Concrete has a significant role in the design of public areas, creating robust spaces for people to congregate, sit and walk. Many councils across the UK have vast regeneration plans in place for towns and cities, creating new spaces and giving others a much-needed overhaul. This will often involve large-scale concrete orders for multiple applications.
If you’d like to know more about using concrete for public areas, read on.
Why Use Concrete for Public Areas?
Concrete is one of the most popular types of construction material, meeting a range of requirements for public spaces. When undergoing regeneration projects, town planners usually have different needs they want to meet, including the creation of safe, attractive spaces using cost-effective and durable materials that will remain in keeping with many of the buildings in the locality.
Concrete certainly ticks many of these boxes and can be used for anything from steps, pavements and outdoor seating areas to pathways, kerb sides and foundations. It comes in many different strengths so that the right mix can be chosen for its use, considering the amount of traffic that it will need to support and its use in flexible designs. The concrete often needs to be stronger than many mixes used in domestic settings.
Unique Concrete Structures
Concrete is one of the most versatile building materials, thus its use for so many structures in public spaces, including those of unique shapes. With the right strength and admixtures, concrete can be both malleable and strong, so it’s perfect for creating different designs. This includes skate areas, crazy paving and walls. It’s even used as bases to support other unique structures such as outbuildings and statues. The concrete can also be reinforced to ensure it holds its shape and doesn’t wear or crack easily.
How to Keep Construction & Design Projects On Track
Construction projects often have strict deadlines, whether the completion is required while permits are still in date or a launch date must be met. If you’re using a local concrete supplier for your public construction project, always talk to them in the planning stages to see how they can help keep your schedule on track.
This may involve planning large concrete orders so that the correct resources are allocated in your timeframes or finding out how concrete pumps could be used to speed up the work and ensure accurate pouring. While many concrete suppliers are able to supply next and same day concrete, involving them in the planning process is always a wise idea.
Need a commercial concrete supplier?
Speak to the experienced team at DSD Concrete. We supply across the local Sussex area, keeping projects on schedule with our reliable deliveries of high-quality concrete. Areas we cover include Brighton, Lewes and Eastbourne. For more advice and a free quote, contact our team today.
