Let this dry for a few minutes.
Make a concrete wall look new.
It should not be a complete 100 coverage but just on the top surfaces to keep them from absorbing the next layers.
A changed edge combined with a new type of planting like added flower beds or new trees will make the concrete patio feel like a new space.
Techniques for making a new stone retaining wall look old.
For a design build restaurant project in port jefferson ny our team created a faux concrete wall for a urban chic feel.
The best way to create a smooth surface for your wall is to limit your sanding and apply a thin overlay of correctly finished new concrete.
This means that you would have just a portion of it removed to create a different geometry.
This patio i repaired the small cracks lightly ground the surface applied the overlay with a hand trowel at about 1 16 inch thick then dragged a broom across the overlay to give it a broomed finished look.
It s called concrete resurfacer.
Step 1 sand any particularly bad areas of concrete with rough grit sandpaper.
Next prepare the newcrete combining the mix with water in the.
Concrete resurfacing using an overlay can make an old cracked and pitted concrete patio look like new again.
These wood barriers hold the concrete in place as it dries so you will need to create 2 of them.
Very simple and inexpensive.
Stack wood planks to create a frame for the wall.
If you want to use the product to restore a pristine look to any lackluster section of concrete begin by throughly cleaning.
Keep the boards less than 8 ft 2 4 m long so they aren t too difficult to handle.
Concrete that s in good shape and has no major cracks can be cut with a circular saw to change the edge.
Do not try to make the wall level.
We decided to expand them and discovered a way to make the old concrete match the new concrete.
Make sure your brush has very little medium on it by rubbing off on paper towel.
You can buy it at home depot lowes and even amazon.
Concrete stamping is a method of decorating concrete replicating the look of bricks tiles.
To maintain most of the concrete colour on the surfaces i give it a dry brush type scrubbing with matt medium.
The cheapest and easiest material to use is 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm boards cut from a softwood like pine.