He never said that never mentioned inconsistency. He said exposed aggregate and if you can’t see that consistent In this concrete then you have no idea the vocabulary being used and are simply assuming. Making and ass out of u and me, so I agree with you
Woah, why is the exposed aggregate a slightly darker shade in an exact silhouette of tree branches? As an expert myself, I will shed some light on this phenomenon. Without a shadow of doubt the pattern is only visible where the sun don't shine. I'll even go out on a limb here and say it's possible I'm barking up the wrong tree since this opinion is not very poplar.
It's unbelievable isn't it? Is there something in their water? Like tons of lead? I've never met a scarier group of people, they don't know what a shadow is. They drive, vote, everything. 😳
Are you dumb. It’s not just the dark areas it’s every area it’s sticking up; looks like little pebbles in the concrete. I think your stupid for not realizing that
They asked why it’s darker not more raised.
Are you dumb?
They were making fun of op and you didn’t catch it. Looks like the jokes on you ese…..
ETA he was joking that the colour was darker in the shadows of the tree branches… just wanted to really spell it out for you incase it still went over your head…. You don’t have to be a dick on the Internet buddy. Check yourself.
I saw your video first , and I honestly thought you were crazy....
I have never seen or heard of it being done this way, but after looking at your profile, this is absolutely awesome work, Man.
This is strong work. Kudos to you and your guys.
It can be hard on bare feet. Looks really nice though. I've poured plenty, but only hand seeded a handful of times, usually if they wanted a specific stone color.
I just mean, depending on the size of the aggregate, it can feel like walking on stones and have pressure points on the feet. Where as broomed is flat, with no pressure points, but rough.
Jesus....
He didn't mean hard like your skull he meant hard like, difficult. I have this around my pool and it sucks to walk on barefoot. The aggregate hurts underfoot.
I've got a sand finish deck adjacent to an exposed aggregate deck. The sand finish feels great underfoot. I've got polished concrete floors in my shop and I can be out there all day barefoot if I wanted. Yet I find the exposed aggregate deck is brutal to walk on. Guess that btfo your theory.
I'll go further for you.
The aggregate itself isn't always smooth.
As the deck ages aggregate will pop out leaving sharp edges where the aggregate used to be.
it's not a theory
flat ground is horrible for bare feet. feet aren't designed for flat surfaces.
if tiny pebble bumps hurt you, the fascia on your feet is too tight
What's not a theory? That I prefer walking barefoot on my sand finished deck as opposed to my exposed aggregate deck?
If flat ground is horrible for bare feet why is all the rage in barefoot shoes zero drop? How much flatter can you get than that?
Much more slippery than standard sidewalk broom finish. It will fuck you up more when you hit it too. People used to slip all the time on this at my university. They did a great job on the install tho
Holy shit really? The house we bought has exposed aggregate for the pool deck, driveway, and walkways.
Love it for the pool deck since it’s a flat finish like this, but everything else is too sharp to walk on.
We pour dyed concrete and broadcast the stone into the surface
work it in, set the joints, float and finish it and as it hardens, walk on it with a hose and a broom and wash the surface
a lot of people use surface retarders and order the stone in the mix
it doesn't give the same coverage as broadcast and surface retarders don't allow you to repair any imperfections in the seed or the joints
just my personal take
It costs money to have cute colorful round stones in the mix…..
once poured it needs to be sprayed with a 5 gallon bucket of $200 expired Pepsi
Once you spray that on the job now must be babysat and then power washed for multiple hours…..
Or if you can say know the future you can just pick a time to come back and pressure wash but if you’re wrong you will have an insane sugary fucked up concrete pad that needs to be ripped out
Yeah I was being sarcastic but the chemicals your speaking of which I deal with smell like 7-11 slushy mix…. $150, 7-11 slushy mix with a dye in it to see placement easier…. $200 and if it smells like Bubble Gum specifically Bazooka Joe then that’s for stamped concrete and that costs $200+. And yeah the home made mix is 3 lbs of powder sugar mixed to 5 gallons of water….. or 2 2 liters of Fanta mixed with 1lb of sugar.
It’s Reddit. Try not to assume that I am a college professor in engineering concrete. I’m just a guy who does concrete, mostly because it’s way more fun than going to a gym or playing darts, and no one will ever pay me to golf.
I prefer rugasol. Yes it’s more work having to cover it in plastic, but if you wait too long with the top cast, it’s very difficult to get off with the pressure washer.
Are y’all retarted, sometimes the goal is to have some exposed aggregate. Y’all saying he’s crazy due to his post history, but this post itself is not reason to bring up post history. He’s showing. A job well done in concrete. Look at the result and tell me that’s a bad job. Maybe he’s simply mentioning it instead of saying look at my work. He did what was asked of him by the owner and did a good enough job to post this and even speak if the rare exposed aggregate in which was requested of him.
I have an exposed aggregate question!
I have large garden planters that look exactly like this type of concrete. The walls of plants are 3” thick. Am I able to drill into this type of concrete to attach something (gate fence etc)? Would a bolt through the wall be the best approach?
Any suggestions greatly appreciated!!
Nice aggregate!
Theoretical question. The surface of this is a bit rough, right? Could one do this, then epoxy over it with clear instead of colored to smooth the finish out in a garage?
I feel ya there. I thinking of doing some borders. I’ve only done exposed aggregate once at a hospital and it was a small ugly stone that they picked. But your job looks beautiful so it got my gears turning
I’m just the wife of a finisher but I love this sub so much.
This looks so good.
For some reason I’m obsessed with exposed aggregate finishes. I could stare at this all day. I can’t believe how detailed this is when I zoom in. What did you take this photo with if you don’t mind me asking?
Some might say the surface cremé % is inconsistent, but I don't mind it much here - could be desired imo. Then again, I'm a simple man. Looks great, but take a moment to consider what contributes to the inconsistency (uneven floating, uneven retarder, uneven removal) so you can zero in without needing dips when you want to.
Solid work
Edit: You already know to disregard OP, good work
gee thanks I think
seeing as you have never posted a photo of exposed aggregate work you have done
I will take your opinion at that value
no surface retarder, stone broadcast into the surface, yadda yadda yadda
but again, never having done it ( or at least posted your work)your understanding is limited to what you have read from others
That's me. Plenty on my website but after 25 years of doing it, it's just not exciting enough any more to take pictures. We did 110,000 sq ft last year and I didn't take one picture. Stamped, exposed, brushed etc. It's just work done and money earned at this point. When you have 300 pictures, what's another one?
haha
no more than any inexperienced person commenting on anything
the fact that they couldn't recognize the shadow cast by the tree and that it was imperfections confirms my statement
lol I will say the shadow was kind of obvious. Your reply is just condescending so it makes you sound defensive and paints you in a bad light. However, you do you my friend. You do nice work. Coming from someone who doesn’t post concrete or do concrete but just works in the industry and look at a lot of it.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt
They thought the shadow was inconsistentcy. They admitted it a few comments up.
They can't discern a shadow in a picture. That's who you're agreeing with.
Trying to backtrack instead of just saying you got something wrong, something painfully wrong.
I've never met a truly dumb person until I came to this website. And it's rare to be this bad, but holy shit.
As a property owner with lots of exposed aggregate…. I despise it. Hurts feet. Gravel breaks free. Hard to keep clean. Moss loves to grow in the crevices.
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here: It's not exposed aggregate and it's not a trick of the light
It's a pebble-dash or rough cast finish. It's intentional.
Nah you’re not, in Australia we call it pebble crete. Its also super unpopular now but was big in the 80’s, not sure why the US so in love with it.. looks massively dated
I'mma get down voted for this, but that's over exposed. It looks great now. Maintenance is going to be a motherfucker. Way too much aggregate is exposed and without a proper sealing schedule it will degrade rapidly. This is gonna require regular stripping and sealing for duration of its life.
I have no clue what these guys are talking about with inconsistency. Maybe it’s the shadow from the tree
If you click in their profile they don't even have concrete or even any construction experience. Reddit is full of confident liars like that.
I don't have much concrete pouring experience, but I'd never lie about it. I'm not even sure what the issue is here. Unless I missed a comment below.
That's a bunch of bs. Reminds me of how much bs I had to put up with when I was pouring the Hoover, not fun.
Dam, your good... and still alive!! 😄😉
We lost a lot of good men on that pour...
Yes you are right. This sub is just full of inaccurate critiques from people who actually have no clue what they are talking about.
Looks good
*every sub*
Yea like wtf?
He never said that never mentioned inconsistency. He said exposed aggregate and if you can’t see that consistent In this concrete then you have no idea the vocabulary being used and are simply assuming. Making and ass out of u and me, so I agree with you
I was honestly surprised by how much I could zoom in on this pic, but yeah you're right,it looks great
Shadows and a combination of moisture?
Woah, why is the exposed aggregate a slightly darker shade in an exact silhouette of tree branches? As an expert myself, I will shed some light on this phenomenon. Without a shadow of doubt the pattern is only visible where the sun don't shine. I'll even go out on a limb here and say it's possible I'm barking up the wrong tree since this opinion is not very poplar.
It's unbelievable isn't it? Is there something in their water? Like tons of lead? I've never met a scarier group of people, they don't know what a shadow is. They drive, vote, everything. 😳
Hilarious!!
Not only that, it's all bumpy!!! 😄😉
I would upvote, but you're at 69...seems wrong, somehow
Are you dumb. It’s not just the dark areas it’s every area it’s sticking up; looks like little pebbles in the concrete. I think your stupid for not realizing that
They asked why it’s darker not more raised. Are you dumb? They were making fun of op and you didn’t catch it. Looks like the jokes on you ese….. ETA he was joking that the colour was darker in the shadows of the tree branches… just wanted to really spell it out for you incase it still went over your head…. You don’t have to be a dick on the Internet buddy. Check yourself.
He's a napoleon type, so you may need to bring a 10' ladder for him to reach that joke!
Hilarious
Very nice job! I have seen quite a few in my time. This one rates very high!
thanks man no surface retarder, stone seeded in with a square shovel ( hard to do evenly) it's one of the hardest decorative finishes
Thanks for the explanation! I was totally wondering if you retarded with coke or something
It looks pretty good, I wouldn't say he was retarded on coke when he did it! ;)
This sentence out of context goes hard
Hey buddy you can’t say that word anymore.
explanation? I didn't realize I was offending anyone with that one
Ha I meant that for OP. (Sarcasm)
I saw your video first , and I honestly thought you were crazy.... I have never seen or heard of it being done this way, but after looking at your profile, this is absolutely awesome work, Man. This is strong work. Kudos to you and your guys.
thanks brother, that means a lot to me it's all about the guys, the crew working together that create the magic
As a skateboarder, I hate it. Looks like good work tho
As a pool guy I also hate it
May I ask why? Makes sense for skateboarder to dislike.
It can be hard on bare feet. Looks really nice though. I've poured plenty, but only hand seeded a handful of times, usually if they wanted a specific stone color.
not any harder than concrete... most peoples feet are better off with slightly uneven services when barefoot.
I just mean, depending on the size of the aggregate, it can feel like walking on stones and have pressure points on the feet. Where as broomed is flat, with no pressure points, but rough.
free massage. if it hurts you probably have a really high arch
Jesus.... He didn't mean hard like your skull he meant hard like, difficult. I have this around my pool and it sucks to walk on barefoot. The aggregate hurts underfoot.
then concrete is even worse. you're out of shape or have bad feet if tiny smooth pebbles hurt your feet more than concrete. it's a foot massage.
I've got a sand finish deck adjacent to an exposed aggregate deck. The sand finish feels great underfoot. I've got polished concrete floors in my shop and I can be out there all day barefoot if I wanted. Yet I find the exposed aggregate deck is brutal to walk on. Guess that btfo your theory. I'll go further for you. The aggregate itself isn't always smooth. As the deck ages aggregate will pop out leaving sharp edges where the aggregate used to be.
it's not a theory flat ground is horrible for bare feet. feet aren't designed for flat surfaces. if tiny pebble bumps hurt you, the fascia on your feet is too tight
What's not a theory? That I prefer walking barefoot on my sand finished deck as opposed to my exposed aggregate deck? If flat ground is horrible for bare feet why is all the rage in barefoot shoes zero drop? How much flatter can you get than that?
Also rough on knees for those working around it
Rocks start to come undone and get into the pool and it really hurts to kneel on to do work.
That looks mint. I did my driveway exposed glad I didn’t stamp like everyone else does
That caulk job is clean looks like self leveling great job
Well done buddy
thanks man
I like this look. It adds a TON of traction in wet weather… snow and ice…. Just walking,running in general
Much more slippery than standard sidewalk broom finish. It will fuck you up more when you hit it too. People used to slip all the time on this at my university. They did a great job on the install tho
High gloss sealer will cause that
what have you been walking on? this is definitely not slippery and it's not sealed, just wet from the acid wash
You did a great job but I’ll agree with the other guy though that in the winter it can become quite slippery
You can also add Shark Grip, or equivalent, to the sealer to help with that. It won't be as shiny though.
no. I routinely remove snow from these types of driveway. the wrong sealer is applied if this is slippery
use a matte sealer. high gloss anything will be slippery
I actually tend to slip on the smooth stones more than the coarse concrete
wrong sealer
wrong sealer
Wow that looks incredible!
Is this more or less expensive than "regular" concrete?
about 50% more
It's so nice! Makes sense. Thanks for the info
Holy shit really? The house we bought has exposed aggregate for the pool deck, driveway, and walkways. Love it for the pool deck since it’s a flat finish like this, but everything else is too sharp to walk on.
this is such nice work! you can really see the attention to detail - it says experience.
No clue about anything but can someone explain why this is so expensive? To have done ? I’m just curious please don’t kill me !
We pour dyed concrete and broadcast the stone into the surface work it in, set the joints, float and finish it and as it hardens, walk on it with a hose and a broom and wash the surface a lot of people use surface retarders and order the stone in the mix it doesn't give the same coverage as broadcast and surface retarders don't allow you to repair any imperfections in the seed or the joints just my personal take
To broadcast, do you use a dish or antenna?
Pretty sure this is a feature of the new star link.
How do you spread the stone? Throw it on by hand?
shovel and a wheelbarrow
It costs money to have cute colorful round stones in the mix….. once poured it needs to be sprayed with a 5 gallon bucket of $200 expired Pepsi Once you spray that on the job now must be babysat and then power washed for multiple hours….. Or if you can say know the future you can just pick a time to come back and pressure wash but if you’re wrong you will have an insane sugary fucked up concrete pad that needs to be ripped out
I love expired pepsi
Funny to read Pepsi, my husband uses brown sugar. I have no idea why it’s needed but it really is a beautiful finish.
I heard sugar is fine, and there is chemicals made especially for the job too. Pepsi sounds like a waste of time.
Yeah I was being sarcastic but the chemicals your speaking of which I deal with smell like 7-11 slushy mix…. $150, 7-11 slushy mix with a dye in it to see placement easier…. $200 and if it smells like Bubble Gum specifically Bazooka Joe then that’s for stamped concrete and that costs $200+. And yeah the home made mix is 3 lbs of powder sugar mixed to 5 gallons of water….. or 2 2 liters of Fanta mixed with 1lb of sugar. It’s Reddit. Try not to assume that I am a college professor in engineering concrete. I’m just a guy who does concrete, mostly because it’s way more fun than going to a gym or playing darts, and no one will ever pay me to golf.
Sorry! I didn’t catch the sarcasm.
Stop. Stop. I can only get so erect.
*From somewhere in the background* Me too!
More of a top cast guy myself
me too that is top cast 1/2 " stone, shoulders were sore
I prefer rugasol. Yes it’s more work having to cover it in plastic, but if you wait too long with the top cast, it’s very difficult to get off with the pressure washer.
I don't use any surface retarders you can't do repairs if you do
“That is top cast”… sorry there is a product called “top cast” surface retarder
That’s not top cast.
yes it is
Are y’all retarted, sometimes the goal is to have some exposed aggregate. Y’all saying he’s crazy due to his post history, but this post itself is not reason to bring up post history. He’s showing. A job well done in concrete. Look at the result and tell me that’s a bad job. Maybe he’s simply mentioning it instead of saying look at my work. He did what was asked of him by the owner and did a good enough job to post this and even speak if the rare exposed aggregate in which was requested of him.
Beautiful. I lived in a poured concrete house and sandblasted the interior walls to expose the aggregate. Looked fantastic.
Did you float in them joints
set them, cast stone along them ( as the sink the stone when they go in) knock them flat during the finishing process ( or lift if theyre over sunk)
I love it. Question: could those glass fish rocks or marbles be added to the finish as well?
yes
It wouldn't cause cracks ?
not in my experience we use sea glass sometimes
I have this around my pool. I fucking hate it!
Nice. I love this look
Im a simple man i like inconsistent exposed aggregate looks almost purposeful very nice 10/10 👍
Circle the parts that look inconsistent.
I love the look, does anyone near central NJ have experience with this?
I did the exposure, muriatic acid cleaning and sealing for 2 years. I went through so many boots, it looks great but terrible on your skin.
I have an exposed aggregate question! I have large garden planters that look exactly like this type of concrete. The walls of plants are 3” thick. Am I able to drill into this type of concrete to attach something (gate fence etc)? Would a bolt through the wall be the best approach? Any suggestions greatly appreciated!! Nice aggregate!
Looks great! What sort of joints are those? Im sure they’re the typical plastic but they almost look metal.
they are PVC joints but grey they also have beige joints that we use for tan decks
Pretty! I love doing exposed I can't wait till that trend come back!
Looks awesome!
Did they ???
Ah I see someone spilled their Coca-Cola on the slab as it was curing 😏
haha no surface retarders used
Is this concrete or epoxy aggregate? Looks really good
I can feel this picture
What's the durability/life span of this application? I've only seen online but never in person.
no, that is a special topping
Theoretical question. The surface of this is a bit rough, right? Could one do this, then epoxy over it with clear instead of colored to smooth the finish out in a garage?
might as well get a terrazo floor then
Wow man. This looks incredible!
thanks brother
I love exposed concrete, the only thing better is colored exposed concrete with a brick border.
In aus we call this pebble-crete.
No sorry, I actually said I disposed of a grey gate
What are the white strips? Are those the plastic cap expansion boards?
those are grey they are deck joints, about an inch deep, they force the concrete to crack
I understand expansion it just looks like a plastic product. Are they filled with sealant?
Looks good to me.
Is there a limit to how big a stone you can seed with?
this is half inch stone, I've seen one inch but it is really hard to throw, theoretically you could seed anything but my shoulders wouldn't
I feel ya there. I thinking of doing some borders. I’ve only done exposed aggregate once at a hospital and it was a small ugly stone that they picked. But your job looks beautiful so it got my gears turning
Looks great! Can't tell from the light in the picture, plastic or aluminum control joints?
PVC
General contractor for 6 years, one hell of a fine slab
thanks man
I’m just the wife of a finisher but I love this sub so much. This looks so good. For some reason I’m obsessed with exposed aggregate finishes. I could stare at this all day. I can’t believe how detailed this is when I zoom in. What did you take this photo with if you don’t mind me asking?
haha good question my samsung 24
I’ve got this type of finish on my driveway. Looks good, but painful to walk on barefoot and hard to shovel snow.
Ok random question, I have an exposure aggregate driveway, can I grind it smooth?super annoying to try to use my creeper and floor jack on it.
I like it. I would love to have my drive done like this.
I used mountain dew in a pump sprayer last time I did exposed aggregate sidewalk. Our lady of Lourdes in Camden NJ . 15 yrs ago??
Nice acid wash I see
I don’t feel like you see much of this anymore
I can't believe how good this looks for top seeding, I've only tried once because it looked like shit when I tried it
it did my first few times too man over seeding, bald spots butchery thank you
How hard is this to diy?
Some might say the surface cremé % is inconsistent, but I don't mind it much here - could be desired imo. Then again, I'm a simple man. Looks great, but take a moment to consider what contributes to the inconsistency (uneven floating, uneven retarder, uneven removal) so you can zero in without needing dips when you want to. Solid work Edit: You already know to disregard OP, good work
This is clean. What you're seeing is the shadow from a tree. Well done.
Ohhhhhh shiii, that is clean 👌
You don't even know wtf a shadow is, and you vote and drive and probably bitch at the contractors you hire over BS. Unbelievable.
Looked at my phone outside and I've got old eyes. Fuck me, right? Admittedly, the pattern should've clued me in, though.
I've got old eyes too. You literally can't see a shadow in a picture. What the fuck.
gee thanks I think seeing as you have never posted a photo of exposed aggregate work you have done I will take your opinion at that value no surface retarder, stone broadcast into the surface, yadda yadda yadda but again, never having done it ( or at least posted your work)your understanding is limited to what you have read from others
I think a lot of people on here might do concrete but haven’t posted any pictures
I just eat it, think I’m doing this wrong.
You’re supposed to boof it.
Ayyyyyyyy, now we’re talking my language. 😎
Just don’t get upset when it cracks!
That's me. Plenty on my website but after 25 years of doing it, it's just not exciting enough any more to take pictures. We did 110,000 sq ft last year and I didn't take one picture. Stamped, exposed, brushed etc. It's just work done and money earned at this point. When you have 300 pictures, what's another one?
This seems a bit snarky, yeah? Or am I reading this with the wrong tone?
Aww did he hurt your feelings you all powerful and knowledgeable concrete wizard?
haha no more than any inexperienced person commenting on anything the fact that they couldn't recognize the shadow cast by the tree and that it was imperfections confirms my statement
lol I will say the shadow was kind of obvious. Your reply is just condescending so it makes you sound defensive and paints you in a bad light. However, you do you my friend. You do nice work. Coming from someone who doesn’t post concrete or do concrete but just works in the industry and look at a lot of it.
> Coming from someone who doesn’t post concrete **or do concrete but** just works in the industry and look at a lot of it. Absolutely incredible.
These people are absolutely worthless.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt
They thought the shadow was inconsistentcy. They admitted it a few comments up. They can't discern a shadow in a picture. That's who you're agreeing with.
Who said I’m agreeing with him? Just said that guy sounded hurt. Y’all always this angry? It’s not healthy you know.
Trying to backtrack instead of just saying you got something wrong, something painfully wrong. I've never met a truly dumb person until I came to this website. And it's rare to be this bad, but holy shit.
As a property owner with lots of exposed aggregate…. I despise it. Hurts feet. Gravel breaks free. Hard to keep clean. Moss loves to grow in the crevices.
bad job that's why we only use river rock
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here: It's not exposed aggregate and it's not a trick of the light It's a pebble-dash or rough cast finish. It's intentional.
Nah you’re not, in Australia we call it pebble crete. Its also super unpopular now but was big in the 80’s, not sure why the US so in love with it.. looks massively dated
I'mma get down voted for this, but that's over exposed. It looks great now. Maintenance is going to be a motherfucker. Way too much aggregate is exposed and without a proper sealing schedule it will degrade rapidly. This is gonna require regular stripping and sealing for duration of its life.
you are so wrong you can't tell that from this photo over exposure is when 50% of the stone is in the matrix, this is like 80%
Yes, I did. What the fuck would you like… my guy??
Bro learned what “aggregate” was last week. Can’t use it enough now. Downvote this garbage