>> Tati: WANT YOUR HOME TO BE A
WINNER, CONSIDER BOOSTING YOUR
CURB APPEAL.
>> Chuck: START BY DRESSING UP
YOUR DRIVEWAY.
>> WHEN THE WEATHER IS RIGHT,
HOMEOWNERS LOVE TO WORK ON CURB
APPEAL OF THEIR HOUSE, WHETHER
IT'S A NEW FRONT DOOR, PERHAPS
SHUTTERS, A ROOF OR A GREAT
PAINT JOB.
BUT TODAY, WE'LL TALK ABOUT
DISTURB APPEAL WITH A NEW
CONCRETE DRIVEWA
SO THIS HOMEOWNER DECIDED TO
TEAR OUT THEIR WHOLE ENTIRE
DRIVEWAY.
IN ORDER FOR THEM TO MAKE THEIR
CURB APPEAL, THEY DECIDED TO DO
CONCRETE IN THE CENTER AND THEN
ON THE EDGE STAMPED CONCRETE TO
MAKE THE DRIVEWAY POP.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE PREPARATION PHASE.
THEY'VE P DOWN ABOUT 4 INCHES
OF 21-AA STONE.
AND THEY NEED TO COMPACT IT WITH
THIS MACHINE FOR A SOLID SURFACE
FOR THE CONCRETE TO STICK TO.
ONE THING YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE
OF WHEN PUTTING IN A BRAND-NEW
DRIVEWAY IS IF YOU HAVE
AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS, YOU HAVE
TO MARK THEM AND PROTECT THEM.
AND ANOTHER TIP IS FOR FUTURE
GROWTH, PUT IN A PVC PIPE
UNDERNEATH, TAKE A PICTURE AND
E-MAIL IT TO YOURSELF.
ONCE THE CONCRETE IS THERE, YOU
MIGHT FORGET WHERE IT IS.
WE'RE ON THE END OF THIS
DRIVEWAY.
IT'S CALLED THE APPROACH.
TYPICALLY YOU PUT 6 INCHES OF
CONCRETE AT THE END BECAUSE IT
MEETS THE STREET AND THAT'S FOR
EXTRA STRENGTH.
WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS EXPANSION
PAPER.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS AROUND
YOUR HOUSE.
WHAT THEY USE THIS FOR IS WHEN
THEY POUR THE CONCRETE AND IT
TOUCHES AGAINST THE FOUNDATION,
IT GIVES A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE
AND ALLOWS IT TO MOVE
INDEPENDENTLY OF THE FOUNDATION
SO IT DOESN'T CRACK.
ONE OF THE TRICKS WE'RE USING,
WE DYED THE CONCRETE BEFORE IT
COMES OUT SO IT'S IN THE MIX.
WAIT UNTIL IT COMES OUT.
SO THEY'RE PUTTING THE CONCRETE
INTO THE SIDEWALK.
THERE'S A WELDED WIRE MESH RIGHT
HERE.
THAT GOES IN THE BOTTOM THIRD OF
THE CONCRETE.
WHAT THAT DOES, IF THE CONCRETE
EVER CRACKS, IT PREVENTS THE
CRACK FROM SPREADING.
SO WHEN THEY'RE READY TO STAMP
THE CONCRETE, THIS IS WHAT THEY
USE, A REAL RUBBER IMPRESS,
PLACED ON TOP OF THE CONCRETE
SO WHEN HE PUTS THE STAMP ON TOP
OF THE CONCRETE, HE GIVES IT A
PAT AND IT GETS INTO THE
CONCRETE.
WHEN HE PULLS IT UP, HE SHOULD
HAVE A PERFECT LOOK.
>> Chuck: IT'S AMAZING TO ME!
AND THIS IS WHAT IT ACTUALLY
WOULD LOOK LIKE, IT DRIES
LIGHTER.
>> THIS IS THE ACTUAL COLOR.
WHEN IT DRIES, IT BECOMES A
LITTLE BIT LIGHTER.
>> Chuck: WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS
SHOULD WE BE ASKING ABOUT THIS
PRODUCT?
>> IT'S JUST LIKE REGULAR
CONCRETE, AND THEY ACTUALLY PUT
THE IMPRESSION ON IT WITH A
STAMP.
SO NERVE MICHIGAN IS ALWAYS
WORRIED, IS MY CONCRETE GONNA
CRACK?
SO THE KEY HERE IS THE PLACEMENT
OF THE STAMPS AND THE CONTRACTOR
THAT YOU'RE USING MUST BE
EXPERIENCED INIT.
YOU CAN GO TO THE CONCRETE
DISTRIBUTOR AND DO IT YOURSELF
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO
DO.
>> Chuck: WHEN IT'S MIXED IN THE
TRUCK, THAT'S NOT JUST FOR THE
-FEINT OF HEART.
IS THIS A ONE-DAY JOB?
>> TYPICALLY, YES.
BUT IF YOU'RE DOING A LOT OF
TEAROUT OR MULTIPLE COLORS, IT
CAN TAKE A FEW DAYS.
WATCH THE WEATHER.
YOU DON'T WANT TO POUR IN A
DOWNPOUR.
>> Chuck: OR YOU'LL HAVE A VERY
SMOOTH DRIVEWAY.
AND THIS IS MAKING A COME BACK.
>> THIS IS EXPOS AGGREGATE.
VERY POPULAR IN THE 50s AND NOW
MAKING A BIG COMEBACK.
AND WHEN THE PROFESSIONAL
CONCRETE LAYER ORDERS IT FROM
THE MIX, THEY PUT THE AGGREGATE
IN THE MIX.
SO THEY PUT IT DOWN AND THEY
SPREAD IT OUT AND THEN THEY
SPRAY A SOLUTION ON IT THAT
DISSOLVES THE FIRST QUARTER INCH
AND POWER WATCH IT AND IT
EXPOSES THE AGGREGATE AND THEN
PUT A SEALER ON IT.
>> Chuck: WHEN YOU SAID '50s, I
GO TO THE BUNGALOWS.
>> AND SUPER POPULAR TODAY.
>> Chuck: REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT
THE GREAT GIVEAWAY.
>> HIRE IT DONE IS GIVING AWAY A
FREE ROOF, A COMPLETE ROOF
REPLACEMENT FOR ANY VETERAN FROM
RAPID ROOFING, AND THE SHIN GELS
ARE FROM MALARKEY.
AND YOU CAN FIND THE CONTEST
RULES.
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OF THE ARMED FORCES, ARMY, NAVY,
COAST GUARD, MARINES, NATIONAL
GUARD, AND IT ENDS AT MIDNIGHT.
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