[Will Pacala]

I saw a company in a town a few days ago using a method I've never really seen before. It was a poured concrete slab still wet with some red/Terra cota paint or coloring in it. Once the slab was poured the guy came over with a small hand-held roller. It was only about 2 1/2 -3 feet wide and had the reverse of a section of pavers on it. The paver blocks were on the roll. He just started at one end of the slab and used it like a long paint roller. It was really cool. After that it was just left to dry. I saw this method being used in a busy road in a small town. The concrete made a walkway about 3 foot wide stretching from one side of the road to the other. I went over and asked the guy working on it. He said that the benefits of doing it on a road where that winter plows and cars could not tear it up. It would also never start to shift or buckle. A really good idea if you ask me. I asked him and he said that you could also use it on driveways, walkways, etc. Not a bad idea but still doesn't look as good as the real thing.

[Stonehenge]

And it tends to cost just as much as the real thing!!

[Will Pacala]

Yeah all you have to do is buy the coloring and the roller, and cement. But I would still use real pavers for the residential jobs and this method for commercial type jobs.

[Rex Mann]

It still crackss even when its all dressed up!

Peace,

Rex

[Will Pacala]

Yes but at least it doesn't need replacing in spring after snowplows hit the edges with the plow blade.

[Rex Mann]

If installed properly pavers will not be affected by snowplows.

Peace,

Rex

[PSUscaper]

Also, when it gets chipped, you have to replace the whole thing......not just one brick.

If you happen to notice Will.........were not to fond of stamped concrete around here.

Just remember 2 things.

Pavers ----- GOOD
Stamped Concrete-------BAD

any questions?

[Lanelle]

The guys doing stamped concrete here also put a slick sealer coat with additional color over the concrete. I hate walking on it because it doesn't have much traction especially on inclines. And I'm sure that the sealer will wear off.

[scl]

There are two kinds of concrete, concrete thats cracked, and concrete thats gonna crack. Why not give it a few hundred places to do that!

[Will Pacala]

Pennscapes...your right this was in a small town just before New York and have only seen it done in industrial parks up here. That's why I said it would be good for commercial applications, never residential.