Stamped Concrete pattern on Driveway

Any advise on this Stamped Concrete on Driveway?

Not cheap. We recently got a quote for stampede concrete that came out to $21k. Our area is bigger at around 700-800sqft

Is stamped concrete better or interlock because I will park my car on extended driveway?
stamped concrete better or interlock slippery especially in winter time? I have seen many complaint about slippery of stamped concrete when wet or in the winter snow time.

Is Asphalt better than stamped concrete and better in Winter and can not damage salt in the winter when park the car on the driveway?

Nobody will guarantee that your concrete won’t crack (crumble). It’s VERY slippery in wet conditions.

Asphalt is the better choice….

If done right, concrete will last decades; asphalt will need to be completely replaced after 15 years.

Any reason for wanting stamped concrete? What about exposed aggregate or a basic broom finish?

I think if we park the car in stamping concrete in the winter time then SALT can affect the concrete.

What about Interlocking Concrete? Is this good? Has weeds issue?

mrweather wrote: ↑ If done right, concrete will last decades; asphalt will need to be completely replaced after 15 years.

Any reason for wanting stamped concrete? What about exposed aggregate or a basic broom finish?

I'm actually interested in redoing our driveway with a basic broom finished concrete, do you happen to know how much that is compared to asphalt and the stamped concrete /sqft?

In my experience Concrete slabs are prone to cracks and require maintenance that is usually not DIY. Also it is almost impossible for DIY if you wish to demolish a cracked slab to replace with asphalt or interlocking. You will most likely need heavy equipment and skilled operators. Stamped concrete driveway surface will crumble with repeated salt contact over time (5-7 yrs).

The cheapest is asphalt and the next best is interlocking. Both will need repairs/replacement overtime but the costs are much less and sometimes possible DIY.

Good luck.

CD

Is interlocking cost is higher than stamped concrete?

shakilhyd wrote: ↑ Is interlocking cost is higher than stamped concrete?

Interlock is more expensive than the rest of the options but it can always be relevelled over time if it settles. Proper prep is key to it lasting over time with little dropping. We went with interlock 16 years ago. Our contractor properly prepped with the base and even now we have very little settling. I do have to keep up on the weed growth as I've never redone the polymeric sand and it's pretty much given up the ghost in keeping the weeds down. I'll probably redo it next year. We went with the Oaks Pavers _ Centurion, it's a middle of the road paver...not cheap but not the most expensive.

We have neighbours who've had their driveways done within the last six years and because of improper prep work they are littered with weeds and stones move around like chicklets when you drive over them.

If you opt for stamped but make sure you have the contractors put a non slip additive in the sealer...like shark grip. Also keep up on sealing it...every two years to protect the concrete from the winter salt.

If I was to do it over I'd opt for a asphalt driveway with stamped or interlock borders and walkways. My biggest gripe of the interlock is that when the polymeric sand is in good shape (1-5 years) it constantly leaves loose sand/grit on the drvieway after heavy rains. Concrete and asphalt don't do that. Then once the interlock is older you're always battling weed growth if you don't redo the polymeric sand.

Also, you can seal interlock but if you do you're creating another maintenance issue in keeping it up so it doesn't look blotchy over time...so I left mine alone.

Our driveway when it was new.

What type of interlock should choose for driveway if we park the vehicle on driveway.

mrweather wrote: ↑ If done right, concrete will last decades; asphalt will need to be completely replaced after 15 years.

Any reason for wanting stamped concrete? What about exposed aggregate or a basic broom finish?

Our concrete driveway with broom finish is 50 years old and doesn’t have a single crack in it. It’s 6” thick. When they redid our road with new sewers and curbs they took 5 feet from our frontage and poured about 15 feet of new concrete for our driveway 4” thick. That stuff has already cracked and started to heave.