Using a stamped overlay allows you to choose a decorative pattern for the new surface including brick wood flagstone slate or other.
Stamped concrete covered porch.
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Concrete resurfacing using an overlay can make an old cracked and pitted concrete patio look like new again.
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Stones can hold four times more weight than concrete.
Easy alternative to stamping concrete.
Resurfacing it with a layer of unbonded reinforced concrete and then stamping it with a random stone and tile pattern restored the structural integrity and curb appeal.
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This porch and adjoining patio was previously covered with old tiles that were starting to delaminate and spall.
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Hand tooling is when a saw is used to cut a pattern into the concrete.
Stamped concrete is great for porches but hand tooling can also be used to create stone patterns in concrete.
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Concrete overlays are ideal for hiding concrete surfaces that have faded chipped or experienced other surface damage.
If you want to cover a concrete porch a stamped concrete overlay is an attractive option.
Often this pattern is colored a contrasting color to look like grout lines.
While hand tooling won t impart texture onto the surface of your porch like a stamp.
That adds to their curb appeal in making this the preferred option if you can afford it.
An overlay is a wise alternative to pouring new concrete 1 4 overlays can be poured over existing concrete ever increasing in popularity this allows customers to get a new look and feel for their existing concrete without the hassle of.
This patio i repaired the small cracks lightly ground the surface applied the overlay with a hand trowel at about 1 16 inch thick then dragged a broom across the overlay to give it a broomed finished look.