Creative Concrete Overlay
Life is full of choices. You make a decision every day when you choose your outfit. You get ready for the day using the products you have chosen from the countless options from the countless brands that sell hygiene products. Everything about you can be individualized, and your driveway can be too.
When you think about updating your home – concrete overlay isn’t usually on the top of the list, but with the large variety of styles available today concrete overlays are an affordable way to freshen up your space.
What is Concrete Overlay?
For the same reason you would give your living room a fresh coat of paint, updating your concrete with a concrete overlay will look good and preserve surface integrity.
A concrete overlay involves preparing your existing concrete surface before laying new concrete on top of the slab or floor. The concrete overlay can be stamped, dyed, and stained to achieve a beautiful final result. The prep work is important to avoid delamination and ensure the overlay will last for many years.
Popular Types of Decorative Overlays:
Stampable Overlays - Stamped concrete designs are also called patterned concrete or imprinted concrete, and use rubber stamps created from “real stone” molds to imprint onto the concrete overlay to resemble natural brick, slate, stone, tile and wood planks, with all the character and grooves of the authentic materials.
Design Ideas
Real wood patterns can emulate distressed or reclaimed wood, wood with authentic knot holes and smooth wood panels.
A stamped brick pattern with custom colors looks like authentic used brick. Cover a patio, driveway or entire pool deck if you love brick.
Medallions and sunbursts are popular stamp patterns for driveways and patios, stamped overlay is a great option because the design will not wear off or fade over time; it’s an integral part of the surface overlay and will stay true for decades.
Sea turtles, Geckos, Hummingbirds, or completely original designs can be integrated into your decorative concrete design for a unique twist.
Resurfaced Concrete - A hand-cut and custom-colored resurfaced concrete overlay can emulate Flagstone, Cobblestone, Roman Texture Slate, Ashlar Slate and more. Multi-colored hand-cut and custom-colored flagstone costs a fraction of the real thing and will never, ever present the problem of weeds and grass growing between the fabricated stones.
Stained Concrete - Unlike paint that produces a solid, opaque effect, stained concrete gives a luxurious, translucent color to both interior and exterior concrete floors. Stains can mimic anything from polished marble to natural stone with beautiful results. If your patio, driveway or an interior floor is showing its age from normal wear and tear, a concrete micro-topping can hide flaws and blemishes so you’ll have a “new” surface for staining without the expense and mess of removal and replacement.
When it is time to update your home, concrete overlays are growing in popularity as a way to update the look of your home. It’s a simpler, cost effective way to achieve an exciting new look. Contact Cutting Edge Decorative Concrete today 330.659.6686 for a FREE consultation about your new concrete floor!