Posts Tagged ‘patios’
Red 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 / Stone
If you like the look of stone, this might be the patio finish for you. While there are several stone stamps on the market this one is called Canyon Stone. The look of the surface imitates worn natural looking stone. The…
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 MorePavers, Curbing and Kitty Cats
Do you want a spot for your cat or dog to lay? How about a nice border to go around your exotic plants? We can do that for you. We installed the edging to border the pavers, thereby keeping the pavers in place and keeping the mulch in the bed where it belongs. Oh, and it’s…
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 MoreColoring the Wall-Patio Ideas
When I write my blogs I get carried away thinking that you have been reading my earlier posts. Well in most circumstances I do not think that is the case. Silly me for thinking that way. So let me start out by explaning to you what we are illustrating. The sitting wall you see is 100% concrete. We…
Read MoreConcrete Sitting Wall and Fire Pit – Patio Ideas
We started installing the sitting wall and patio this past week. I am going to publish a series of photos along with a video of the whole project start to finish. Let me begin by telling you the process as to our progression. We began by stripping the site of vegetation and topsoil. We brought in 21’s (stone) spread and…
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 MoreConcrete 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…
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