Your Backyard: A Better Alternative to Pavers!

Don’t be too hasty to chose pavers or bricks for you backyard!

2. Stamped Concrete Contractors are less costly than Stone/Bricklayers and Masons:

Brickwork and stone masonry are beautiful, but they’re also costly. Depending on the scope of a landscaping project, hiring someone to lay bricks or build a stone walkway could cost as much as, or more than, the rest of your project. For homeowners in Arizona who want an affordable alternative that looks good and withstands the state’s harsh climates, stamped concrete contractors can make concrete look like carefully laid bricks or imported stone.

2. Stamped Concrete is an Affordable Alternative:

The initial phase of installing a decorative concrete patio or walkway is the same as all other concrete work: The concrete is poured. Before it dries, though, stamps are pressed against the concrete so that it takes on the pattern of the stamps. Once the stamps are removed, the concrete’s power washed and coated with a protective concrete sealer.

Because all of this work takes significantly less time than laying bricks or stones, stamped concrete contractors are able to charge significantly less than bricklayers or mason for the same quality of work. Additionally, concrete’s easier to maintain, since it’s all one slab, not multiple pieces fit together in a carefully arranged puzzle.

3. Stamped Concrete Looks Like Brick or Stone:

Stamped concrete contractors can make decorative concrete look like almost any brick or stone you’d like. They can color the concrete so it matches another building material, and they have a variety of stamps to choose from. A few common stamps include:

• large, irregular stones
• square, adjacent pieces of stone
• nicely ordered bricks

For some ideas on how to implement these patterns, check out the pictures on a top Phoenix stamped concrete company.

Talk with a Stamped Concrete Contractor

If you’d like a brick or stone patio or walkway, but don’t have the budget for it, talk with a stamped concrete contractor about using stamped concrete to create the look you want. No matter what look you’d like, they can likely make your dream become a reality, right in your yard.