Concrete Furniture
This is my first time making concrete furniture and probably will not be my last. Doing projects that are creative or decorative is a part of my business profile and my personality. I am not scared to try something new. If it does not work the first time do it again and again till it…
Read MoreCurbs – Stamped Brick
Nothing like the red brick stamp. It always looks good. The guys put this one in without me today and they did a very nice job. The lines look straight and the curves are smooth. I have been talking to my web designer about showing the installation of the brick joints. People always ask, “How…
Read MorePatio Idea/ Sitting Wall Time Lapse
Here we are pouring the concrete sitting wall that surrounds a 125 year old maple tree in Richmond, VA. What you see in the video happens to be the easiest part of the project. Getting too this point was the hardest. The home owner, Jonathon, helped us out immensely. He dug the holes. That was…
Read MoreStamping Concrete! Dust is a Stirring
Oh, It’s all glamour and glitz! Yea, give me a break. Well take a look. That brown dust you see happens on virtually every stamp job we do. The only difference you might see from one job to the next is the color of the dust. By the way, this dust has a name it’s called…
Read MorePrepping for the Concrete Patio
While it is not very exciting this is something we do for every job. Initially, before we start building anything I go over the layout with the homeowner. I use marking paint and paint the lines on the grass. The crew then removes the grass following the painted lines. For this job we nailed several pieces…
Read MoreConcrete Driveway Richmond Va
Broom Concrete makes for a nice driveway. The broom finish fulfills a lot of the requirements you might want for your project. It looks nice, it has a nice texture and it gives you enough texture for traction and foot traffic. We just recently poured this job. What happens in a lot of instances with new homes…
Read MoreExposed Aggregate Concrete Richmond, Va
A very popular finish. Whether it’s a driveway or pool deck exposed aggregate gives you a nice natural looking finish. The process to the installation starts with the concrete mix. The stone you are left seeing is part of the mix and has to be ordered as exposed aggregate mix. You could also expose a regular…
Read MoreConcrete Edging/Exposed Aggregate/Sealer- A Must!!
Slant style with a brick finish, bordering the bed from the sidewalk. Mulch washing over on the sidewalk. Has this ever happened to you? I see it a lot and the concrete edging does the job for you. The edging contains the mulch in the bed where you want it. Additionally, while we were here, we cleaned and…
Read MoreStamped Ashlar Gray Richmond VA (Give It Time)
We did this stamped sidewalk this week. The concrete is so fresh that the colors have not come into play yet. This is a light gray integral colored concrete with a medium/dark release. I have something to confess. I have a hard time getting back to our jobs and take a finished photo. Oh, I…
Read MoreLandscape Edging- Concrete The Only Way to Go
I was looking at this photo before posting and was wondering what I could say about it. You know after a while it sometimes seems difficult to be descriptive about something that you (me) do every day. The curbing does its job so well it seems like it naturally belongs there. So it was difficult for me…
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