Concrete Repair

stepsIs your driveway pitted and cracked? Is your front walk and steps sagged an broken? What about that cold concrete basement floor? Wouldn’t you want something stylish, different and heated?

Hardscapes Inc. has the solutions for all these problems.

Experts in the field of concrete, concrete repair and concrete floors Hardscapes can answer all your questions and fix all you cracking, flooring and pitting issues.

Decorative Concrete

What’s new in concrete trends?

concretepooldeckConcrete is no longer just a boring gray surface accentuated by some larger aggregate stone or angular concave lines to let water run off.

Now concrete can be used in many applications with patios, pool decks, basement floors and counter tops.

More and more home owners, designers and contractors are turning to concrete to create incredible stone looking patios that are not only weather resistant but beautiful.

With new concrete concepts you can decide the look and feel of your concrete project. Whether it’s a kitchen island or a wraparound pool deck it’s up to you to call the colour and finish.

Why not give Hardscapes Inc. a call to find out how concrete can change the look of your home or back yard.

Custom Flooring

Custom flooring is one of Hardscapes Inc’s specialties!

We just completed this little project for Calbridge Homes new sales center in Mahogany. It was done in their company colours with reflector/enhancer for the dark center and a custom orange to mimic their logo.
We have done many floors tailored to clients specific needs. Make your floor your own with corporate logos, company colours, or your favorite team or car logo, like the one below we installed in a show car trailer.

Hardscaped Inc. can configure any concrete or cement surface to meet your commercial or domestic needs.

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It Won’t Last Forever

Pitted ConcreteModern concrete is designed to last 60 to 120 years but lack of maintenance and environmental conditions can greatly reduce those numbers.

Many city practices like salting city streets in the winter can lead to pitted and stained concrete driveways. As snow plows push the snow from the street onto sidewalks and driveways it also sends any vehicle waste like oils and engine fluids that have made their way to the street along with city particulates like salt and or grass control chemicals along with it.

Any or all of these waste products can have an effect on your sidewalks and driveways leaving them even more susceptible to the wear and tear of extreme weather and the fluctuations in temperature that cause cracking and flaking.

Hardscapes Inc. has solutions to every concrete restoration need and years of experience to make a repair that is beautiful and long lasting.

Custom Logo Floors

Make your floor your own by adding a custom logo! Throw some flare into your man cave! Custom seamless flooring is what we’re all about at Hardscapes.
Unlimited colours and design options. From laying in decals to designing logos out of our products. Engraving patterns of all sorts.
Your truly custom flooring project starts with a call to Hardscapes!

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Incredible Basement Floor

Concrete Basement FloorThis gorgeous basement floor was created by engraving the existing concrete and applying an acid stain over the entire floor. We then went back over the floor with an accent colour to highlight the pattern. The satin finish makes for very natural looking and easy care floor.

Concrete Tips

How to cure concrete.

Stopping freshly poured concrete from drying out too quickly is called curing. If left to dry out of its own accord, concrete will not develop the full bond between all of its ingredients. It will be weaker and crack mill crack more. The surface might not be as hard as it should be.

  • The form work itself, if left in place, or on the underneath of a suspended slab, stops the concrete drying out too quickly, and can be a curing agent.
  • Spray water onto the formation. A simpler way is to just keep water sprayed onto the slab with garden sprinklers or hand held hose pipes.
  • Use a plastic shield, which basically is a plastic sheet laid on top of the slab to stop the evaporation process. This is one of the most efficient methods of curing concrete.
  • Use concrete curing oils or curing compounds. These compounds and oils now come in a variety of types.

Preparing concrete is harder than it looks. A professional in the field is always a good idea. Hardscapes Inc. has the experts and can help you with all your concrete ideas.

Reflector Floor

Hardscapes Calgary Reflector FloorWe just put the finishing touches on a beautiful “Reflector” floor coating in the Kensington area this past week. The clients love it and have had many positive comments about their gorgeous floor!
It was a custom blend of two colours to create a truly “one of a kind” floor.
Reflector/Enhancer is a metallic powder that we mix with our “Elite Crete” epoxy to create amazing floors.

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Concrete Basement Floors

Stained concrete has been around for a long time and it will never go out of style. It’s still a classic look for a cozy basement. Warm colours with some gorgeous mottling for character. With many colour options and combinations, every floor is a “one of a kind”

These concrete floors can even be heated providing not only a pleasant surface to walk on but can help keep your home warm on cold winter nights.

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