Trends New Zealand NZ New Home Trends Vol. 30/7 | Page 82

Above: A black concrete driveway
with a textural finish creates a grand
entry. The concrete, which was laid
by McIntosh Concrete, comprises
Hawkes Bay pebble mixed with black
oxide. The top layer of the concrete
was washed off before it set, to
reveal the pebbles beneath. McIntosh
Concrete also laid the top floor slab
of the house, and all the concrete for
the patios and pathways.

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With its sweeping driveway, the home has a
grand sense of arrival. The effect is enhanced by
the use of Hawkes Bay pebble concrete mixed
with black oxide.
McIntosh Concrete was contracted to carry
out most of the concrete works for the house.
Owner Ken McIntosh says the Hawkes Bay
pebble, supplied by Stevensons, was lightly
trowelled after it was laid.
“A misty Rugasole retarder spray was then
used to stop the top few centimetres from hardening. This sand-like top layer was then washed
off to expose the textural pebbles beneath.”

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McIntosh Concrete also laid a top slab to the
concrete floor of the house, and laid the concrete
beneath the tiles on all the patios and pathways. This concrete was swept with a broom to
provide a textured substrate so that the tiles
would bond easily.
McIntosh Concrete is a family-owned business formed in 2009. However, the North
Shore-based team has more than 25 years’ experience in the industry, and specialises in laying
concrete driveways, footpaths and floor slabs.
Much of the firm’s work involves residential
projects, including large-scale subdivisions.