Will my Poured Concrete Steps on Concrete Patio match in color, once cured?

Question

I recently had a large portion of my driveway torn out/replaced, a 12 x 18 patio poured, and 3 half moons steps poured, all of 6 bag mix concrete.

The flatwork looks great, virtually flawless.

The steps, on the other hand, don't.

After removing the forms/frame for the three steps, they were very rough, chunks were missing from the edges, etc. The contractor came back the next morning with a self mix bag of quickrete to "cream up the steps". He gave them a swirl pattern, which looks OK. The steps are however much brighter white than the flatwork, and there are concrete "spatters" on the flatwork. He says it will all blend together in a few weeks. It has been 8 days now, and it looks the same.

My two questions are:

1. Will it all really blend together and be the same color white?

2. Will the creamed area done the next day crack/break apart since it was added the next day.

I have pictures if that would help. Any advice/suggestions would be very helpful.

Thanks

Answer 1

when you say white, that tells me that your contactor used a vinyl based patcher. This will not blend as its a totally different formula. If they finished it right it will after some years weather to match the existing concrete.

  No it may not crack, I can not say your project won't crack because that depends on multiple conditions of the work being performed(water added, weather, quality of work)  I done several concrete overlays similar and not one has cracked yet.  

Answer 2

A few years down the road, they should blend in totally, hard to say how quickly.  You could also have them stained to match or color coordinate with your trim, etc. ?

Answer 3

No they won't, they will always be a little off color from the rest. I had the same problem with a concrete contractor and after a year it looked the same. The creamed part may or may not crack but I would think some years down the road it will.