Stamped Concrete Gone Bad-Corn Crib-Part Three of Three

This video shows the flaws in the stamped concrete after the Brickform colorant and release were power washed off the fully cured slab. Chris, the concrete contractor, applied the products incorrectly, finished the slab in a hurry before the concrete had cured enough and didn't remedy the imperfections as he did the stamping process. Using more mats would have helped decrease the number of poorly stamped joints. The Quarry Red colorant should have been applied first and according to manufacturer specifications. The Yellow Buff should have been the release agent. I learned a great deal, regretably, by watching the work progress. The slab can be repaired by patching the blemishes, grinding down the ridges and coloring with an acid stain and other Brickform products. YouTube has How-To videos made by the Brickform company that show the correct methods for applying their products and what can be don't to fix mistakes. Anyone interested in the correct procedures should view the Brickform videos.

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• Brickform
• Concrete
• Stamping
• Front
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• Stone

[kissfreek4u]

imperfections are almost impossible in his defence, but that does look terrible, however, why the heck did you wait 28 freeking days to wash it off...WOW

[JimmyBODougherty]

@kissfreek4u

This was what the contractor (Chris) suggested. I think it was to give him more time to get the heck out of town before I found any mistakes. I found the slab was in need of work the next day, but Chris was long gone, never to return.

[JimmyBODougherty]

For sure. If B.S. were music, Chris would be a symphony.

[JimmyBODougherty]

The contractor said he started doing concrete when he was a teen. He still needs some training, it appears. He has the What-Not-To-Do down pat. I put this vid out there for others to learn from. If you have any pointers that would help in that regard, please feel free to comment.

I plan on patching, and acid etching to rectify. I will post a video of the process and the results.

[faras5426]

Boy I should send you mine. This will look like the Taj Mahal. Wait until I upload it for you. Did you fix it and how?

[wiggarigga]

@kissfreek4u this is absolutely crazy



[GoodyBob]

All people involved lost on that one. Sad, but common. Cheapest fix might have been top all with flagstone.

[MSGTGordon]

So many things i can see wrong with this Job. But the first thing that gave it away was when the bloke was troweling in un-screaded concrete..

[Cozzmos]

@BlackCountryPuddler I think the refurbished rubble is a good idea and looks good. I can tell the man took pride in putting together a work of art. "Funds" have nothing to do with it. As a matter of fact, turning rubble into beauty is far more appreciable than some rich folks who had never lifted a finger paying top dollar for a job. And you think whether or not a person has an "OK'ed plan by the city" determines the contractors knowledge and skill on the job?

[BlackCountryPuddler]

Did you start with a set of plans okayed by plan check at the city / local juristiction? Who talked you into using pieces of broken slab in an aesthetic role? I have an idea that you did not have the funds to tackle this project correctly in the first place. This is a typical homeowner pie in the sky attempt at cutting a fat hog in the ass with low price back yard bandits. I saw this five times this month alone. I get the thousand yard stare / wail when I tell them it has to be demo 'd...OUT

[gstonegraphix]

Nothing a jackhammer and $20,000 can't fix----kidding, looks like hell

[musicman99ca]

Yeah 2 mats is wrong. No texturing of the edges is wrong. Not troweling is wrong. Not having a floppy mat is wrong. Not tooling is wrong and...putting contractions cuts in Stamped Concrete with a........skate!?(dummy cutter) Wow.

[stacy4422]

Im Miss Chris and you just dont understand its not his fault! he is a hard worker its just that..........he has a small one ! ok I said it, its small thats why he cant do anything right. Now leave him alone! Dam you,Dam you all to hell.