Stamped concrete
Stamped Concrete Pictures
I think this is a pretty good combination. We used the running bond brick as the border and the cobble in the field. Colors are Hayfield with a “brown” release. The brick matches the release color. Cobble is kind of a busy pattern as is the…
Read MoreRed Brick Stamped Sidewalk Time Lapse
[wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_video link=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CXvNOHAg3k” width=640 height=360 description=”Red Brick Stamped Sidewalk Time Lapse” source=”https://549701.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/SidewalkTimeLapse-550.jpg” title=”Red Brick Stamped Sidewalk Time Lapse”] This brick stamped sidewalk fits in very well. We changed up the colors and finish from the patio, but it still works. A lot of times I will suggest to change things up a bit. When you have…
Read MoreStamped Concrete Patio
It all starts with planning and communication. You can see that in the photo. It’s beautiful. This does not happen by wishing of course. It is a matter of sitting down with the homeowners and getting ideas and interchanging thoughts. The photo is a follow up of an earlier post we shot while the patio…
Read MoreStamped Brick Sidewalk
I Love it when a plan comes together. As you can see in the photos there is a void between the patio and the shed. Well the homeowner makes at least one trip a day to his shed and this area is just begging for a sidewalk. No ordinary sidewalk either. First we ordered a load…
Read MoreStamped Porches and Steps
You may not be able to make it out in the picture on the left. It’s a mess. That is why we have jobs. We know how to fix and repair concrete. We tore out all the loose material on top of the original steps and look at the mess. On the right you can…
Read MoreStamped Concrete Ideas/ Upclose and Personal
I wanted to post this picture so you can get a better view of stamped concrete. This is a large slate pattern. As you can see the texture is pretty realistic. I remember that we decided to use a light color release so as to not have very dark grout lines and gradients. Being that…
Read MoreSalt & Pepper Stamped Concrete
What is old is new. That is said quite often for clothes or architectural designs among other things. The same can be said for stamped concrete finishes. I don’t know how many of you have seen or even noticed concrete that looked like this. Being that I am a concrete guy and am always observing concrete finishes, I have…
Read MorePatio Ideas/Stamped Concrete
Basically it’s gray on gray. It’s a very popular color combination. It looks natural and the highlights of the dark gray release become part of the ashlar slate. This all started with a blank slate. The owners steps came down to the Earth like so many do. They wanted a change. This is what we…
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…
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