The Patio Day 2
Posted by Rebecca, May 3rd, 2011
Hey it’s me! I know it’s been a while, but I’ve been super busy with school. I never got a chance to thank everyone for the support you gave me after the post I wrote about our kitties Mac and Sunny last week. It really meant the world to me, so thanks 
Unfortunately, Macky had a seizure at 1:30 this morning. But he is doing okay and had a happy birthday last week. We were all very tired and stressed when the cement truck pulled up at 7:00 this morning. As excited we were for the patio, having the doorbell ring that early and having to move our cars out of the driveway was not fun. But, we now have a patio!
Wait, what? You thought we were doing a wood plank stamp?
Well after talking with our concrete buddy, we decided the wood plank stamp wouldn’t look great on the walkway. I was worried about this, but he actually brought it up. He suggested we do 2 different stamps. At first I was all like uhh, that’s going to look funny. But he confidently told me that he had a client do it and he thought the same thing, but the result was great. He reassured me by saying that people mix pavers and wood decks, so why not a wood plank stamp with a paver type of stamp? It really didn’t take long to convince me that this could be a cool idea. We picked out the pattern above while standing in the yard in a matter of about 2 minutes. I liked the smaller, mixed size of the “tiles” and the grain type of texture they had to match the wood stamp. We still kept the walkway the same color as the wood stamped patio to unify the spaces.
Without further ado, the patio! After stamp but before sealer, so the color will change slightly and will have a nice sheen
These guys worked so fast that before 9am, the concrete was fully poured. I was home keeping an eye on Macky for a few hours so I got to see the pouring/smoothing process. It looked quite like icing a cake I missed the entire stamping process though 
I was dying to see that!
ps- Here’s the video tour that wasn’t working earlier!
I’m linking this post up to Centsational Girl’s Outdoor Ideas Party!
Tags: patio, stamped concrete, wood plank
Glad Macky is doing ok!
That looks great! Can’t wait to see it finished!
UM WOW! It looks so fantastic! I’m so jealous of your beautiful new patio!
I’m in love!! Do you think 1 year is too soon to rip up a patio and start again??
I didn’t this wood plank stamp idea existed. LOVE it!
oooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooohhh! (spoken like the squishy alien toys in toy story)
in. love.
Thanks guys!
Gorgeous! Will definitely consider this for when we redo our backyard. Turn out beautiful, and it’s not even stained yet…..can’t wait o see final results.
I think it looks fantastic! And so original and creative!
Brenda
oh my goodness. i think i may have seen it all-i had NO idea something like this wood plank stamp existed, and my faux bois loving heart is majorly jealous. i am saving this! and i love the combo you’ve got (totally works) and the curve of the patio. brilliant!
Thanks! I think the curves are my favorite part as well (though I’m a little biased..)
Wow, so beautiful! What a fantastic idea. I love the curves!
Thanks Kristen! We knew from the beginning that we didn’t want anything square. Thankfully the curves work with the wood stamp (we were a little nervous it would look funny!)
Rebecca, I absolutely love this design, it’s incredible! Good call girl! Thanks for linking up to the party this week.
Kate
Thank you Kate! And thanks for hosting the party!
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I love that wood stamping!
Hopping over from Censational Girls Outdoor Party. Hope you enjoy my ‘patio time’ post. (link #205)
Love your patio and the cute shadow shot of yourself.
Fondly,
Glenda
Thanks Glenda, off to check out your patio. I hadn’t even noticed my shadow in there! Haha
I am simply amazed…this turned out so great, I adore the mixed stamps!
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Thanks Karena, thank goodness those mixed stamps turned out well… I would have cried…
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I LOVE the woodgrain stamp, such an awesome way to improve upon the concrete patio. Wish I had poured mine so we could do the same, but I am tempted to have them come pour over the top so I can do this now!
Love the woodgrain concrete! I totally have this saved in my “someday” file!
We are just about to do this wood affect concrete in our backyard. What colour did you use if I may ask?? I like this colour.
Hi Mia, the color is called Walnut. Best of luck!
I love the woodgrain look. So glad I found your blog. We are saving to finally have a patio off the back of our home. Can you tell me how much we will need to save? Our patio should be about the same size. It would be great to know how much it cost.
That is BEAUTIFUL! I saw something siimilar on Holmes on Homes (on HGTV in Canada), but never thought it could get that wood look! That is AMAZING!
I’m with Mona, how much did this run you up for! I would love to know, so I can start putting that extra bit aside for our next home! Adorable!
BTW, found your site through Pinterest, one of the examples you posted linked back to your previous post talking about your interest in this
Hi Andree, when I googled around for pricing when we were looking into it, I found estimates between $8 and $15 sq ft.
Wow. That looks incredible. Now I know what I want to do for my yard. I don’t think $11 per square foot is too bad for all you got either! Great job!
Glad your kitty is ok too!
Fabulous! Can you tell me who did your concrete. I want to buy one of the stamped wood plank forms. I’ve looked all over where I live and I can’t seem to find anyone that carries that style. Thanks!
Hi Becky, a local contractor did ours, but I don’t think he sells the forms. I believe I saw them for sale on some concrete websites when I was pricing everything out, so you might want to try one of the suppliers!
So how many square feet and how much???? Crass, but info that is needed to know if I need to go in search of a concrete contractor : )
Hi Sharon, I decided to not include the price to respect future estimates of our contractor, but our patio is probably around 700 square feet (hard to measure with the curves and walkway). When I googled around for pricing when we were looking into it, I found estimates between $8 and $15 sq ft.
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Found your stamped concrete patio via pinterest. We’re looking into doing similiar in Monmouth County, NJ. Would you mind telling me who you used for your concrete contractor? Also, a year later, are you still happy with your concrete patio? Thanks!
We used Rudy Grilli Concrete and yes, we are still very happy with the result! No problems whatsoever
Gorgeous! I wanted something similar when we added onto our driveway, but the concrete guys acted like I was nuts. So we have a parking lot instead. Not very attractive. I still get irked when I think about it.
Now for the $64,000 question: was it horribly expensive?
Nope! Much less than pavers or a wood deck of the same size!!
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HI! I love your deck. We are getting ready to redo ours this summer. Do you have pictures of everything that is finished? Also, I know you didn’t list how much your deck was, but I’m wondering if you’d mind emailing me the cost. My daughter has cancer and I don’t have a lot of time to do research as we spend our days in the hospital. Anyway, I would love to hear from you, this is amazing and if we can afford it I really want to do. it. Thank you. Amanda http://www.bradyandamanda.blogspot.com. You can email me at amandaflamm@hotmail.com
Your patio looks great. So do you have expansion joints cut right into the design? If so, very clever. I just had a stamped concrete patio laid with a fieldstone stamp and the joints look horrible. I am beside myself. Other than ripping it up, I don’t know what else I could do.
Yep! The cuts completely line up with the wood planks in one direction and cut across some planks in the other, but it’s not very noticeable!
I’m thinking $$$$$ and wondering if it’s in my budget to do this idea!? I have sat on my deck thinking of a beautiful patio because NOTHING will grow under the huge oak trees at each end of the back area of my home…Potted plants with a preferance to mostly shade is my dream…AND my fairy gardens that I love making…Thanks for the idea!!!!
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I would like to know if weather (Deathly hot summers/freezing cold winters…rain, snow, sleet, etc.) wear down the design or stain of the walkway and patio? We “Got Weather”
Can you post a picture after the sealer has been applied? I’m thinking we might do our back patio in wood plank and really curious how it looks after the seal.
Can I get the contact info on the people who did this