Concrete Patio pavers - broom finish, picture frame, or smooth?
What are your thoughts on finishing concrete driveway, sidewalk, and poured stepping stone pads?
I told them light broom finish, no picture frame. They unfortunately did heavy broom finish with picture frame.
I thought for driveway light broom looks best and most consistent and the picture frame sometimes looks dated. And then I have 3x3 pads and want those to look like concrete pavers / stepping stones so they should not be picture framed - not sure if they should even be broom finished vs smoother? I’d prefer smooth just not sure about traction?
I assume you can’t add concrete and change finish once the pour is curing? So to fix they’d have to rip out all of the stuff they poured and rebuild forms and completely redo? It’s not just the stepping stone pads they also poured a front 10x10 pad and a 1 step down.
This is a fully custom home yet they continue to just make decisions on my behalf even though I’ve provided specifications and selections. Could have also been an easy fix if I knew they were pouring today bc I could have looked vs it’s not on a schedule and selections aren’t documented.
Pics 1, 2, 3 are my house with picture frames that I did not want. Other pics are inspiration pics (brush or smooth all no picture frame)