured liquid concrete.

The steel reinforcement mesh is then placed in the appropriate position as required for the new flooring.

Preparing the Concrete

Then the cement, sand, aggregates and water are mixed to make up the liquid mixture of the pourable concrete you wanted.

The mixture is then moved into the required position with wheelbarrows and or concrete pumps running it along a pipe to where it is needed.

Laying the Concrete

The still liquid mixture is spread out and moved to fill the area correctly and meet up with the formwork to ensure that the fresh concrete is distributed evenly around the given area using the concreting tools and screeds.

Curing the Concrete

The next stage is to compact the now more solid mixture as it starting to cure or dry out and smooth over the concrete surface with the use of floating or leveling machines and equipment.

Once the curing process has taken place then it would be time for the next stage (if required) and to polish the concrete surface.

Finshing the Concrete

Depending on the final finish you wish to have then the decoration stage is where various concrete surfaces and or by doing the stencil work and or stamps.

Lastly, the now reasonable hard concrete has the straight thin cuts done to install the required expansion joints, in the appropriate places.

We would love to work with you on your next project, get in touch with the team at CoastCrete today, we can make your concrete dreams a reality.

Honed and Polished Aggregate

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Give us a call on (08) 6117 5746 for a no obligation chat about your next project or send a message and we’ll get back to your shortly.

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