Garden slabs

gadget88

My garden slabs got a scrap from fitting laminate floor and recently stones have caused scrapes. I have an open plan garden is there any way to fix the slabs up make them look a little less scraped or white where the affected area is? Or would I need to replace the lot ?

outofworksch

Could you turn the over?

twopenny

Shouldn't be able to turn them over if they've been properly laid.
How long have you left it to see if it weathers in?

You can get colour for concrete but you'd have to dilute and apply carefully.

Or try something from dak paint to polish just to darken a tad as it's not very noticeable.

The easiest is to put a pot or tiny ornamental pond on it

gadget88

Thanks just a few weeks so maybe it could still weather in a little.

gadget88

I tried some mud today i don’t get much flooding round the front garden so maybe some mud in that area will keep it darker or weather the area may be easier than using paint

gadget88

So mud has just made whole thing worse. Rain washed it away. I wonder how these slabs are so easily marked? 

gadget88

Is it worth replacing with new slab or would it make it look even more different to the other slabs? 

GreenBucket24

gadget88 said:

Is it worth replacing with new slab or would it make it look even more different to the other slabs? 

@gadget88, is that the original colour of your slab? or it has become darker as time went on since it was laid.

Just sharing you our experience with slabs, in our earlier home, we used to have a dark slab similar to yours that got weathered after many years ... however, when we power-washed it, it came out with its original colour as gray not black (we did not know it was gray, as it has been black since we bought the house). And all of those scratches have disappeared when all the dirts have been washed away. Just an idea ... cheers!