Decorative Concrete Patio

 

When you're looking to install or update your exterior entertaining areas, consider the resilient beauty of decorative concrete patio options that include stamping and coloring. Stamped and colored concrete combines the stunning appearance of an indoor floor with the weather resistance and durability of exterior concrete in an affordable and long-lasting material. Benefits of a decorative concrete patio

One of the top benefits of a decorative concrete patio is that it offers options that impossible to achieve with other patio materials. Concrete is fully customizable because you can pour it into any size or shape to fit your exact space. The options for concrete stamping and coloring include brick, stone, and wood grain textures. Professional installers color your decorative concrete patio to complement your exterior details and landscape with a natural appearance similar to wood, stone or brick. To frame the concrete patio, professionals can install a decorative border that has a contrasting pattern and/or color. Achieving those results with true brick, stone or wood would be more expensive and labor intensive.

Designed for exterior entertaining

A decorative concrete patio is the ideal surface for exterior entertaining including eating, relaxing, and socializing. With an outdoor kitchen and different areas for conversation and dining, a concrete patio provides a durable, beautiful floor your guests will admire. With additional concrete features including a concrete walkway leading down to another patio area featuring a fire pit or fireplace, you create a unique backyard oasis. 

Mimics grouted stone

You can take a decorative concrete patio to another level by creating a tiered concrete patio that mimics the appearance of grouted stone. Stamping concrete in the form and color of slate gives a tiered patio a hand-laid stone appearance. By using a concrete base colored in a pale blue color then accenting with highlights after hardening, the material appears to be slate and adding imitation grout lines completes the stunning illusion that ensures no one but you will know it's stamped concrete, not slate. 

Obtaining the stone, wood, or brick appearance you've been dreaming of for your exterior entertaining area is easy with a decorative concrete patio. It's an affordable and durable option with nearly endless versatility. According to ConcreteNetwork.com, achieving the high-end look of natural stone is easy and affordable with a decorative concrete patio, which frees up money in your budget for other exterior enhancements such as an outside kitchen or fire pit.