Popular for those areas where vehicle access is only required occasionally, such as fire appliance access and parking areas in rural settings. Some systems can also be used as erosion controls. A relatively recent development. Bays of concrete to which a colour is added and a pattern, such as brick or stone, is imprinted into the wet concrete before it sets. More than any other paving type catalogued here, this type of paving is unforgiving.
Mistakes are hard to put right once the concrete has set.
Plain concrete hardstanding Plain concrete Bays of mass or reinforced concrete. May be tamped or float finished. Easy to lay, hard to get rid of. Also used for garage or shed bases. Tarmac Tar-coated aggregates.