Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:37 pm
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
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
