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 see what we did. We used a lot of elbow grease and rebar. Colored the concrete with a light gray and stamped the top with a slate texture and broomed border. We used a blue release and from what the owner tells me it’s beautiful. I can’t wait to see the final product and share it with you.

Stamped Concrete Patio

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 came up with. I really like the way they have decorated the patio. The different colored chairs and tables contrast well with the color of the patio. That is a nice way to dress up a wooden fence too. Hanging baskets and plant stands.This stamp is our most popular and has been requested a lot. It is called Random Ashlar Slate. Thank You to my customer for sending me this picture. It really looks nice!

We did this stamped sidewalk this week. The concrete is so fresh that the colors have not come into play yet. This is a light gray integral colored concrete with a medium/dark release. I have something to confess. I have a hard time getting back to our jobs and take a finished photo. Oh, I wish I had more time to do this, but the truth be known I don’t. Or lets put it this way, I have not made the time that I should. All the photos you see here in my blog or on my site is my work and I have gone back to these projects to get pictures. Most of my projects need  time to make the best photos and I have many more out there that I have not gone back to see the finished project. The finished project to me are the plantings, grass, pot tings and so forth. The photo above is the day after we finished pouring. The colors are still not correct. The concrete will lighten quite a bit yet and than you will be able to see the different shades and gradients. It still looks nice and the homeowner loves it, but give it a little time and it will look even nicer.

It does not matter the time of year, Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter. We can pour your concrete at anytime of year. Of Course the Winter months are very difficult with the freezing temperatures and all.  But the Winter still does not stop us from doing your project. We use insulated concrete blankets in the Winter. Now the Summer months here in Virginia can get awful hot and you don’t want your concrete real hot when we pour it. So in the Summer we use ice mixed in the concrete, keeping the temperature down a bit. Spring and Fall generally bring rain and that is when we use plastic to keep the rain from altering your finish. So it does not matter when you do your concrete project. Where there is a will there is a way. Time is a wasting. Let’s get it done. The picture above is an Ashlar Slate Concrete Stamp, light gray in color with a combination of exposed aggregate Give us a call we will get it done for you no matter what time of year it is.