Customers are often surprised to learn that they can create the look of various materials wood stamped concrete and brick stamped concrete are popular options.
Stamped concrete overlay patterns.
A stamped concrete overlay is at the higher end of the overlay products which can range from 3 10 per square foot installed.
We resurfaced the concrete with our overlay stamped a cobblestone pattern into it and pitched the overlay away from the house to shed water.
This stamped concrete overlay was installed over an old worn concrete patio that sloped towards the house.
Stamped concrete has come a long way in the past 30 years.
Color can be put in the concrete integral color troweled on top of wet cement color hardener acid stained mirastained beer stained.
You can also get creative and do things like create a checkerboard pattern add a border include a design such as leaves a medallion a family crest a logo etc and much more.
There are several types of overlays including broom finished overlays which restore regular gray concrete surfaces to near original appearance trowel down or spray down overlays which give the slab a totally different texture pattern or color and stampable overlays which mimic the look of traditional full depth stamped concrete.
Simply put you take rubber like impression tools and pound it down on the concrete to transfer the impression.
Stamped concrete overlay is perfect for home and business interiors and exteriors offering tile floor look and eliminate grout problems.
Homeowners usually install stamped concrete to make their patio pathway driveway or hardscape area around their pool more attractive.
Stamped concrete patterns that mimic wood stone brick more see the most popular stamping patterns for concrete patios and driveways updated march 25 2020 stamped concrete patterns are used to create the look of brick slate flagstone cobblestone or other patterns on your concrete patio driveway or other surface.
It s less labor intense than a regular stamp job and more controllable says mike mcanulty president of vegas hardscape a.
Generally speaking the smaller the surface the higher the labor cost might be.
Labor costs depend on the market rates in your area as well as the size and detail of your design.
How is stamped concrete colored.
Photos of completed stamped polymer concrete overlay and stamped concrete projects by surface systems of texas.
Stamped concrete is a cosmetic technique that involves imprinting or stamping a pattern onto newly laid concrete with huge polyurethane stamps and adding color if desired afterwards.
Stamped concrete overlays have all the aesthetic advantages of conventional stamping or paving but they re easier and almost always less costly to install.
All you need is a fairly decent slab foundation.