It can be integrally colored and topically stained and sealed.
How do you make concrete look like slate.
Concrete floors are dull boring and just plain ugly most of the time.
There are several different tools and ideas a diy savvy homeowner can try to create a concrete patio that looks like real stone or brick.
In nature nothing is ever a single flat color.
Make the shapes the actual size you wish for the stamps.
Then apply a base coat of concrete paint in a slate color.
When you want your stamped patio pool deck or driveway to look like stone wood or other materials you have to add natural looking color.
For river rocks make the shapes more rounded or oval.
There are 3 basic ways to make concrete tile.
You can also paint the concrete white beige or dark brown to look like tinted mortar.
Like any precast product.
Brush or roll paint stain or dye onto the sidewalk following the flagstone pattern.
Errr make that clean faux slate if you ll pardon my pun.
In order to make it look like real slate i couldn t just buy a solid paint color and roll it on.
You can make molds and pour concrete into your desired size and shape.
Look at an actual piece of slate or an image of it to best emulate the colors and color variations with paint.
Once it dries use a sea sponge and several paint shades to make a faux slate look.
Once the base coat dries apply strips of thin masking tape in a grid to lay out a tile design.
Emulate the look of a slate tile floor or patio by painting the base concrete color in a grout shade such as light gray.
Aug 4 2013 clean concrete.
You can use self leveling concrete or gfrc glass fiber reinforced concrete in molds which is a light weight product and very durable.
They don t blend with any home décor and generally detract from the overall.
Just as there are many stamping patterns there is also a wide array of stamped concrete colors available colors on your stamped concrete make the difference in bringing a realistic look to the feel of your stamped concrete.
For a flagstone style design create shapes with angled but slightly softened edges.
The first thing i did was power wash all the concrete so that i d start with a clean slate.