Concrete Driveway Benefits and Drawbacks
Concrete is a reasonably most popular material for driveways. Concrete slabs are most durable and long-lasting, and they need very little maintenance. Because of its strength and durability, concrete is a very cost effective option for the large portions of paving. As a road surface, concrete is more costly than gravel and asphalt, but it is much less costly than a driveway made of brick, cobblestone, or concrete pavers—and it outlasts them all. Concrete can be coloured and stamped to produce a unique and attractive surface, despite the fact that plain concrete might be fairly drab in appearance. Concrete as a Construction Material Concrete is sometimes wrongly referred to as cement, while cement refers to only one of the components that make up concrete. Concrete is a composite material made up of many types of stone aggregate held together by a water-lime-based binder, most often Portland cement. Cement is a fine powder formed from limestone and clay that has been pulverised. The agg