How to Resurface a Concrete Patio with a Decorative Concrete Overlay

This week we are going to resurface a concrete patio with a sprayed concrete overlay in a slate pattern.

0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Pressure Wash
0:48 - Grind paint off of the concrete
1:09 - Acid etch the concrete
1:33 - Mix the concrete overlay
1:58 - Apply the base coat of concrete
2:49 - Tape the slate pattern on the concrete
3:37 - Apply the sprayed concrete overlay
4:20 - Remove the tape stencil
4:47 - Prep for concrete sealer
5:09 - Seal the concrete

The first thing we have to do is prep the concrete so that the overlay will bond to it. We do this by pressure washing the concrete. Once we removed the mold, we realized part of this patio was covered in paint, so we had to grind the concrete to remove the paint. After we finished grinding, we acid etched the concrete and pressure washed it one more time.

The next step is to apply a concrete base coat. We mix the concrete overlay and then apply it with a magic trowel on the surface.

We return the next day and apply a slate pattern to the concrete. We do this by applying strapping tape to the concrete to create a slate stencil. Then we mix our concrete overlay material and spray it directly on to the concrete. We run a trowel over the concrete on the second coat to give it a knockdown texture.

We let that material cure overnight and then we return to seal the concrete. We scrape the surface and then blow it clean before we apply the sealer. Once the concrete patio is clean we roll two coats of a solvent based clear sealer across the entire surface.

We use many different types of concrete overlay materials. A few of our favorites are Increte Systems Spray-deck, H&C Duratop, or Westcoat overlay products. We can achieve similar results with any of these brands and they all seem to hold up really well in our Virginia climate.

Our concrete companies:

Contact me:
Tim Seay
c/o Decorative Concrete of Virginia
14719 Wards Rd.
Lynchburg, VA 24502

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[kevincollins]

I would like to sincerely commend you for being so sure in your brand, that you fearlessly spell out your process. I do spraydeck repairs in Florida, and truly appreciate your informative and humble instruction. You make no qualms about being transparent in your well thought out work. I am studying the content you are providing because you don't act like it's a secret..you are a class act..thank you

[kimklinette]

We hand trowel a slate texture on most of our ashlar finishes. Nice job

[a.walters]

Wow! I am super impressed. Well done guys! It looks amazing

[solbrillante]

Excellent video and super understandable how you explain steps in the box of description. I’m gonna sugest this to my husband. We just set concrete on our patio, looks very simple. This is an amazing 💡 idea

[SofaMuncher]

Hey Tim great video! We do a similar method, our mixes use acryllic binder for an excellent bond. Theres oxides you can get to change the concrete to any colour. Quite beautiful!

It's all troweled on, theres a certain technique you can do with the trowel to give it a textured finished, looks exactly like natural stone!

Anyways wanted to share these methods are quite rare but are super underrated!

[nimatshering]

Now I really envy Americans haha
U have access to tools that makes work easy and fun to work with. Thanks for amazing video

[pedropereira]

Very nice, thanks for sharing, blessings !!!

[bretyoung]

Very nice and clean work !!
You do a beautiful job !!
Wish you were in NJ.

[travistaylor]

Looks like a quality job. Prep is so important!! I found your wonderful presentation because we bought a house with an older pool. The concrete deck was coated in the past, and I now believe it was this process, after viewing. So my big question: how could I repair an area that has lifted due to the substrate concrete spalling. Chipping up and feathering all loose first of course. I am just not sure what this product actually is? Thanks!

[mckwagatl]

Great work!👏👏 Looking for something exactly like this.

[shoneeeee]

Great work, love it. My question is can I do this at home, during this lockdown? My patio is also in bad shape

[handy]

Awesome video very informative, just wondering hows the longevity with the weather and pressure cleaning I want to do something similar to my pool patio in florida.

[danga]

Nice work.. When i use to do this i did 3 coates with the finer spray tip spraying a lighter coate each time followed buy a hard brisel brush once dried and seal. Its didn't leave that blotchy paint look and the finished prouct is more grippy to walk on.

[Sheenatra]

Sure wish you were here in Socal. I’d hire you right away.

[albusmattpiroglu]

I love the video, thanks! I wonder what happens if I use the same technique on our deck that is steel frame base, timber structure on the base, and cement sheet on top. Is it easy to guess if the result will crack at some point due to flexing?

[youandme]

Hi Tim, Does it cost less than doing new concrete or paver? thanks

[chrislloyd]

It looks like there were stairs on this patio, do you have any videos explaining how to install this on stairs?

[B.A.Bassangler]

Thank you, very informative. I'm planning to border an existing concrete walkway with railroad ties, and I'm leaning toward this style of overlay because it's so thin (I can hopefully do my ties first and not worry about leaving a space to dress the edges). What temperature is 'passable' for this method? I'm in PA, and have been going from 40-60 lately. If you think I need to change my thinking I'm all ears. Thank you!

[jamesmarshall]

very good job. I'm so impressed with the prep work, application and attention to detail. The finished product is outstanding. Can you recommend someone in the Jackson, MS area for this type of work?

[joaquinbertonparada]

Nice work, could you share the type of material you use and where I can find it please? Appreciate it!!