How Do You Lay Stamped Concrete For A Driveway?

Many poured concrete driveways are slippery when wet, bland and architecturally uninteresting. Patterned or textured concrete, commonly referred to as "stamped" concrete, is an easy way to provide both traction and aesthetic beauty. When the concrete is poured and starts to set, a design is impressed into the fresh concrete to provide texture and visual appeal. You can easily design, color and stamp a driveway to resemble brick, flagstone or quarry tile. Lay out the driveway design. Depth and grade should be measured with a laser level and staked with steel pins. Excavate the driveway to a depth of 12 inches, allowing for pitch and drainage. The soil or old driveway material should be hauled off for disposal or moved to another of your landscape projects. Set up the concrete forms. Forms can be rented from your local building supply store or equipment rental facility. The staff can help you with advice about how to properly stake the forms to withstand the pressure from the poured ...  more