With the increasing demand for unique designs, many concrete manufacturing companies are creating more customized designs for their clients. The popular concrete designs two decades ago are still well-loved today. Modern trends merely put a twist on them.
Customers are fond of designs that are naturally-colored with large patterns. According to the director of technical services for Bomanite Company in Denver, Colorado, Terry Grimble, the demand circles around different and custom-made. Architects, on the other hand, search for variety, which is why the number of designers asking for customized tools just for one project is increasing.
It seems the mandate for a higher degree of customization is becoming undeniably strong in the world of concrete stamping. To answer this call, here are the latest trends:
• One-of-a kind color effects. To customize colors, designers often do post-work color. This happens by stamping the established concrete with just a bit of color. Sometimes, customers prefer uncolored stamping. Then, the designer waits until the laid concrete sets before highlighting or post coloring the work. This kind of trend is limitless because of the endless color creations that can materialize.
o Blending colors. This trend involves combining many colors to attain more realistic results. This is very useful in making concrete look like natural stone, wood, or any other material that occurs in Nature. The mixture of various colors and media results in something unique and organic.
• Hand tooling. Using custom tooling involves spending more than usual to get that custom result. The process usually lasts 4 to 6 weeks for these custom-made stamps to come out. A quicker way to do this custom look is to use a special hand tool to create patterns, joints, or textures. This requires a lot of craftsmanship and time, but it does produce an impeccable look that cannot be mass-produced.
Each concrete designing and manufacturing company has its own style in creating extraordinary stamped concrete. Customers continue to demand colors and textures that can make their homes truly without equal. As they continue to do so, there will just be more developments that would give them the best stamped concrete that they want.
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