The two principal choices for a deck are concrete or stone. Having said that– the types of materials available in those two categories are enormously varied.
There are engineered products like coolcrete, and stamped concrete which can look like bricks, stones, pavers or a 100 other surfaces.
But if concrete provides choices - once you start talking about stone, the options grow exponentially. There are a huge variety of paving materials including bricks in a range of colors, flagstone, marble, etc… then once one has chosen the material there are a variety of construction techniques and “treatments” that provide a range of designs etc.
Since our home had come with pavers originally and we liked the look (even if wife.com was not a big fan of the color) we decided to replace the existing pavers and change the color of the stones to something sandy and similar to the color of our house.
Removing the pavers was a nasty job – and that was only some 600 square feet. Including the lanai and the area around the pool – we are talking about almost 2000 square foot of pavers to be installed!
The picture at the left gives some perspective on the TONS of stones that were delivered this morning.
Today is probably the 100th time in the last month we have been grateful that there was an empty lot beside our home to act as a staging area for the construction process…..
There are engineered products like coolcrete, and stamped concrete which can look like bricks, stones, pavers or a 100 other surfaces.
But if concrete provides choices - once you start talking about stone, the options grow exponentially. There are a huge variety of paving materials including bricks in a range of colors, flagstone, marble, etc… then once one has chosen the material there are a variety of construction techniques and “treatments” that provide a range of designs etc.
Since our home had come with pavers originally and we liked the look (even if wife.com was not a big fan of the color) we decided to replace the existing pavers and change the color of the stones to something sandy and similar to the color of our house.
Removing the pavers was a nasty job – and that was only some 600 square feet. Including the lanai and the area around the pool – we are talking about almost 2000 square foot of pavers to be installed!
The picture at the left gives some perspective on the TONS of stones that were delivered this morning.
Today is probably the 100th time in the last month we have been grateful that there was an empty lot beside our home to act as a staging area for the construction process…..
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