Decorative concrete is used to build sidewalks, garden walkways, patios, and pool decks. Concrete is also used inside for indoor living areas like foyers, bedrooms, and cold rooms. Generally, concrete that you see on the sidewalk has most likely been applied by hand, resulting in a smooth, uniform appearance.
There are many things that can be done with decorative concrete to improve the look of your home. A walkway or patio will instantly add value to your property. You can even do it yourself, if you’re handy with tools and concrete. Make sure that when you apply decorative concrete, you build up around your walkway or patio. This will help prevent cracks from building up and will make the walkway or patio last longer.
Another way that decorative concrete can be used is to surround your driveway. Around your driveway, you can use decorative concrete to make it more attractive. Decks of wood surrounding your driveway can be a little bit more expensive than a simple slab of decorative concrete, but they will last longer, and are much more aesthetically pleasing. Because it’s stony outside and concrete inside, wood is naturally more attractive. Of course, you’ll need to consider if you want the texture of the wood to match the exterior of your home.
Once you’ve begun using decorative concrete around your house, you’ll begin to get a better sense of what type of color options are available to you. One of the most popular color options is to simply keep the concrete color in the same vein as your house. You can do this by simply having your driveway and other exterior surfaces in the same tone as your house. For instance, if your house has a light blue tinge, you can have the decorative concrete overlays in your driveway and around other exterior walls in the same blue tone. You can also mix a darker blue for the exterior of your home, or even opt for a lemon yellow.
There are a number of decorative overlays to choose from, including ones made out of metal and different textures like stone or brick. These overlays are made out of a variety of materials, including solid surfacing, stamped concrete, and many more. There are several reasons why you might use a decorative concrete surface instead of another material, including: because it’s a little bit cheaper (because the concrete surface doesn’t need to be finished), because you don’t have to finish it, you can move it and create another design, and you don’t have to finish it (there is no need to wax). However, before you decide to install one of these decorative overlays on your own, there are a few things that you should know. Installing decorative overlays is a lot different than installing regular concrete.
The first thing that you need to do is make sure that you have the proper tools and supplies. You will need a power washer, a trowel, a level, a hammer, cement, and colored concrete paints, an overhead light, and a hose, and some adhesive. You can find decorative concrete paints at hardware stores, like Home Depot, or you can go to some of the online decorative concrete supply websites and purchase them as well. When it comes time to do the actual installation, you will have to make sure that your decorative overlays are flat and level, and you will need to use the correct amount of adhesive to keep them in place once they have been applied to the surface of your driveway, walkway, or patio.
