I want to make my cement patio look like brick or stone, any suggestions?

Answer 1

Carefully paint the entire patio with red brick paint in color and mix it lighter so that you have dark and light red brick colors.

Then after your patio drys, take a 3" or 4" roller and carefully use a long stick guide and roll your vertical lines with the ligher color shade of paint.

This will contrast the image of a brick and give your patio that checkered brick look.

The take silver paint with a marker and cut the lines down to 1/2 inch every six to seven inches depending on how big of a brick look you want.

I've done this to my patio and I get compliemnts all the time. It really looks like real brick, but it's only painted.

Answer 2

Brick set in sand. You can change the size of the patio when you want to or the shape of it and replant the grass back. Once you got cement down you are stuck with it. And you can change the brick later for a different pattern or color.

Answer 3

It can be done but there are a few steps involved, first you would need to etch you patio with a deluded acid, then you can use a topping concrete, apply a layer of about 1/2" in 5 to 6 foot square areas. Rent yourself some stamping pads, there are multiple patterns and stamp the pattern directly on your topping concrete when its ready, seal when complete

Answer 4

I've seen brick/stonework molds for gypsum board walls at my local hardware store which you could probably use with the proper materials. This approach was implemented by our national conservancy agency to pave the old city; instead of using breakable bricks, you make an uniform cover over cement which would not be prone to dislodging by weight or traffic.

Answer 5

I want to assume the slab is already in place, but the suggestion would have been for you to ask before you had it poured.

A Brick pattern after the fact will be tedious and labor intensive, both in taping off and painting. Stone in a faux finish may be easier, but might require morecolor variations, and some other skill levels.

There may be painting patterns available, that allow a faux look for separations like grout / mortar/ fill lines///spaces, and if you have the desre and time, you might use stains rather than paint. Certainly you can attempt stone in a free hand manner as well.

Initially I hoped the slab hadn't been poured yet, in which case the job could have been accomplished in a slightly easer way, by rough screeding and scoring lines in, then brushing away residue,,,and you could have considered adding stain to the concrete mix.

Have you considered scrapping any notion of paint or stain and add to the top of the patio with stones, and mortar, or Bricking it over?

Steven Wolf

Answer 6

brick is actually inexpensive, and makes the place look really clean. I suggect first, kepp it simple and cover the floor with brick, and to make it look really good, construct a 2 ft barrer around the edge with brick as well, (the barrer goes up) makes extra seating places

Answer 7

YES...GOOD OLE OUTDOOR PAINT..DRAW THE DESIGN OF BRICK ON AND GO TO TOWN THEN USE A SPECIAL SEALER FOR PATIOS...WHEN YOU BUY THE PAINT BE SURE TO TALK TO THEM AND GET THE RIGHT SEALER AND HOW MANY COATS..ITS ORIGINAL AND YOU'LL FEEL GREAT AFTERWARDS KNOWING YOU DID IT YOURSELF!!

Answer 8

How about a stencil and some concrete stain?

Answer 9

epoxy coatings can do wonders