Not only were our award-winning concrete countertops featured at Cemstone, but they wrote a press release that was picked up on by The Concrete Network! You can read that story here.

Pictured below is the award-winning set of concrete countertops!  Give us a call today if you’re looking to upgrade your kitchen, we’ll be happy to help!

The concrete bar itself was cast in-place, and poured in stages with various colors of concrete and inlaid with different granite aggregates to give it a veined, weathered look.  The countertop was poured in sections in our shop (state-of-the-art casting facility), using a special countertop concrete mix and 3 sizes of fiber optic lighting cable.  If you look closely at the bottom picture, you can see a “constellation” we added for fun.

Although the pictures don’t show it, we also custom-built the cabinets that the tops rest on.  The end result is a truly unique, one-of-a-kind basement bar in the corner of Jake’s family room that is truly the center of attention.

Check out the night-time pictures with the room lights turned off and the fiber-optics in the concrete bar top turned on!

They were hoping for better results with the new concrete patio in the back yard, and they were referred to Countryside by the general contractor for their addition.  We’ve worked on many projects with Mike and Mike from M&M, and they knew the experts at Countryside had the experience to do the decortive concrete work the right way.  The first picture below shows the patio formed up with steel rebar in place, graded and ready to pour.  The nexttwo pictures show the great-looking new stamped and colored concrete patio.

We removed the deteriorated concrete sidewalk and cut out the worn out concrete and asphalt driveway apron, as well performed some additional excavation for the new patio.  We built formwork for the new concrete, hauled in and compacted a new sand base and placed steel reinforcement.  Then it was time for the Cemstone truck, and the concrete was poured and finished.  Take a look at the much-needed improvement to the property in St. Paul!  Victoria and Floyd can’t wait for next spring to finsih some landscaping and start enjoying the new patio.

The homeowners drew up a very cool design with concentric circles and a stamped border, and we suggested they consider adding the compass stamp to the center.  They decided it would make a great focal point, and we took it a step further by hand-staining the compass in complimentary tones.  It makes a great centerpiece for a beautiful driveway.

The border was stamped in a 5″x12″ Roman Slate Tile, and the circles were textured with Fractured Slate.  The main area of the stamped driveway was done in a Fractured Slate Random Stone pattern.  Westwood Brown was chosen as the color for the borders and circles, accented with Smoke Beige release.  For the stamped area of the driveway, they chose Mesa Beige integral color highlighted with flashes of Smoke Beige and a Smoke Beige antique release.  The same release was used for both areas to subtly tie them together, and I think you’ll agree that the results are spectacular!

Check back soon for pictures of the front stoop with a special colored concrete sealer applied to blend the colors of the new and old concrete!

They saw our work at The Mustard Seed, and decided that was the perfect solution to make the backyard more fun to be in!  They decided not to go with a grill, since they had one on the deck.  It’s no problem for Countryside to work around whatever design issues our customers have, we came up with an angled bar area with a refrigerator and built-in storage cabinets for cushions, tiki torch fuel, can coolers and other patio accessories.

The custom color they chose for the concrete countertops works great with the natural split fieldstone on the sides of the bar area.  The cedar you see underneath the bottom of the countertops in the outside of the bar hides a string of LED lighting that illuminates the stone at night- a very cool feature!

Contact the experts at Countryside Concrete today to discuss your dreams for a more attractive and function outdoor living space.  From an elaborate outdoor kitchen with a pergola on top of a new stamped concrete patio to a simple firepit or backyard bar area, we can help you take the indoors outside!

The patio was stamped concrete in a Belgium Slate Texture Skin, and the coloringwas achieved using Vintage Umber Acid Stain. Some of the added features are the stamped compass in the middle, and the stamped dolphins border along the edge- both those items were painstakingly hand-stained. The vertically stamped concrete walls were also stained and colored by hand. Pay special attention to the decorative mirror inlay in the concrete wall caps.

We also built the concrete picnic table with a laser-engraved granite memorial to a local boy who passed away this spring. The Belle Plaine class of 1990 donated the table to the pool and the community, and we were proud to have taken a part in it’s construction.

Special thanks goes out to all who were involved in this project: Leroy and the crew at River’s Edge Concrete; Sandy, Lisa and everyone else at the Chamber of Commerce;Belle Plaine High School Class of 1990; the community of Belle Plaine; Troy and the gang at Poppitz Construction; Al and entire Public Works Department; Paul and his crew at Countryside Construction; and everyone else involved. It was truly a pleasure to have been involved with this project, and we hope the kids and community as a whole will enjoy it for many years to come.