This stamped concrete patio is definitely one of the highlights of the year for all of us at Countryside Concrete. In a cooperative effort with the Belle Plaine Chamber of Commerce that began last fall, we designed and built the stamped concrete patio with concrete sitting benches and a memorial concrete picnic table. They wanted to have a place for the kids to sit and eat treats while taking a break from swimming in the pool. The design evolved quite a bit through the fall and over the winter as a collaborative effort with the Chamber, and what we finally ended up with is what you see below.

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.

Filed under: Concrete Furniture & Fun Stuff, Custom Inlays, Patios, Staining, Stamped & Colored Concrete, Vertical Stamping