It's a long weekend. We were initially hesitant to undertake the whole lot as it's a really long driveway. At the very last minute, we decided to do the whole lot. The process spreads over a few days as there were unexpected rain.
Day 1: It's all about the prep work they say. So we pressure clean the driveway and verandah. Spent about 3 hours doing this. The driveway has been pressure washed a few times prior to this. If you notice the photos when we got our key, the driveway was covered in algae?
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| Verandah looks awful. Messed up during the renovations. Had paints, rust mark, and scratches all over |
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| Driveway cleaned. Me and X patch up and replace the brick mortar a few weeks ago. |
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| Very long driveway. Still hesitant at this juncture to get it done |
Day 2: Vacuum the verandah. Then it rained so we abandon plan to paint. The neighbours must have though we are mad to vacuum the external
Day 3: This is it, forecast to be sunny throughout the day. So E vacuum the driveway and verandah again.
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| Vacuum sand and dirt away. Ahh.. nice limo for Melbourne cup celebration I guess |
I painted the joints between the concrete and edges while E runs the roller through. We decided to use Berger Jet Dry Heavy Duty - Dark Charcoal from Bunnings http://www.bunnings.com.au/berger-jet-dry-10l-heavy-duty-deep-charcoal-paving-paint_p1410011. Needed 3x 10l cans for single coat. We thin down the paint for better penetration. Since it was painted before, we decided to do single coat for now. There's almost 3/4 can leftover. We may do second coat if necessary.
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| Progress |
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| Completed after 6 hours. Still wet when this photo is taken. |
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| Manage to sneak a photo. |
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| Label says 16 hours drying time. So still wet |
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| We're quite happy with the result. |
After 6 hours work, we're both extremely exhausted. Rewarded ourself to a nice dinner :)
Update after a few days:
We did not drive on it for the last 4 days and the weather has been nice and sunny. It's definitely dry now.
