Tired of the dull and dreary colour of concrete? Want to break away from gloomy grey?
You definitely can infuse colour into your life with colouring technology designed for concrete. Whether it’s for residential or commercial use, the exciting range of creative finishes can certainly make concrete surfaces alive and vibrant.
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A rainbow of options
Bring concrete to life with an expansive range of innovative colouring systems. Specially designed for concrete, these captivating concrete colouring and texturing techniques enhance the appearance of any concrete surface.
Decorative concrete can seriously add aesthetics and property value to your home. Not only can it beautify horizontal surfaces such as your patio, pavement, pathways, driveway, or garage. It can also be one of your concrete flooring solutions as well as an option to dress up vertical surfaces.
Inject verve into walls, precast building panels, and polished kitchen benches by choosing charming colours or tantalising textures. Heighten visual volume by applying it to furniture and sculptural pieces.
With a colour palette that is consistently developed to include modern trends, you are provided with an extensive variety of tantalising textures and techniques all aimed at transforming the humdrum grey colour of concrete.
High strength pigments added to the concrete mixture consist of oxide blends that provide maximum resistance to UV light and alkaline conditions, ensuring long lasting coloured concrete.
Here are some selections that can help you add a blush of colour here and a tad of texture there:
1. Artistic Creations and Stamped Impressions
Why limit yourself to plain concrete when you can have dream designs overlaid into your concrete surfaces?
Release your artistic side and have objects such as leaves placed on wet concrete. They can then be removed once the concrete is cured and you can then marvel at beautiful bas-relief art imprinted on your concrete surface.
2. Broom Finishes
For concrete surfaces like driveways and pathways, you can opt for a broom finish. This type of texturing can also improve slip resistance as well as give your concrete surface a more lineal appearance.
3. Coving Trowel
If you want a more timeless texture on your concrete surfaces, you can also go for a coving trowel finish. Utilizing a coving trowel, you can have swirls and figure 8 finishes on your concrete planes. This is usually used on sloping pavements where added traction is needed.
4. Machine Trowel
In contrast to the coving trowel texture, a machine trowel finish has a more polished appearance. When applied properly by professionals, this leaves your concrete slabs smooth and dense.
This finishing technique provides a lovely antique burnished look, which, unlike polished or honed concrete does not display the stones or aggregates in the concrete.
5. Polished Concrete
Mechanically honed and polished using diamond pads, your concrete surface will come out looking gloriously glossy and extremely smooth.
This kind of concrete finish is a popular choice in domestic or commercial settings because of its lustrous sheen that looks like natural, polished stone. Small fragments of the stones and aggregate that are used in the concrete mixture are revealed, creating a unique appearance. It is also easily maintained, durable and economical.
6. Rock Salt
If you want a “pitted” or volcanic stone look in your concrete surfaces, you can specify that you want a “rock salt” finish.
This pattern creates a rustic look that can stand the test of time. Choose between having genuine rock salt applied during the setting phase of concrete for a random texture, or a rock salt stamping mat for a more regular appearance.
7. Stamp Mats
If you want unique designs imprinted on your concrete surfaces, you can also ask your coloured concrete specialist to use large stamping mats.
They will use these mats on wet concrete to leave lasting impressions using your personal choices for patterns and designs.
Live colourfully
These are just a handful from the myriad of options on offer to turn ordinary concrete into fantastic works of art.
Skilfully applied by professionals, these decorative concrete colouring systems are an excellent option regardless of your taste or budget. What’s more, you can also inquire about the different solutions to maintain the integrity of your colourful concrete through protective coatings and sealers, keeping them looking fresh and bright for a longer time.
Fill your life with shades of colour and terrific textures. Break away from the daily drudgery and enliven your space with bursts of colour. Surround yourself with decorative concrete creations that are lovely to look at, but more importantly, a joy to live with.
