I have one of those casts that you poor cement and it makes a 24 x 24" section of what looks like a group of cobblestone. Has anyone worked with this before? I am thinking of doing this on top of the flat concrete patio pad I have. I know I need to add some kind of tint to the cement to get some natural stone appearance.
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Any one use one of these patio stone casts?
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I have a buddy who just did this. His turned out great. But it was alot of work he said. He had to bring in a ton of Paver sand & Verberator to get it all packed down. He used the broken stone & with between the stones like you said with concrete. It came out really nice. Just be preparred to prep that area really well for the stones to lay out level. Just a idea for you
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Frank, my parents did their patio with the cast deal; their backyard is huge and the patio area would have been unrighteously expensive to do with real stone. It really turned out great and has held up quite well over the 10 years they've had it. I think they just reglazed it for the first time about 6 months ago. I'll grab a picture in a bit for you.
You definitely need to add some tint to it, though.
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Originally posted by Jedi View PostI thik hes referring to the plastic forms that you pour quikrete into and get the faux stone look. Not true stone work.GOD BLESS TEXAS
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Cool Brad, I'd like to see it. I definitley want to tint the concrete so it looks more natural. Only thing is that I am figuring it would be very time consuming since I would have to wait for each section to set before I could remove the mold and move on to the next. I think I could end up laying down a pallet of pavers instead in a few hours and the weather wouldn't matter one way or another. Since I posted this I am having other ideas.
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Originally posted by Slowhand View PostFrank, my parents did their patio with the cast deal; their backyard is huge and the patio area would have been unrighteously expensive to do with real stone. It really turned out great and has held up quite well over the 10 years they've had it. I think they just reglazed it for the first time about 6 months ago. I'll grab a picture in a bit for you.
You definitely need to add some tint to it, though.
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Originally posted by SEB View PostI have a buddy who just did this. His turned out great. But it was alot of work he said. He had to bring in a ton of Paver sand & Verberator to get it all packed down. He used the broken stone & with between the stones like you said with concrete. It came out really nice. Just be preparred to prep that area really well for the stones to lay out level. Just a idea for you
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Originally posted by 4EyedTurd View PostWow, looks good. Where do you get the molds at? I looked at homedepots website but couldnt find them
Originally posted by Frank View PostDid you see them do it Brad? The surface looks very natural. I was wondering if they used some kind of stamp or how they made the surface pocky like real stone?
Originally posted by likeitfast55 View PostIs that "over" the existing concrete patio?
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Nope. The old patio was tiny and crappy so we tore it up, laid out the wooden forms for the new patio, and poured all new concrete.
Frank, my parents did their patio with the cast deal
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