By nathan giffin of vertical artisans.
Vertical stamped concrete walls.
Vertical concrete overlay for wall decocreate is a decorative ready to use overlay for stamped wall mixed only with water.
Wouldn t it be great if you could use the same process to enhance vertical surfaces such as the walls inside your home or building a fireplace front or an exterior privacy wall.
Mainly applied to existing concrete substrates vertical wall mixes can also be applied to drywall cement board masonry and brick.
There are many different vertical structures that can be designed with stamped concrete including walls fireplaces pools entrance ways stairs and much more.
By applying the decorative concrete proecss you minimize costly masonry work while providing the structural and aesthetic quality of concrete.
One of most enticing areas of decorative vertical concrete is vertical stamping.
It is the application texturing and general manipulation of vertical decorative concrete on a wall or vertical surface.
They are defying gravity with the use of new lightweight cement based wall overlay materials that can be applied directly over virtually any properly prepared wall surface including concrete and masonry wood.
This niche combines many of the aspects of horizontal concrete stamping with veritical mixes specialty stamping tools and artistic techniques.
How to stamp vertical decorative concrete.
Vertical concrete overlay gives a natural stone appearance vertical concrete overlays can provide a new decorative finish to existing walls and other vertical surfaces.
More decorative concrete contractors are literally climbing the walls to demonstrate new vertical applications for their artistry.
Labor costs for vertical concrete walls.
Since stamping vertical walls takes a lot of time and effort materials and tools are extra.
To cover one side of a 150 square foot wall labor charges equal 1 200 to 4 200 depending on the design.
Vertical stamps allow for faster creation of texture and design than the more traditional custom hand carving.
Our affordable high quality concrete wall stamps are available in a variety of designs and patterns like vertical rocks and extremely realistic wood and stone textures.
Most contractors charge 8 to 28 per square foot to create stamped designs on vertical walls.
Fast and easy vertical concre.
Vertical stamping is the easiest way to create a simulated rock pattern in vertical decorative concrete there are many stamps to choose form and color staining is endless however without following the proper steps even the most experienced contractor can really botch up a job or at the absolute lease create a.
Vertical concrete stamping one of the fastest growing markets in the decorative concrete world.
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