Stamped concrete in Des Moines gives you the look of slate, flagstone, brick or wood plank on one poured slab, without the joints that let pavers shift and weeds creep in.
We pour it, color it and stamp it in the same day, then seal it so it can take a central Iowa winter.
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Most of our stamped work falls into a few families: ashlar slate (the rectangular cut-stone look), random stone and flagstone, cobble and brick (running bond or herringbone), and wood plank for a deck look around a pool or a hot tub. Color usually comes in two layers. A base color is mixed into the truck or broadcast over the fresh surface, and a release agent in a darker shade is applied before the mats go down. The release collects in the low spots of the texture, which is what gives good stamped work its depth. A border in a contrasting pattern or color, like a smooth band or a soldier course of brick, frames the field and costs less than a second full pattern.
HomeGuide breaks stamped concrete into three tiers: basic (one pattern, one color, no border) at $8 to $13 a square foot, mid-range (two or more colors, a border, more than one pattern) at $13 to $19, and high-end (multi-color layers, several patterns, hand-carved detail) at $19 to $26 and up. Its national range for a 20' x 20' stamped patio is $3,200 to $7,600, and that figure leaves out excavation and ground prep. On our quotes, the tear-out, base, thickness, color, pattern and sealer each get their own line.
The two things that decide whether a stamped slab still looks good in ten years are the mix and the sealer. We use an air-entrained mix on every exterior stamped job, and we plan the first sealer coat after the slab has cured. HomeGuide recommends resealing every 2 to 3 years. Deicing salt on new decorative concrete is a bad idea, so we'll go over winter care with you before we leave.
If your patio is sound but plain, a stamped overlay can add the pattern without a new pour. HomeGuide puts stamping existing concrete at $7 to $15 a square foot with a 1/4" to 3/4" overlay. Overlays are covered on our concrete resurfacing page.
Send us the address, a rough size, and a photo or two of patterns you like. We'll come out, measure and bring samples, then send a written quote line by line. Call (515) 585-4111 anytime or use the quote form.
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