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Concrete Landscaping: Decorative Walls & Caps
Concrete has always had advantages over brick- and stone-constructed walls — cost, strength and durability to name a few — and now concrete competes in appearance as well.
by Christina Camara
of decorative form liners now allows contractors to make concrete walls match just about any kind of brick or stone wall out there. Add color to these realistic, textured surfaces and the result can fool even the most savvy home and garden buff.
Many customers, be they homeowners, developers or government highway officials, are looking for alternatives to utilitarian concrete. They want their concrete walls to have the look of more expensive masonry materials and they're willing to pay for the craftsmanship to get it.
Decorative concrete walls are showing up on subdivision entrances, retaining walls, landscape structures and patios. On highway projects, contractors are building sound barriers or bridge abutments to look like stone walls from the region. Some serve as canvases for local artists, who have discovered that concrete can display fine detail.
Bob Ware, president of The Decorative Concrete Store in Cincinnati, Ohio, uses Increte Systems Inc.'s Stone-Crete, a patented poured-in-place concrete wall system that produces deep-relief stone walls in seven patterns.
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