Almost Too Nice to Drive On ...

by Rebecca Wasieleski
Created: January 16, 2008

North Carolina contractor takes on intricate forming in decorative driveway project.

The 2,500-sq.-ft. courtyard was worked in sections outward from a central design. The separate pours are held together with steel dowels.
The 2,500-sq.-ft. courtyard was worked in sections outward from a central design. The separate pours are held together with steel dowels.
In the Lithocrete process, surface aggregates are applied and worked into the surface of the concrete right after a pour.
In the Lithocrete process, surface aggregates are applied and worked into the surface of the concrete right after a pour.

"For example, on this project, because of the shape of the design, there are certain stress points in the concrete. We submitted a control joint pattern to the architect and said 'this is where you need to put saw cuts'," Bernath explains. "If you tell the architect structurally what you need to do and submit it to him or her and explain it to them, they're going to go with it because they'll understand it's the wise thing to do."