Stampable concrete overlay8/13/2023 ![]() Stampable overlays are gauge-raked out at 3/8 inch to 1/4 inch, depending on the depth of the pattern being used, and usually at no more than 1/2 inch without the use of a larger aggregate, such as 3/8-inch pea rock. Stampable overlays are used both indoors and out to give a concrete slab the appearance of wood, tile, brick or stone. The Concrete Artists, a Marion, Ill., company, used Butterfield Color’s T1000 Stampable Overlay at this Murphysboro, Ill., residence. Fine microtoppings are then used to fill in the coarse grade and smooth out the surface for our finished floor, making it ready for stains, saw-cut designs and so on. ![]() It sometimes takes two applications of the coarse to achieve that blank canvas. Coarse-grade microtoppings have larger aggregate that helps to fill in small damaged spots on the floor and fill in our profile to give us a blank canvas. With microtoppings we have the ability to rejuvenate these surfaces and give them the look of new concrete.Ĭoatings with coarse and fine mix designs are applied in layers to give microtoppings durability. ![]() Microtoppings with mix designs from coarse to fine grade and colors from gray to white are used in resurfacing old, worn concrete floors or bad, undesirable concrete floors. It is just a matter of educating yourself and your crews as contractors on proper application practices, along with educating your clients as to what you can do for them to achieve a decorative concrete floor. There is a lot of opportunity and money in doing overlays. Preparation and profiles as determined by the International Concrete Repair Institute are key elements in applications of overlays. With any overlay system, preparation is the key to success and lack of preparation along with lack of doing your research will result in failure. Overlays can be temperamental if they are not installed properly and manufacturers’ technical data sheets are not read and followed to the letter. All have different characters and makeups with which to achieve decorative looks. There are four different overlay systems used in creating decorative concrete floors: microtoppings, stampable overlays, multipurpose overlays and self-leveling overlays. ![]() Miles Concrete Design used T1000 Stampable Overlay from Butterfield Color on this Amarillo, Texas, walkway. ![]()
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