Stamped Concrete ( new or existing concrete )

In the past, imprinted concrete was usually limited to a mason scoring a flagstone-like design freehand, or embedding sticks, leaves and even coffee cans into the surface to achieve a desired effect.

Today, the leading edge of decorative concrete is a process called pattern-stamping.This process involves "stamping" or "impressing" three dimensional patterns into colored concrete with special stamping tools.

When the stamping is complete, the product is then sealed, highlighting the colors and providing greater stain and weather resistance. The result is a surface that combines the beauty of masonry with the durability of concrete.

Stamping concrete can also blend harmoniously with just about any landscape or architectural scheme, making it suitable for all types of exterior hardscaping—and some interior applications as well.

The best news is that because stamped concrete is a customized product, it can be tailored to suit your individual design goals and budget, whether you want to achieve a natural look or be wildly innovative.

Some of the most common pattern choices include but are not limited to: slate, brick, granite, cobblestone, tile, flagstone, seamless texture, and more. It is also a common practice to use multiple patterns and colors together with custom bandwork, edges, and centerpieces.

Like all forms of decorative concrete workmanship, the design choices are only limited by your design tastes and your concrete contractors skillset. See how we do it

In recent years, another popular technique of imprinting concrete to achieve the faux masonry effect is stenciled concrete.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then stamped concrete, sometimes referred to as patterned concrete, flatters like nothing else can, with its amazing ability to closely replicate, in both color and texture, popular paving materials such as cobblestone, brick, fieldstone and slate, to name a few.

Yet stamped concrete surpasses these traditional favorites in many ways, offering greater versatility, economy, long-term performance and ease of installation.

Stamped concrete may have built a reputation as a consummate copycat, but today it's gaining respect for its design flair. Unlike masonry pavers or natural stone, cement offers myriad options for customization because it can be shaped, imprinted, textured and colored to achieve almost any look imaginable. With concrete, stone that looks like the natural material can be economically recreated when patterns are pressed into the concrete.