In the recent past, concrete driveway options consisted of a textured or super smooth finish. But today, you can easily customize your driveway and enhance your home's curb appeal through more concrete options. Many Raleigh residents still prefer a simple approach to driveway design. But others seek the look of natural stone, brick or other paving materials recreated using concrete. You can even choose from a wide range of artistic designs imprinted into your driveway or borders, along with an endless array of colors and stains.
For over 12 years, the professionals of TrulyHome Concrete in Raleigh, North Carolina have added architectural appeal and enhanced livability to Triangle Area homes. We have almost unlimited options for your indoor and outdoor concrete, including for your concrete driveway. We install new driveways and rejuvenate existing ones for a fresh look or enhanced design. You can choose a plain gray slab, but our greatest enjoyment comes from creating stamped concrete designs to upgrade our customers' homes. Through our stamping and coloring capabilities, you can have the driveway of your dreams.
Anyone can try to pour concrete and create a driveway. But without the right skills and equipment, your new driveway will not last. To have a surface that lasts for decades, you need an experienced Raleigh concrete professional. TrulyHome Concrete uses the highest quality of workmanship, equipment and materials. We also employ people who understand the importance of satisfying our customers. This dedication to excellence shows in our customer reviews.
Your driveway is one of the first things visitors to your home see. This surface provides a lasting impression and even hints as to the quality of your home interior. Like the rest of your home, your concrete driveway should be well constructed, well maintained, clean and welcoming. Through durability, many design options, easy maintenance and lower cost than other materials, concrete is the right choice for your driveway. Your TrulyHome Concrete driveway will look great and add value to your home through enhanced curb appeal for many years to come.
A stamped concrete driveway, just like a stamped concrete patio, pool deck, sidewalk or other surface, is concrete imprinted with a specific design. It is sometimes crafted to look like natural stone, brick, tile, wood or slate. This surface can also contain specific designs. With TrulyHome Concrete's help, you can choose your surface imprint and custom color.
Stamped concrete provides a luxurious look at a much lower cost than natural stone, slate, tile, brick or wood. Through custom coloring, your driveway or other surface can look like real stone or other natural elements. You can also color match to the surrounding environment, your home exterior or any other design inspiration. With TrulyHome Concrete's help, you can make your stamped concrete driveway a statement piece, complementary to the natural environment or cohesive with your building architecture.
Obviously, there are many reasons to choose a stamped concrete driveway by TrulyHome Concrete. The three most common reasons for our customers choosing stamped concrete for their driveways include:
There are few materials used for driveway paving that prove as sustainable and durable as concrete. In essence, your concrete driveway is both green and friendly to the environment. Below are some of the reasons why a concrete driveway is the smart choice in terms of environmental conservation:
A concrete driveway is constructed of renewable resources.
Asphalt driveways contain nonrenewable petroleum. Your concrete driveway, on the other hand, contains only widely available and sustainable resources. These ingredients include natural rocks and sand, primarily limestone cement and water. Limestone is the most abundant mineral on our planet.
Concrete driveways can include recycled materials.
Concrete for your driveway can include recycled concrete and waste byproducts. Common as partial cement replacements are fly ash, silica fume and ground blast furnace slag from steel mills, power plants and other industrial environments. Some concrete mixes and reinforcing steel also contain recycled aggregates.
Your concrete driveway reflects light to brighten your environment at night and save energy.
Asphalt driveways absorb heat and light, reflecting only five percent of the light hitting it. Concrete reflects up to 27 percent of the light cast onto it, creating a brighter environment at night. This can help you save energy by reducing the amount of outdoor lighting you need. Using light colored paving like concrete driveways also reduces urban area heat-island effects.
Concrete driveways last longer.
When TrulyHome Concrete installs your driveway, you can expect this surface to last for several decades. This is two to three times longer than you could expect from an asphalt driveway. Because they prove so durable, concrete driveways require less frequent replacement and resurfacing. This means you take less raw materials from the environment for your driveway paving.
Concrete driveways are fully recyclable.
If you decide to replace or remove your concrete driveway, the materials are fully recyclable. These materials are crushed and used as granular fill for new paving or as a concrete aggregate.
Whether you need a short driveway or one that weaves through your property, concrete driveway paving is the best choice. TrulyHome Concrete in Raleigh can acquaint you with your design and coloring options for a well-crafted and durable driveway designed to last for decades. Call us today at (919)-591-8993 for a free consultation.