Colored Concrete - After All, Concrete Can Look Good

In the 1950's a California company experimented successfully by adding iron oxide to the dull grey of concrete and found that they could make many earth tone colors with this process. Within fifty years, or in the year 2004, over Two Hundred Four Million tons of a synthetic iron oxide was used to color concrete in this country alone. This makes the industry most popular and the demand for colored concrete huge

If you want to do something different with the deck around the pool, or on the patio or anywhere else you may want to pour cement you may consider using a solid plank of colored concrete. A solid plank is better than pieces of or squares of sidewalk because it will not chip, break of crack as easily. The cement is textured and as such will hold the color much better and because it has no seamed pieces weeds will not be able to grow there.

After the textured cement has been colored it is formed and shaped to look like brick, cobblestones, stones or whatever you want it to look like. In the paving the cement can also be made into flower boxes or beds for flowers along the paved border. When you have colored your concrete and poured it you have to be careful to avoid getting salt on the concrete as the salt will break down your concrete. Colored concrete is a way of making something like your driveway match the color of your house or match your landscape. What sort of design or color you want can only be restricted by your imagination.

Colored concrete is a very cost effective way to have eye pleasing and pleasant grounds around your house. The price of the concrete with color depends on the materials used and their overlay and can cost anywhere from seventy cents to one dollar and fifty cents per square foot. If you do not like the color after the concrete has been poured and cured there is a way of changing it using stains or a colored concrete sealer.

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