Once the base coat dries apply strips of thin masking tape in a grid to lay out a tile design.
How do you make concrete look like slate.
Aug 4 2013 clean concrete.
They don t blend with any home décor and generally detract from the overall.
It can be integrally colored and topically stained and sealed.
There are several different tools and ideas a diy savvy homeowner can try to create a concrete patio that looks like real stone or brick.
Like any precast product.
The first thing i did was power wash all the concrete so that i d start with a clean slate.
Concrete floors are dull boring and just plain ugly most of the time.
Make the shapes the actual size you wish for the stamps.
Look at an actual piece of slate or an image of it to best emulate the colors and color variations with paint.
Errr make that clean faux slate if you ll pardon my pun.
For river rocks make the shapes more rounded or oval.
You can make molds and pour concrete into your desired size and shape.
In order to make it look like real slate i couldn t just buy a solid paint color and roll it on.
When you want your stamped patio pool deck or driveway to look like stone wood or other materials you have to add natural looking color.
You can use self leveling concrete or gfrc glass fiber reinforced concrete in molds which is a light weight product and very durable.
Then apply a base coat of concrete paint in a slate color.
There are 3 basic ways to make concrete tile.
Just as there are many stamping patterns there is also a wide array of stamped concrete colors available colors on your stamped concrete make the difference in bringing a realistic look to the feel of your stamped concrete.
How to paint a cement floor to look like rock.
For a flagstone style design create shapes with angled but slightly softened edges.
You can also paint the concrete white beige or dark brown to look like tinted mortar.
Emulate the look of a slate tile floor or patio by painting the base concrete color in a grout shade such as light gray.
In nature nothing is ever a single flat color.
Look at images of the actual rocks you wish to re create in paint form to create realistic stamp shapes.