Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Re - Do a Cracked Porch Floor Using Stamped Concrete



Cracked concrete can, not only be unsightly, but it can cause a lot of problems with the rest of the house’s foundation. You want to protect the home that you live in, and you want to ensure that it looks nice on the inside, and the outside. Through the use of stamped concrete in Nashville, for your cracked porch, you can ensure that you not only have a beautiful appearance on the inside of your home, but one of the outside, as well. 

Stamped Concrete for Your Cracked Porch 


Of course, being able to fully sand down, and fill in the cracks of the porch is essential. This is something that has to be done first. After this, you have to then consider what you’d like the stamped concrete to look like. You can go with anything from tiles to marble, to concrete that is a different color and anything in between. The options for stamped concrete are endless. 

Once you’re specific color and look choice is made, you can then continue on with the process. This is done in steps, since the new concrete has to be poured, the mixture of the look you chose has to go over this, and then the sealant. This sealant is what is going to make the stamped concrete last much longer than the original concrete that is cracking. Chances are, it was never sealed and it broke down with time, as concrete alone usually does. 

Stamped concrete is not a DIY job, as we’ve mentioned in a previous post. It is a job that skilled professionals should take on. This is to ensure that you have the highest quality flooring that you possibly can have. There are skilled professionals that can do the job, and they can be found right here in Nashville.


Speak with us here at Unique Crete Designs. We can show you many designs available, so you can choose something that fits your personality, and your home. You can have a totally new porch in no time, and love every second of it. Stamped concrete lasts for years to come, and provides the beauty and affordability you cannot find anywhere else in Nashville. 

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Awesome Design Ideas for Stamped Concrete



Stamped concrete is beautiful, and when it is placed and designed nicely, it can truly make a home or business stand out. However, design ideas might be hard to come by, especially if you’re unsure of what might look nice around the outside of your home. Consider some of these design ideas before hiring on a crew to get started. They can work with you on the design, show you what it will look like and then implement the design ideas into the stamped concrete for you.

Have that professional finished look in no time when you choose one of these designs and the right company for the job. 

Beautiful Stamped Concrete Designs Around a Pool


Have that beautiful stamped concrete placed around the pool. You can give it a granite or marble look, so that the pool has a more upscale, high end hotel feel to it. You can also choose to go with a stain so that the concrete is colored. 

Tropical Stamped Concrete


Tropical stamped concrete is a beautiful addition to many outside areas, including enclosed porches. These designs provide a warm, luxurious feel to the area with palm trees, hibiscus flowers and other tropical themes. These can even be placed around the pool for that outdoor, out back, pool tropical feel that you might want to achieve. 


Old-World Stamped Concrete Designs


Through Old-World stamped concrete designs you can have a worn out, but beautiful finished look wherever you’d like one. Sometimes providing this look to the bathroom or kitchen in the home can give it that rustic appeal, but also makes the room stand out a bit more than without the stamped concrete design idea to make it “pop.”

Stamped Concrete in the Driveway


Driveways can be boring, black and dull. However, if you choose concrete to make your driveway, you can actually choose to have it stamped and designed. This can be done through a series of stamps used on the wet concrete when it is poured, and then made into any design that you so choose. Consider adding textures down the driveway during this process. 


Speak with us here at Unique Crete Designs when you think you’d like to give one of these design ideas, or any others a try. We can show you what it means to have a beautiful outdoor appearance, and not have to worry about not being able to show off the outside of your home.