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Barry A.
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Bruno------
Yep!!! tho I did not see that article. I liked it (the idea) because my 30 something year old patio has cracks in it, and I am afraid to put tile
on top of a cracked base-----eventually the tile will crack if you do, I am thinking, even if floating on a "membrane". With this "cut and stain"
they just work around the existing cracks, and encorporate them into the new motif-------I swear that this is the best solution that I have seen, and
it looks sooooooooo greattttttt!!!
The almost 100 year old deck at the Winnedumah Hotel had dozens of existing cracks, and when they were thru you could not tell which was a "cut" and
which was a "crack".
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Barry A.
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Kate-----
Sorry, I did not get any quotes yet, but I can tell you that the Winnedumah is not what you would call a real "money maker" so I am sure that it was
not too bad. It is possible that these artisans were friends of the owner, tho, so they may have gotten a really good deal. I know that the artisans
were really enjoying themselves the evening after their job------sitting on the front deck of the Hotel with their drinks and talking to everyone
coming and going----very happy campers.
Fun, fun. I am thinking that whatever it costs, it is worth it when you get something that looks this good, and is so compatible with
cement----especially cement that very well may crack in the future (which is ALL cement, in my experience) 
Barry
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Paula
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Kate if your concrete surface is smoothand pretty there are beautiful things you can do with stains and dyes, then wax or acrylic polish to give sheen
and depth. When we built I had visions of a gray stone look, with accents of bright green lichen here and there, rather like granite in a cool shady
forest. I thought of the floor as a canvas, and I was going to "paint" what I wanted. It never happened, partly because the pour wasn't smooth. We
ended up tiling most of the floors, and I love our saltillo and regret the glazed tile we used on one part to save money. Saltillo is pricy now, but
a friend in Loreto found beautiful cement tile with a saltillo look in La Paz. The color is fairly light, and may be good for the heat issue, and the
cost was reasonable. I don't remember where we picked it up, but I could find out. We have stone on our patio, and I puton my shoesor burn my feet.
Of course you could always build a ramada over the patio to shade the surface of choice 
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oldlady
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Kate,
I have been thinking of that type of concrete work on the decking at the house we are building. Right now I have some guys doing stone work at our
house. They are definitely artisans! Everytime I have asked them "Do you do....." they say yes and then send me off to a house where they have done
that type of work. I'll ask them about the concrete. If they don't do it, it's likely they will know someone who does.
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how does the cut and stain process (and result) compare with "stamped concrete?" we had that done and i am regretting it. the first part was ok.
the guy got in a hurry on part 2 and it is already cracking
lili
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DENNIS
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Stamped concrete is a method far removed from the forms available at HomeDpo. It's an art. It's also ball busting work. I used to do it.
What I'm saying is that there are plastic forms available for the homeowner to try his hand with. They normally produce disaster.
Find an expert for a long lasting beautiful result.
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dennis,
yeah. we thought we had an expert. he's the guy that put in the stamped concrete at the cespe office and at the malecón here in ensenada. like i
said, first part (in front) came out fine. the second part he was a bit too engrossed with his new lady friend, i'm afraid, and he rushed it...
lili
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| Quote: | Originally posted by morgaine7
I'm thinking more and more that this a space where dogs will pee and humans will spill red wine and habañero sauce ... and where I personally would
rather lie around making Hawaiian Tropic slicks than do anything even remotely like cleaning or polishing. Maybe I really am an astroturf sort of
person.
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If you're afraid of spils, definitely stay away from saltillo. Takes lots of sealer and waxing to keep it nice.
Not for a patio with lots of use. Have lots of glazed tile patio myself, covered and uncovered, and very happy with it. Throw rug here and there where
it is in the sun.
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