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| An example of how driveway curves match a residence's arches. Notice how naturally the driveway blends with the landscape and culture stone. |
Concrete Stamps: stamping curves in decorative concrete
Concrete stamp expert, Doug Carlton tells it like it is! . I like curves. Curves are eye-catching and most appealing by nature. Ask any man and he will confess the more curve the better. Ask any women and she will agree curves are good as long as they flow — no bulging. Ask a decorative stamping crew and they will agree curves can cause loss of sleep at the design and installation phase.
Keep a digital camera in your truck and snap pictures of nice-looking hardscapes regardless if decorative or not. It is a fact that the best stamp job in a poor layout will pale in comparison to an average stamp job in a good design.
Most projects leave the hardscape layout to the decorative contractor. Landscape drawings with radius points and measurements are few and far between.
Those lucky enough to have a plan to work with must still incorporate the stamp pattern into the design. I call this the decorative design within the design. Stamp patterns, deep joints for crack control, cold joints from one day’s pour to the next — all must be considered.
Keep in mind, interlocking tools will not follow curves and contours. The very first stamp tool imprinted into the wet concrete will decide the direction of pattern regardless of the layout of form work.
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