Seamless Stamped Concrete Offers Affordable Texture

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If you’re looking for a way to add subtle texture to your new concrete, a seamless stamp pattern is an excellent option. Seamless stamps, or texture skins, impart stone-like texture, but without a pattern. Your concrete will end up looking like one continuous piece of stone rather than many small stones with joints. Seamless stamps can be used on driveways, patios, pool decks and more.

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3 REASONS TO USE SEAMLESS STAMPED CONCRETE

Stamped concrete with a seamless pattern, is a great option for residential and commercial projects. Here are three reasons why you'll love it.

Texture Skins for Stamping Concrete
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Seamless concrete texture skins are one of the easiest methods for giving concrete pattern.

1. It's fast

   One benefit of using seamless stamps is that installation time is quicker than with patterned stamps. Because of their pliability and feathered edges, aligning texture skins is less crucial, which allows the installers to work at a faster pace.

2. It's affordable

   For ther same reasons, picking a seamless concrete stamp for your project will often make the cost of stamped concrete installation more affordable.

3. It's versatile

   Many contractors use seamless patterns to create a base texture to which they add hand-tooled joints or custom colors. A seamless pattern combined with a scored grid can be used to easily create a tile-like look that hides the control joints. (See stamped concrete colors and scored concrete.)

POPULAR SEAMLESS STAMPED CONCRETE PATTERNS

The most popular textures replicate natural stone, with authentic looking veins and dimples. Here are a few close ups:

Roman slate Brickform

Old granite Proline

Heavy stone Butterfield Color, Inc.

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However, the options don't end here. You can also find skins featuring the following patterns:

• Sand with shells and coral
• Pebblestone
• Travertine
• Rock salt
• Leaves on a forest floor
• Cracked mud
• Thatch
• And more

HOW DO YOU USE SEAMLESS CONCRETE STAMPS?

Watch these videos to see how seamless skins are used for texturing concrete:

INSPIRATION FOR SEAMLESS STAMPING

Check out the projects below to see how to use seamless stamped concrete at your house:

Concrete Pool Deck Replicates Travertine

This large 6,000-square-foot concrete pool deck was given a travertine texture and then cut into 2x2-foot squares to mimic travertine tiles.

Stamped Concrete Patio Transforms Backyard

For this spacious patio complete with a pergola and fireplace, a texturing skin in Roman slate was used to stamp the entire concrete surface. The coloring came from a dry-shake color hardener in a sun-baked clay hue, while the patio was finished off with a saw-cut border along its edge.

Stamped Concrete Driveway Is Customized

This project consisted of a driveway and matching entry walkway. An old granite seamless cleft stone stamp was used on all 1,500 square feet of concrete. A darker border and bands were added to help break up the expanse of concrete.

Concrete Pool Comes Alive

Many homeowners favor seamless textures because of their clean, natural appearance. This pool deck was stamped with a seamless, continuous-texture Roman slate pattern, with the sawcuts strategically placed in an aesthetically pleasing fashion.

Border Enhances Concrete Pool Deck

One way to dress up a seamless stamp texture is to use multiple colors and border designs. Here the concrete was stamped with a sandstone slate seamless texture skin and colored with two different release agents. The color variation differentiates the border around the pool from the rest of the stamped deck.

Seamless Slate Stamped Pool Deck

This pool deck was textured with a seamless slate stamp pattern accented by a random leaf pattern. The rich color comes from an integral Terra Cotta color, a Terra Cotta color hardener, and a charcoal release.

Stamped Concrete Pool Deck Adds Touch of Elegance

2500 square feet of stamped concrete was installed around this vanishing edge swimming pool. The pool deck was designed with a 6x6 sawcut diamond pattern and stamped with a seamless texture called heavy stone. The diamond pattern serves double duty as control joints and as a decorative accent.