Having a budget doesn’t mean you have to compromise on environmentally conscientious upgrades to your home that look good and last. The stamped concrete has gained popularity over the past decade. Rather than pulling rock from a quarry of questionable quality and practices, consider the alternative of going with something more concrete.

Features

Decorative concrete

Whether stamped, colored, or a combination of the two, decorative concrete can give the unique texture and visual to any yard that suits you precisely, using green products to create a dream home that exactly matches your specifications. The natural strength and durability of concrete mean that you don’t have to worry about choosing between visual appeal and structural integrity.

You can have the design and hue you want, and the reassurance that it will last you for years to come. Regardless of what you’re looking for, be it an elegant patio for hosting weekly barbecues, a workhorse garage floor, a simulated cobble walkway to accompany a flower garden, or a pool deck that will look sleek and not require annual resurfacing, decorative concrete can meet your needs.

Stained Concrete

Stained concrete is an excellent way to add color and character to concrete. Color staining will transform your decorative concrete from a monotone gray into something that has a body, enhanced visual texture, and aesthetic appeal. Patterns can be readily applied to stamped concrete to simulate brickwork, tiling, or even other materials entirely, such as flagstones. Combined with polishing and lacquer, it can even create a faux marble facade to accompany antique furniture. Carefully applied stain can give the image of a brick path, without the hassle of actual bricks becoming uneven or cracking after a season of the elements seeping between the seams and eroding the soil beneath them.

Cost effectiveness

The cost effectiveness of stained concrete extends not only to the initial project but on its continued endurance, weathering better than brick and shaped without the faults and flaws of natural stone. Molded concrete can take forms that would be exorbitantly expensive to mine out of natural rock, and all without the risk of damage to the project in transit from the shaping site to its final location in your home. You can have a stylish and even opulent looking exterior stonework without the hassle of quarried rock.

Private use of what has in the past been widely regarded as industrial materials, concrete uses in the home have gotten a bad reputation in the past. Now, though, that reputation is undeserved, especially with modern innovations and advances in chemistry and technique. With all the benefits of decorative concrete, it makes a fine addition to your suite of tools to turn your house into a home you can love to live in, while staying environmentally responsible.