Here are the top five reasons to restore, rather than replace, your existing concrete:
- Materials cost savings. The cost to dispose of and replace 100 square feet of ordinary concrete can run $1,100-$1,400. If you're replacing the old concrete with new decorative concrete, this cost doubles or even triples. Depending on the type of finish you choose, repairing and restoring your existing concrete instead, with a beautiful, durable and weather resistant finish, costs between $350-$500 and will outlast ordinary concrete by many, many years.
- Landscape destruction. Removal and replacement of concrete generally involves big machinery. This machinery is not kind to your landscaping, regardless of how careful the operators try to be, and they won't reimburse you for the damage they cause. Application of a restorative finish involves no large, heavy equipment, and does little or no harm to the surrounding landscaping.
- Long-term investment value. Concrete is concrete - it's going to crack and "spall" (chip or flake) no matter what. If you just replace old concrete with new concrete, you'll get the same cracking and spalling results. Our restoration products provide a surface that's stronger, more durable, more weather resistant, and easier to maintain than ordinary concrete - not to mention far more beautiful.
- Environmental concerns. Throughout the world, thousands of tons of concrete are unnecessarily ripped out and discarded into landfills every year - even though the vast majority of concrete is in good structural shape. There are exceptions, of course, but the most common situations are cracking and spalling. Tearing out structurally sound concrete over a few cracks is just plain overkill.
- It looks better, and it's worth more. Some people say it's hard to put a price tag on "beauty." But think of it this way - which would add more value to a home at appraisal? Plain new concrete? Or decorative concrete finishes, color coordinated with the home and surrounding landscaping, with a durable, weather resistant finish? And which of those two options would make a place of business look more impressive, reliable, and professional?