Does Concrete Shrink?
Exposed Aggregate Adelaide yes, it does.
That answer catches a lot of people off guard.
Most homeowners expect concrete to stay exactly as it looked on the day it was poured. Then a few weeks later they notice a tiny crack or a small gap along the edge of the slab and wonder if something’s gone wrong.
Not necessarily.
After more than twenty years pouring driveways, patios and house slabs around Adelaide, we’ve learnt that concrete shrinking is simply part of the curing process. Every slab does it to some degree.
The trick is understanding the difference between normal …







