Concrete In Your Landscaping Scheme
Concrete used outdoors can provide an extremely durable, versatile and attractive component to any condominium’s landscaping scheme. In our reserve studies we give it a thirty to forty year useful life. It’s a long-range component in your capital reserve fund plan. If you have concrete driveways, patios, walks on your property you know, however, that it does sometimes need some help in achieving that two score and ten goal. Concrete is an engineering amalgam of Portland cement with fine (sand) and coarse (stone) aggregate. The cement paste bonds to the aggregate and bridges across it. It’s that bridging action that provides the strength we all recognize. Where concrete can get in trouble outdoors though is when water is allowed to penetrate the surface.
