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We recommend you to get a qualified tradesman to lay your
stamped concrete
surface. It is important that your decorative concrete is properly
constructed to ensure a long, hassle free lifespan. We have a number of
recommended quality tradesmen in the Newcastle and Hunter regions. Please
contact us for details.
The directions for creating stamp patterning below are to be used as a
guide only. There are different circumstances that may require different
techniques to produce the best possible decorative surface. Stamp
patterning required high quality materials, so we recommend you only use
genuine Hunter Press Crete products for your job to ensure the best
possible results.
If you are having
trouble with an existing stencil pattern surface, see our
FAQ page or contact us.
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Regal Stamp Patterning, Beige Colour, Light
Brown Release Agent |
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How
do you make Stamp Pattern Concrete?
1.
Form up the area to be
concreted at a minimum depth of 100mm. We advise that you place and
additional 50 – 100mm of compacted sand under the proposed area to be
concreted
2.
Put your reinforcing steel in
place. Be sure to use bar chairs and that they have adequate lap for
reinforcing steel (ie. approximately one square plus 25mm)
3.
Pour special mix concrete
(stamp concrete requires a special mix of concrete, so be sure to ask your
concrete supplier for the correct mix)
4.
Bullfloat then edge the area
5.
Now you have to apply the
colour. Put your concrete colour into a bucket and throw the colour onto
the concrete surface using a turning motion (like ‘feeding the chooks’).
Be sure to distribute colour evenly over the surface
6.
Trowel the colour into the
surface using a Fresno or Walking Trowel (a bullfloat can be used, but by
doing so you’ll use more colour).
7.
Repeat step 6 to ensure the
entire area is adequately covered with colour
8.
When the concrete surface has
firmed to a point where you can put your finger in without breaking the
surface, it is time to start the stamping process
9.
Apply release agent to an area
equal to about 5 pattern pads (only do 5 pattern pads at a time)
10.
Place patterns on the slab
(starting at where you initially poured the concrete). Tap the patterns
into the surface using a tamper or the head of a sledgehammer to create
the stamp impression. Repeat this process until the entire surface is
completed. If applying guillotine construction joints, do so during this
stamping stage. If applying saw-cut construction joints, do so after the
job is sealed. Jointex is NOT RECOMMENDED as a construction joint as it is
tar-based and will stain the concrete after the sealer is applied.
11.
Let the area cure for 2 or 3
days before giving it a wash with a light acid bath (14:1 dilution). Let
the surface dry completely
12.
Apply a Hunter Press Crete
sealer. When the first coat is dry, apply a second coat then let dry
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For directions on how to
care for your stamped concrete, please see our FAQ page |
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