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Decorative concrete can be considered as types of decorative patterns, textures, colored, stamped, overlays, concrete coatings, acid stain, countertops concrete flooring and resurfacing.  Decorative concrete is just that, decorate, embed, color, texture or stain. Using Iron oxide colorants colors of reds, yellows and blacks. Chromium is used for greens and Ultramarine used for blues. These metals can be mix to create a master peace. Other color pigment are synthetic and come in concentrated liquid form.

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Pouring concrete in a cast or form like a decorative concrete countertops, should be vibrated to condense material, filling voids in the matrix increasing strength. After consolidating concrete into place surface is rodded (screeded) off evenly from form to form, then refined to a smooth surface using a wood or magnesium float to a uniform consistency. Color can be added into the concrete mix before consolidating into place or applied after blending in color hardener with a float. A stencil pattern can be applied to the concrete then worked in slightly before color or decorating begins. Decorative concrete countertops embedded with sea shells, brass, copper, turquoise, coins, aggregate or added colors or any combination will look great. Texture concrete counter tops using stamp patterns and texture mats, leaves, branches, flowers, foot prints of birds and animals, or floats and trowels using a circular motion.

Acid Stain reacts chemically with minerals in the concrete creating the color. Acid Stain is made from salts mixed with acid to penetrate the pours in the top 1/16 inch surface. Color is determined by mineral content throughout the concrete. Test the acid stain solution on the concrete, determine the strength needed to reach desired color. The acid stain is applied using acid resistant mop, roller, brush or sprayer. Once the stain is allowed to dry to the correct color, the acid is then neutroilized with ammonia and water stopping the reaction. After the surface is allowed to dry, polyurethane or wax is used to seal the surface.

Decorative Concrete can be almost anything with acrylic coatings. The advantages of using decorative acrylics, almost any look can be achieved, stamped, stained or textured, the different possibilities only end at the end of your imagination. Another advantage of using acrylic decorative concrete coatings, most of the time not all concrete will not need to be removed, minor cracks can be filled with epoxy and later grinded down smooth and not seen. Concrete that has heaved can be grown down, or built up using a high strength cement, silica sand and glue. With all the different available colors for decorative concrete, it's easy to closely match house colors, not only to look beautiful, but add on a certain value to your home. Your concrete surface will look new for many years to come.