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Surfacing Materials

There are a number of surfacing materials for use in patios of all types that I will cover in the next few blogs.  Some of them are suitable for any type of patio and others are really best used only for occasional use patios and are really more visual that practical.

The first one I would like to cover is texture stamped concrete.  This is probably the most popular finish that we do since it looks great and it is a lot more cost effective than using a surface that has to be laid in piece by piece like flagstone or brick.  Sometimes we mix these surfaces, commonly using flagstone for some areas and textured concrete for the larger surfaces.  These two types of patio go particularly well together.

Thousand Oaks Stamped Concrete

Textured concrete is essentially concrete poured out from a truck that has an impression of a stone-like texture pressed into it before it is dry.  While there is a whole technology to the process and it does require skill to get it right, the basic idea is pretty simple, if somewhat ingenious.