Choosing the Right Concrete for Your Outdoor Landscape

Your outdoor landscape is an important element of your home since it provides a space for entertainment and gatherings. In fact, it can even become the extension of your indoor space. The specifics of an outdoor landscape can be customised based on your envisioned design and lifestyle, but there is a broad category of concrete to choose from.
Here are some options we recommend:

Poured concrete
Poured concrete is the most popular option for an outdoor landscape because it comes in a wide variety of textures and colours, making it suitable for any type of surface. It’s also low maintenance and can be properly installed in any landscape. However, the costs for using concrete will significantly depend on the complexity of the finishing process.

You should also understand that concrete is an impermeable surface, which means water cannot pass through it. Instead, water runs off its surface, which may cause localised flooding.

Therefore, you must hire an experienced concreting service provider who can guide you with the right concrete mix, as they have the right tools to professionally lay concrete.

Stamped concrete
Stamped concrete or textured concrete is another great option since it can replicate stones, tiles, bricks, and even wood. There are a wide variety of patterns and colour choices – making stamped concrete popular for beautifying pool surrounds, driveways, patios, and more outdoor entertainment areas.

Additionally, stamped concrete is affordable since it requires less maintenance than other types of concrete.

Concrete pavers
Concrete pavers are available in various colours, shapes, sizes, and texture, and it can easily be placed on top of packed sand. It can also be butted together to get a smooth and unbroken surface. This type of method is suitable for hindering the growth of weeds between spaces.

However, if you like a more traditional look, then you can leave the spaces between the pavers and just fill it up with pebbles, pea gravel, or a tight, low-growing ground cover.

Outdoor Patterned Concrete
Patterned concrete is a revolutionary method in concreting since it incorporates colour and patterns to freshly poured concrete on patios, paths, and driveways. Using this method, you can re-create the looks of authentic materials like slate and stone.

It is also cost-effective since it requires minimal maintenance. Patterned concrete with dolomite as sub-case and four inches of fibre can reinforced its strength and eliminate any problems in the long run. Patterned concrete can survive the winter and rainy months – making it a fantastic alternative to wooden decking.

To learn more or organise your free quote, contact Canberra's best concreting contractors now.