Concrete Clean and Seal

Concrete and Aggregate Cleaning

One of the second most expensive investments you will make beside your home is the driveways, walkways and patios.  Concrete is made of water, sand, gravel and cement.  Once pored concrete will set within 48 hours to walk on with 7 days before it will be at 70% cured.  It cant take 28 days to reach full strength and be fully “cured”.  There are several different strengths of concrete from 3000 psi to 5000 psi which can effect how soft it is and when cleaned with it etch.  Aggregate is made up similar to flat or brushed concrete except the gravel that would normally be the base is more pretty and on the top and exposed on the surface.  No matter if its is brushed concrete, aggregate, a walkway, porch or a driveway they all have the same problem of getting dirty.  Dirt, grease, oil, mold and mildew will get dropped on or grow making your investment look bad.  TLC can come in and clean with a pretreat to kill the mold and mildew, scrub, rinse, and post treat to not only kill anything below the surface but also brighten the concrete and keep it clean longer. Trust TLC for any or all of your concrete cleaning needs around your home.

Sealing

Why would you seal your concrete or aggregate? Sealing with a beautiful shiny high quality sealer not only makes your home look great but helps make it easy to clean up oil leakage and  spills while at the same time protect your driveway and walkways from water intrusion.  If you have a small crack during the winter time when the temperatures go below freezing night after night any water that gets inside those cracks  with the freezing and thawing causes those small cracks to become large unsightly lines in your driveway.  A good cleaning along with crack repair followed by high quality sealer will stop the circle of freezing inside those cracks protecting your investment.  We use only acrylic sealer with a 25% to 30% solid for the wettest look and the longest lasting.