Posts Tagged ‘Textured concrete’
Stamped 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 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 MoreCobblestone Edging
We install cobblestone edging too. It is quite popular in the area we live in. The photos below illustrate some of the steps we go through during the installation process. Generally speaking it is more expensive than the concrete edging. The cobblestones themselves are the main factor for the additional expense. They really look nice and…
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 Borders
A lot of times when we pour a patio, sidewalk or driveway the owner wants a border. Borders are nice because they set off the interior portion of the concrete area. In this photo for instance we used a border at the transition area from a patio that was poured years ago to the new…
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 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…
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