Posts Tagged ‘Pouring Concrete’
Stamped Concrete – Rock Salt Driveway
Stamped Concrete with a birds eye view! I’m not able to give you these looks on every job. But, with a little more time we will be posting a video of the installation. For now hopefully this photo gives you the whole picture of what this stamped concrete driveway looks like You can see the lay out, the…
Read MoreRock Salt Stamped Driveway
The concrete driveway is finished with a Rock Salt Texture Mat. Before we could even think about how we finished the driveway we had to figure out how to form it up. The homeowner wanted a cantilevered edge installed around the perimeter of their rock salt stamped driveway. The natural rock wall was in place…
Read MoreConcrete Counter Tops by Concreteva.com
Stamped Concrete and Concrete Counter Tops How do these two items go together? They go together in a couple of ways. Stamped Concrete takes a lot of dedication. First is the pride of our work force. Stamping concrete takes a lot of focus and dedication from our employees to do the job correctly. Details, details,…
Read MoreExposed Aggregate Driveway Richmond VA
Exposed Aggregate Driveway in Richmond VA. Where do I start with this one. This finish is very popular, beautiful and also vilified. The vilification is generally because of neglect. You see, while this surface does not look like it, it is very porous. Let me explain a little bit. When we install exposed aggregate we rinse…
Read MoreStamped Concrete- Do you guarantee my concrete not to crack?
I hate to start a post for the new year with this question. Do you guarantee my concrete not to crack? The quick answer is “no”. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but to my knowledge no one has figured it out yet. Believe it or not there are several types of cracks. Shrinkage,…
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 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…
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