Should I repair or rebuild?

Concrete is a standard building material. A good portion of every home built consists of concrete in one form or another.

Concrete is also the material of choice for driveways, patios and steps. Unlike your basement floor outdoor concrete is exposed to the wear and tear of the elements. Constant bombardment from our Canadian weather can lead to pitting, cracking and flaking, eventually rendering the concrete unsafe or at least unpleasant to look at.

Tearing down and rebuilding a heavy concrete step can cost thousands of dollars not to mention days of demolition, interruption and reconstruction. Hardscapes has other options and a concrete restoration may be just what you need. The cost is about half of a removal and re-installation and the result is considerably more pleasing to the eye.

For more information or to arrange your no-obligation appointment call 403-547-5597. We’re here to help and look forward to putting our expertise to work for you!

Cracked concrete problem?

Don’t despair! Hardscapes can help.

Frost can damage concrete in many ways. Two of the most prominent are, having the frozen ground heave because of ice crystals forming in the soil, and collapsing due to these ice crystals thawing in the spring.

When the weather becomes cold in the winter frost penetrates the ground and freezes water trapped in the pores of the earth. Water flows from wet to dry so water from below the frost line is drawn up. As it reaches the frost line it freezes. This eventually creates a thick layer of ice. The expansion caused by the freezing ice creates a layer that heaves the ground an equal distance of that layer. Finally the pressure below the concrete can no longer sustain its integrity and cracks.

Filling these cracks can leave ugly jagged lines in your concrete drives and walkways. Professionals like Hardscapes Inc. have many methods of repairing just this kind of winter damage and bring your concrete outdoor surfaces back to their original beauty.

Have questions? Want to arrange an no-obligation quote? Contact Hardscapes at 403-547-5597.

 

Time for spring projects!

Spring is finally upon us! It’s time to start getting at those projects! When it comes to concrete, Hardscapes has you “COVERED”! We offer a complete line of treatments for concrete, both residential and commercial.

Hardscapes Inc. is an authorized distributor and installer of Elite Crete Systems (www.elitecrete.com), one of the top manufacturers for the decorative concrete industry. With products like garage floor coatings, epoxy coatings, polyaspartics, concrete stains/dyes, decorative concrete overlays, industrial coatings and more…

Hardscapes specializes in:

  • retail, restaurants, and office flooring solutions
  • residential concrete resurfacing, garage coatings, and flooring
  • Industrial/commercial floor coatings and protection

Seasonal cracks in your concrete?

Old Garage Floor Hardscapes Inc.It’s almost spring and we all know what that means…time to pull out the lawn furniture! Before you do that though, you likely need to clean up all the stones, mud, salt and whatever else has been has deposited on all your concrete surfaces over the winter.

The loose stuff that can be easily swept up and rinsed off is not the real problem though. It’s those cracks that have resulted in your concrete from the huge temperature swings over the winter season here in Alberta.

Don’t try to DIY and patch them up with just any generic concrete sealer you can pick up from the closest home improvement retailer. By calling the professionals, you’ll actually end up saving time and money, and have peace of mind knowing it’s done right the first time.

With 20 years experience combined, our attention to detail and high level of customer service, Hardscapes Inc. is ready to take the job on so you don’t have to!

Despite the unusual amount of snow in Calgary currently, don’t delay. You can still be proactive and get the jump on your spring repair projects. Call 403-547-5597 today to arrange a no-obligation quote on how to protect, repair and beautify your concrete surfaces. 

Looking for garage floor solutions?

Hardscapes can help!

Hardscapes has the expertise to transform your nasty garage into a clean and comfortable extension of your home with one of it’s many concrete finishes or coatings.
Check out these before and after images of a garage floor with mechanic access that we transformed into a clean and tidy
work-space. FYI, that’s not a carpet in the after shot. That’s one of our great concrete finishes!

With our attention to detail and high level of customer service, we take pride in every project we undertake!
Get in touch today
at 403-547-5597 for a no-obligation quote that will address your specific needs and budget.
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Hardscapes Concrete Floor Before   Hardscapres Concrete Floor After

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Hardscapes has you “COVERED”!

Spring is just around the corner despite what it looks like with all that snow out there! It’s time to think about those upcoming projects! When it comes to concrete, Hardscapes has you “COVERED”! We offer a complete line of treatments for concrete, both residential and commercial.

Hardscapes Inc. is an authorized distributor and installer of Elite Crete Systems (www.elitecrete.com), one of the top manufacturers for the decorative concrete industry. Their product line includes garage floor coatings, epoxy coatings, polyaspartics, concrete stains/dyes, decorative concrete overlays, industrial coatings and more…

Hardscapes specializes in:

  • retail, restaurants, and office flooring solutions
  • residential concrete resurfacing, garage coatings, and flooring
  • Industrial/commercial floor coatings and protection

Concrete repair is an art

Popular home, garden and construction suppliers would like to make you think that concrete repair is easy and needs no special skills other than a few tools and a strong back.

They like to tell you how satisfied you’ll be doing a concrete repair yourself.

They don’t tell you how unsatisfied you’ll be when you discover that even though you followed all the instructions on the packaging the patch didn’t dry the same colour as the rest of the concrete around it. They also didn’t mention that the repair only lasted for six months before weather and ground shifting pulled the repair apart and left a bigger mess of cracked and broken concrete.

Colouring, mixing and implementing a concrete repair is an art.

Save time and money. Hire an expert. Call 403-547-5597.