Pattern imprinted concrete

[Tony McC]

Bomanite is a brand/method of imprinting concrete using a very specific system that is licenced from Bomanite Inc. in that strange country across the ocean. The Bomanite name used to be licenced to a large British company but as of 18 months or so ago, it is now licenced to an individual contractor.

Traditional Paving, other than installing a paving system that is anything but traditional, are a contractor of variable repute. I've heard blessings and I've heard curses about their work, but, given that they claim to be a national contractor and use different gangs in different parts of the country, some variability in workmanship is only to be expected.

I'm not aware of any direct link between Bomanite and Traditional but it's no great secret that there is a lot of horse-trading in the PIC industry and, far too often in my opinion, the company with whom you sign-up is not always the company that installs the concrete.

For me, regardless of what type of paving is involved, I have a preference for local contractors, as I'm a firm beliver in the adage that you don't crap on your own doorstep. Further; if there are problems with paving, it's much easier to get the contractor to call back if they are based in the same town rather than 100+ miles away.

I've been away and missed the start of this thread, but, had I known you were close by the mighty metropolis that is Warrington, I could have put you on to one of the few PIC companies that I would trust without question - in fact, he used to work for me and only set-up on his own when I stopped contracting a few years ago. He smells a bit, but his heart is in the right place! :p

[elcid123]

Hello Tony, I had a firm called Creative concrete based in Warrington call round to my house on Wednesday this week. They just mesered the drive and quoted me £4400 and I think the man said they charge £65 a meter. I asked him had he heard of you and he said no! He said that they had been in business for 5 to 6 years, but he had worked for another firm since he left school 21 years ago. I will look at at lest 3 jobs they've done, but tell me who are the firms that you would recommend? And I will contact them.
I would of course trust your recommendations.

[lutonlagerlout]

be careful with recommendations lads,i did some work for a solicitor and he asked for a recommended window company ,so i told him a decent one we use
anyway he asked them to do something really bodgy with a kind of awning over his patio,they refused ,he persisted and in the end they did it=====> and it leaked
when i went to get my final cheque ,he said that because i had recommended this firm and he wasnt happy with their work i was legally liable.
(lot of swear words get inserted into the conversation here but i will leave them out in the name of decency)
bottom line was it took 9 months to get the final payment and it was nought to do with me + he wanted the bodge in the first place!!
nota bene
LLL

[elcid123]

I see the point you are making, but you can always state something like: In the recommendation that I am giving you this is based on what what I have been given by third party's and I cannot be held responsible for the workmanship, conduct or any contractually agreement that you have solely by your own choice entered into with this company.

[Ted]

£65 a square metre is cheap for PIC.

Has your exisiting driveway been removed already?

[lutonlagerlout]

it does sound cheap we use pavemix(as used for pic) for our oversites and garage floors and that costs over£120 for a m3
it would be a struggle to block pave it for that
regards LLL

[elcid123]

Hello Lads, I'm not 100% sure that's what he said so I'd have to clarify this with him! No, my drive way is still covered with the existing 3 by 2 flags (I was taught in school Imperial weights and measures that's what I think in and when I hear metric I have to transpose to Imperial) what I will ask is what the dimensions and area of my drive way is, something I should have asked before now. I was told today that about 65 pounds a square meter is about what you would pay for my area. Again I will have to get hold of the area to be covered and a comprehensive brake down of the total cost.