Creative Ways to Use a Salt Finish

Salt finishes are attractive alone, but are particularly stunning when used in combination with colored concrete and other decorative finishes. Some contractors who specialize in stamped concrete use salt finishes as an interesting contrast to stone and brick patterns. Landscapers have long relied on salt finishes to create rustic garden pathways with the look of natural stone. And the finish is still quite popular with pool contractors, because of its inherent nonskid texture.

BCP Concrete

Colored salt finish with flagstone borders. BCP Concrete in Pleasanton, CA

Other creative ways to use a salt finish:

  • As a decorative border for swirl-troweled or broom-textured concrete
  • In large panels bordered by bands of smooth concrete
  • To add texture to colored concrete overlays
  • In square or diamond-shaped panel arrangements separated by scored or sawcut joints

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