Mismatched exposed aggregate
louiefl
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
I had an exposed aggregate driveway laid 5 years ago. I recently removed part of my front fence to widen the driveway and was hoping that matching the existing aggregate wouldn't prove too difficult. I had the name of the original exposed aggregate and the company which supplied it. The concreter went with the name and laid it. I knew it wouldn't be exactly the same as time and weather changes things, as well as mixes change somewhat, but I wasn't expecting it to look so very different. The original had a beige colour in the cement mix. The new one is "off white" which really looks very grey. I am devastated at the difference. I'm so upset I just want to rip it all up and start again; not that I have the money to do that, or know whether anyone would do such a labour intensive job. Can anyone offer a solution or advice on how to get it to look closer to the original colour?
oklouise