Hardscaoes Inc. Calgary Concrete Floors

Colour Your Concrete

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Hardscapes coloured concrete floor.Did you know that concrete doesn’t have to be gray? You can change the colour of your concrete while you’re mixing or finishing it.
Hardscapes Inc. has a number of ways to change the colour of your concrete. Dyed colour and Dry-shake colors which consist of a powder that is applied to the surface after the concrete has been poured, screened, and floated.
Literally anything concrete can be coloured and textured to meet any design idea.
To see some of the interesting colours that can be applied to your driveway, sidewalk or basement floor take a look at our resources page for a variety of colour and surface options.

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Happy Thanksgiving

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thanksgivingOh my gosh – time sure is flying by at a break neck pace. It’s hard to believe it’s been a year already since our homes were filled with family and friends for a festive meal and to give thanks for the blessings in our lives. This weekend we do it all over again.

Hardscapes Inc. wishes everyone a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!

“Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise…then you will discover the fullness
of your life.”

– Brother David Steindl-Rast

Decorative Concrete Driveways

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Hardscapes Stamped DrivewayA concrete driveway can become a thing of beauty when colour is added to the mix or dusted on during the process. Then it can be stamped with patterns that can resemble flagstone, pavers, stones or brick.

Stamped concrete can range from around $8 and go over $18 depending on complexity and materials.

If you’re just looking to colour your concrete driveway you can match up almost any colour to compliment your home or surrounding outdoor décor.

Concrete engraving can be done on existing driveways. At a considerably lesser price point, usually $3 to $6, it’s a great way to spruce up an existing drive.

Staining concrete is really becoming the way to create beautiful driveways. Chemical stains are used for both interior and exterior so your driveway look can carry straight through to your garage floor.

Contact us for a quote on your new driveway.

Concrete Pads

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Hardscapes Inc. concrete patio deckThinking of doing a diy concrete pad for the back yard. Think again. It’s harder than it looks and if you mess it up, your in for a full day of de-construction just to get it back to square.
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Hardscapes Inc. are professional at working with concrete. Their designs and colours can make any back yard concrete pad stand out from the crowd with stamping and polishing features that make it look like custom stone work.
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Get it in before the winter and enjoy you new patio all next season.

Concrete Resurfacing

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BandageNo matter how much care you take with your concrete driveway it will eventually start to wear.

If your home was built in the last fifty years your driveway, and probably your walkway, are built with concrete. These outdoor features of your home need to be made of materials that are durable and long lasting, and concrete fits the bill.

What do you do when signs of aging start to appear? Whether it’s pitting due to oil or other petroleum products leaking from vehicles onto the surface, or from shifting soil that leaves cracks in the cement where grass and weeds can grow, your driveway can become an ugly welcome home.

If your driveway is looking like it may need to be jack-hammered out and re-poured that can be a big expense.

Here’s the good news, don’t just put a bandage on it, there is another solution. Concrete resurfacing is a way to bring those aging concrete walks and drives back to life.

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Concrete Countertops

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Concrete CountertopAre you re-modeling your kitchen? Most remodels these days center around what kind of stone you are going to use for your countertops. Granite, Quartz, Slate, Engineered Stone and many more.

Most people dismiss concrete because concrete sounds like something you would use for a driveway or side walk but concrete can make one of the most beautiful and long lasting countertops. Concrete’s reputation as being not quite perfect as a countertop material has evolved. With new resins and colour options, concrete now has a polished, lustrous finish that rivals any of the other options.

Hardscapes Inc. can give you great concrete solutions for all of you remodeling needs.

Contact us for more information.

DIY Disaster

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Hardscapes Inc. DIY disasterYou see it on TV all the time. The DIY Disaster. There is nothing worse than starting a home project only to find out to late you don’t know what you’re doing. You can watch as many YouTube video’s as you want but if you have never done something before you could be in for a big surprise. It’s mostly looks easier to do than it actually is.

That especially applies to concrete. With getting the right mixture to drying times and finishes there is a lot more to pouring your own floor or back yard patio.

Don’t wait until your project has to be jack hammered out and re-built by an expert. Why not give Hardscapes Inc. a call to discover how they can make your concrete project a thing of beauty without the worry and get it done right the first time.

Garage Floor Resurfacing

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Save Cleanup Time!

Are you finally getting around to cleaning up the garage for summer. Once you have packed away all the winter shovels and snow equipment and scraped the road mud and salt from the floor is it looking pitted and discoloured?

While you’re cleaned out, why not get that ugly floor cleaned up and coated?! A polyaspartic coating will do wonders for your garage. It will be brighter, cleaner, easier to clean, and best of all, protected from all that salt and road debris.

Hardscapes Inc. offers solutions for any budget. Gorgeous flake floors and even mica metallic flakes for those that like to eat, sleep and play in their garage, as well as solid color for those with more of a utilitarian need. These coatings are 100% UV stable, extremely abrasion resistant, and highly chemical resistant.

Many garage floors can be done start to finish in just ONE DAY! That’s probably faster than it took you to clean it up.

Contact us today for your free estimate!

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Concrete Wear & Tear

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Hardscapes Inc. Concrete Repair

This decorative concrete overlay we installed in 2008 still looks amazing with a fresh coat of CSS emulsion sealer. A testament to Elite Crete Systems Thin Finish overlays standing up to even our harsh Canadian climate.
Isn’t it time you covered up your ugly concrete? Call us

Concrete restoration & overlay, Hardscapes Inc. Driveway overlay and concrete restoration, Hardscapes Inc.

Concrete Patio Finishes

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Hardscapes Inc. concrete driveway and walk.Just like the interior floors in your home concrete patios can have as many different looks and finishes.

Colored Concrete can add beauty and design to your concrete. There are now so many different colored finishes that you would need to use a color chart to decide which would be appropriate for your décor.

Stamped Concrete can have the look and feel of any stone or brick surface you can imagine. Everything from stone pavers to naturally worn stone pavers. A great option for any back yard concrete patio.

Stenciled or Logoed concrete can leave a look of an open area rug or your corporate logo to enhance the look of your concrete surface. A great conversation starter.

Exposed Aggregate along with smooth concrete sections is a beautiful option for the new patio and can be manipulated for any design requirement.

Stained Concrete can add a durable and beautiful color to your patio with thousands of colors and finishes.

These are a few options for that new patio and there are many more. Give us a call to find out if one of these is right for your project.