Decorative Stamped Concrete Patios - The Best Way to Improve Your Pool Deck Or Patio

"Decorative Stamped Concrete Patios " is a phrase you may not hear very often.   When you think of Stamped Concrete Patios , it's easy to picture just a big slab of gray with nothing "decorative" about it at all. That's the picture most people have, because they are not yet familiar with the decorative options available today.

Did you know that you can make your Patio Contractor Nashville patio or walkway look just like brick, stone, tile, slate, wood or other material? Homeowners around the country are discovering decorative Stamped Concrete Patios and using this process to beautify their otherwise boring Stamped Concrete Patios areas outside the home. If you have seen one of these completed projects, you know firsthand that it is pretty amazing.

 

There are two common procedures used to get this look. The first is to stamp an impression into the Stamped Concrete Patios before it sets up completely. In this application you are actually stamping the design into the Stamped Concrete Patios slab. The second procedure involves improving the look of an existing slab. Since pouring and finishing Stamped Concrete Patios requires a certain degree of experience, we will start by focusing on the latter called decorative overlay. An overlay consists of a cementatious material applied thinly over the top of the existing slab and then stamped or stained or both.

 

If you are the creative type you might enjoy the process of turning a large Stamped Concrete Patios  canvas into a personalized work of art. To be on the safe side, start with a smaller project; you can tackle a bigger one once you have a little experience under your belt.