Fifty-Year-Old Patios On Oakville Clay Crack At The Corners
Our team pours rubber surfacing over the cracked patios of the 1960s to 1980s houses in Falgarwood, College Park, Kerr Village and Bronte. The town sits on silty clay till that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, so a slab that was poured flat has been lifted and dropped at the edges every year since. The result is a patio that is sound in the middle and cracked or stepped at the corners.
Rubber surfacing is flexible, so hairline and settled cracks are covered and stay covered. A crack that still opens and closes is cut and filled before we pour, or it would telegraph through. We tell you which cracks are which at the visit.
Front Steps Are Where Oakville Slips And Falls Happen
We wrap front steps, stoops and porch landings in rubber surfacing so the first step out the door has grip at seven in the morning in February. A concrete step glazes with ice after every thaw, and painted wood steps are worse. The rubber drains meltwater through and holds a boot on the way down.
We trowel the treads, risers and nosings as one piece, leaving no edge that can lift. Older parents and anyone recovering from a hip or knee get a step that is soft on the way down and does not glaze.
Rubber Surfacing Goes Over Pavers, Stamped Concrete And Wood Decks
We pour rubber surfacing over interlock pavers, flagstone, stamped concrete and sound wood decks as well as plain concrete. Pavers that have heaved or sunk are reset first; then the rubber fills the joints and covers the whole patio as one seamless surface, which ends the weeds and ants between the stones. Wood decks need solid boards and no rot.
A walkway from the driveway to the side door in Clearview or Iroquois Ridge is a common small job, and it goes in the same day as the front steps. The rubber surfacing runs over the walk, up the risers and across the landing as one piece, so the whole route from the car to the door has the same grip in February.
Patios and walkways get a half inch or a bit less of rubber surfacing in a colour blend that suits the house. Tan, sand, slate and brown blends are the common choices for an outdoor kitchen or dining patio, and we pour light colours with an aliphatic binder so they stay true in sun.