Creating tracks in the country area is not always a simple process, since today there is a huge variety of coatings that can be used in a wide variety of conditions. Obviously, the owners who make decisions about the creation of certain tracks on the site are primarily based on the decorative components of the surfaces. Various tiles, wood materials are precisely those resources that allow you to create a truly unique area in terms of appearance. There is even a lot of examples of situations where in the general area it looks like "gray", however, a single track makes it truly unusual and flowering.

If you speak directly about the use of concrete to create tracks at the cottage, then the situation is sufficiently specific. The thing is that externally concrete covers almost always look not very presentable. However, it is impossible to say that such surfaces spoil the landscape. These are simply neutral coatings, which differ in a number of positive moments, in which the decorative components often do not include.

Practice shows that often the owners remain satisfied with the use of concrete tracks, since the benefits of such coatings are definitely more than flaws.

In this article we will spend a small excursion on the main details of the process of creating concrete tracks in the framework of the country area. Moreover, consider some subtleties that usually occur when using concrete coatings. Looking a bit in advance, I would like to note that concrete tracks are really reliable and durable surfaces that will never let the owners.

Features of concrete tracks

First, it is worth noting that today the concrete is often the basis for creating tracks. The situation is in such a way that there are really little decent competitors from concrete tracks.

As an example, for comparison with concrete, you can take pavement tiles. It is also an excellent material that in recent years has gained unprecedented prevalence. You can safely say that today these 2 options for creating tracks have left far forward from their closest competitors. Interestingly, the paving slabs are made on the basis of concrete, therefore this construction resource is an indispensable component when creating tracks and many other objects.

If you speak directly about the use of paving slabs, it does not always meet the desires of the owners, since the material has a fixed size and a certain form. If the creation of a track is based on concrete right on the plot, then here you can take into account that the owners have the ability to implement any ideas. This is the general dimensions of the track, and possibly some decorative elements. Of course, the paving slabs can be purchased precisely such that is needed for specific conditions, but it may be quite expensive.

I would also like to say that with the personally creating a concrete track, it is possible to personally set the necessary surface sizes (in particular the coating height), which will allow you to be confident in high coating strength. This means that the track can easily withstand large loads. This is especially true if it comes to creating a small track, which will move cars or other transport.

Considering the fact that each individual unit of material takes on the surface of the tile, the full concrete path from this point of view looks more attractive. The bottom line is that we have a fairly large area, which will definitely be reliable in terms of accepted loads.

An important advantage of creating concrete tracks is the fact that all the necessary events can be made by their own hands, and alone. It is safe to say that this strong side of concrete surfaces plays a colossal role, since the assistants can not always be found, and the price tags for the services of professionals are often too overestimated. At the same time, it can be confident that the result of the work done will definitely get high quality, since there are often special difficulties in the process.

Benefits and disadvantages of concrete tracks

It should be considered in more detail all the positive and negative sides of the concrete tracks so that you can create a full-fledged picture associated with this coating.

Advantages of concrete tracks:

• Strength, reliability, durability. All of these 3 benefits are extremely important for owners of country sites. In most cases, these 3 aspects are the most important features that have the greatest importance. Practice shows that within the framework of a small summer cottage, concrete tracks are able to serve at least several decades. It should be noted that concrete can also begin to collapse, and with particular efficiency affects moisture and water. If there will be puddles around the track, and some coverage sections will be simply in water, gradually the track will cover cracks, and over time the situation will deteriorate significantly. Thus, despite the overall strength and durability of concrete, it is necessary to ensure that the surface is in acceptable conditions.
• Cheapness. Unlike many other materials that are used to create tracks and other surfaces, the creation of a concrete path will be relatively inexpensive. The thing is that the cement mixture itself is inexpensive, so the sophisticated surface creation will be the most budget option. It should be remembered that with personal participation in creating a coating, you can make sure that only high-quality resources can be used. This is an extremely important component of the process, since the purchase material may initially not correspond to the desired level of quality.
• Resistance to frost and humidity. As you know, now you can find a mass of various additives and components that allow you to significantly improve the characteristics of the standard concrete structure. First of all, it is worth paying attention to the ability to increase resistance to low temperatures and humidity. These are extremely topical issues, since all these adverse conditions negatively affect various coatings. At the same time, it is not necessary to forget that moisture still has a too strong effect on concrete, so it does not make sense to experience material on the impact of moisture. As for the frost resistance of the concrete, then it is here about the cycles of frost and melting of concrete. Despite the high frost resistance of a particular coating, it still has a certain cycle limit, so the eternal surface of the creation is unlikely to succeed.
• Shared simplicity of coating. As we have said earlier, it is quite possible to create a concrete path and without assistance. However, it is worth understanding that it all depends on the existing scales of work. Thus, it is worth determining in advance, the amount of work that is presented can be held one, or help is still needed. Many owners are also not shy to use the help of third-party specialists. At the same time, the cost of working on the creation of concrete tracks may be quite impressive, so it is necessary to decide in advance whether there is no money for this. To date, almost all repair and construction services are quite expensive, and many brigades that work on themselves can significantly raise the cost of working for people who do not particularly delve into this process.
• A variety of variants of tracks. Despite the fact that often the concrete tracks look like "gray" in the framework of various sites, the owners have the opportunity to implement a fairly bold project. With the help of various formwork, concrete elements of various shapes and sizes are created. You can also create a formwork on your own, which will meet a specific project or idea. However, the most important thing is to realize some kind of original style, which may be a certain decoration for the site. If we talk about a variety of options for creating tracks, you can log in and find hundreds of options for concrete tracks. Obviously, some of the surfaces will definitely have to taste the owners of the site.

Separately, I would like to say about the possibility of decor of the concrete surface. Indeed, attractive concrete tracks are rare, but it is still possible to detect real masterpieces on the site. Moreover, it is not so difficult to decorate the concrete paths as it may seem. It is that when preparing concrete, various pigments are added to the mixture, as well as certain stone elements. On this basis, it is possible to create a high-quality and attractive externity surface without much effort. It is worth a predetermination in advance with such events so that ultimately the coating is not tasteless.

Disadvantages of concrete tracks:

• The probability of deformations. Unfortunately, there is a sufficiently high likelihood that the path of concrete will be covered by cracks after a short period of time. The problem is that in the offseason periods there is a soil movement, and one-piece concrete coatings do not react to similar changes. To avoid this, it is advisable to pay attention to the creation of a fairly reliable foundation for tracks. This is a peculiar pillow of sand and rubble. At the same time there are a lot of other options for avoiding the deformations of tracks, the choice of which depends on the existing conditions and other parts.
• Track capital. As you know, if the track is created on the basis of tiles or similar material, it can easily dismantle it, and then - move to a new place. We are talking about a complete alteration of the track, moving it to a new place. This is definitely the positive side of the question associated with paths from paving slabs. In the case of a solid concrete track, we have a situation where even minimal surface change activities can lead to the state of the complete unsuitability of the coating. Such a capital basis for many is one of the best options, as the reliability and the overall quality of the track increases significantly, but to expose all this beauty to some changes are already unlikely to succeed. About this, of course, you need to think in advance.
• Large work. Despite the fact that it is possible to create concrete paths in the country to create concrete tracks in the country, the combination of work on the surface of the surface still turns out to be impressive. It is worth paying attention to the fact that the process of creating tracks includes not only the fill of concrete, but also the acquisition of construction resources, markup of the site, calculation, preparation of the mixture and much more. Thus, it takes too much time and strength. The only person who is engaged in these affairs will spend on everything at least a couple of weeks. It is possible and faster, but a qualitative result with such a scenario is unlikely to succeed. Accordingly, it always makes sense to attract other people to the work, which even a little help will significantly speed up the process, and will also provide higher quality events.

I would also like to note that often concrete tracks are poor-quality, and this situation often arises due to not the best construction resources. This may be, for example, a cement mixture with various additives that do not produce in the future for the durability of the future concrete structure. So as not to get a low-quality track, it is necessary to carefully approach the selection of the necessary materials.

Technology for creating a concrete path in the country

Preliminary work

Before proceeding directly to creating a track, it is necessary to carry out some preliminary measures. We are talking about the preparation of a particular site for the creation of tracks. The most important thing about preliminary measures is the markup of the territory. The essence of this process is that it is necessary to determine the framework for the concrete track, so that a specific limited space is directly in the process of creating the surface.

The markup process is quite simple, and it is necessary to use only pegs and rope for it. Thus, pegs are placed at the corners of the territory, within which the creation of a concrete track will be carried out, and the rope is stretched. In this process, it will be possible to detect that it may be prevented from creating a surface. Often, markup helps to understand which there are deficiencies on the site, significantly affecting construction or repair activities. It is also important to pay attention to the various characteristics of the soil. It can have some raises or recesses, perhaps significantly affecting the creation of future tracks.

Next comes directly preparation of the soil to create tracks. At this stage, experts recommend removing the top layer of the soil, it is about 5 to 7 cm. A sufficiently serious problem may be that in the soil there can be many roots that makes the soil removal significantly. Thus, there is a need to get rid of all the roots that are available at the above level of the soil, since then these the most root systems can extremely negatively affect the state of the future track (after the growth of the roots will create cracks, as well as other deformations). It should be armed with cutters or similar tools to get rid of the problem as quickly as possible.

It is also worth understanding that the removal of the soil layer is necessary for the reason that emptiness is often formed in the soil. Thus, during the operation of the tracks, this may be felt about himself, and there are situations when the surface is simply falling, and it makes the surface unsuitable for further use. Also a small deepening of the soil creates both the convenience associated with the crossing of herbs. If the track and the ground itself are at the same level, walking along the area of \u200b\u200bthe lawn mower - extremely simple.

The process of creating a formwork

As you know, the formwork is a peculiar form for the future track. The formwork itself consists of boards or other wood elements that form complete coating dimensions.

Experts note that formwork is advisable to create for the entire length of the track, as it significantly simplifies the presented activities.

• Most often, the formwork fully consists of large boards, which are fastened with small side planks. When creating a foundation, struts are also used, which hold the design even with a strong load of concrete, however, in the case of the track, you can implement a very simple project.
• At the bottom of the formwork, it is advisable to place a waterproofing layer. It may even be the most elementary polyethylene, but one cannot allow this material to have some flaws, since its effectiveness in this case decreases sharply.
• Between the boards you can create small seams in the formwork, as it is impossible to exclude extensions and complicit concrete.

Creation of pillows

Cushion represents a necessary concrete cover element, which is necessary for uniform weight distribution, and also for the qualitative drainage.

Creating a pillow is based on rubble and sand. It is worth paying attention to the fact that the sand itself will not hold water, so it is necessary to use 2 resources at the same time. Separately, it is worth saying that without waterproofing such a pillow will demonstrate quite low efficiency. For the pillow, it is better to use either runneroid or geotextile or agrofiber. These are the most effective waterproofing, especially if we are talking about concrete tracks.

• After laying the rubble (the pillow must fill about half the recess) and the sand occurs a high-quality traam, since the presence of even minimal emptiness cannot be allowed.
• Often, instead of such a pillow, a fairly thin concrete screed is created. In this case, the need for waterproofing remains. Or as an extreme option, you can use flat stones that create a fairly good foundation for coating.

Specificity of reinforcement and fill concrete

• Reinforcement is a practically necessary process, which is involved in most concrete structures. In this case, it makes sense to use the reinforcing mesh or thin reinforcement. In the case of the last option, it is necessary to keep in mind that the valve is necessary in the event of creation relative to the large track, but within the framework of the country area it is extremely rare. The need for reinforcement is dictated by the fact that with the help of the same reinforcing mesh, the concrete will not be bought, but to solve that significantly improves its mechanical characteristics.
• Next occurs the solution of the solution, which will further be inserted into the equipped formwork. Most often, the mixture consists of 1 part of the sand and 3 parts of the cement. As for the thickness of the future coverage, it all depends on the specifics of its operation. If only people walk along the track, then it is possible to limit the thickness of 5 cm (or a little less). If the coating is subjected to sufficiently large loads, the thickness can increase to 7.5 cm.
• Pouring the solution is quite slow. At the same stage, it is necessary to ensure that the future surface is distinguished by strict horizontality, therefore, the mixture is immediately moving. For this case, you can use almost any fixtures, but when the concrete is already starting to capture, it is possible to make alignment only with a spatula.
• Immediately after the fill, you can expose the concrete surface to the decor. It is about placing on the concrete of various stones, metal elements or other inserts. As we have already spoken at the beginning of the article, it is best to get acquainted with the finished decorative options on the Internet.
• About 3-4 days, the concrete will be strong enough, but it is not recommended to fully use it. You can safely remove the formwork. After a week, the surface (depending on the thickness of the concrete) can be a full-fledged track that can be safely operated.

Separately, I would like to note that during the recruitment of the surface strength, various force majeures can occur, and first of all it is worth paying attention to the likelihood of precipitation. The situation may face that the rain will significantly affect the coating condition, so it should be covered with protective material, and even polyethylene coatings will be suitable.