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Greiner Construction

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We used the earth itself for the form for this patio. we simply dug out the existing sod and soil to the depth that we wanted the thickness of the concrete to be.

Then we called in the concrete truck. With a careful eye we smoothed and screeded the concrete to follow the contour of the existing grade, yet allowing for proper drainage.

After the pour was set we removed the sod from the fire ring.

We stamped in the texture and cut in the design.

The result is a very private oasis.

Interior floors can be concrete as well. Al hand carved the deer head using diamond cutters.

An outdoor counter with built in charcoal/wood grill.

A cocrete driveway with a Compass Rose. Remember driveways see heavy traffic and salt, therefore they are high maintenance.

A curved sidewalk leading from that same driveway.

The floor is decorative concrete and the rest is real stone.

The original steps were pitted and spalled. We covered them with an overlay and stained them to look like aged limestone.

The same treatment was given to the sidewalk.

This sidewalk had suffered from some sever settling. We first built it up using overlay and filler. Then added an overlay to the whole thing, then textured and grouted.

This was fairly new construction but the overlay process was similar to the previous photo.

This is the same house only a different entrance.

A hand sculpted (litterally) water garden.

The water fall at the top end of the garden and pond at the bottom. This is part of that oasis at the beginning of this photo gallery.

A cast in place countertop

Note the inlaid little tiles.

And slide in range.

This is a "cast in mold" countertop. Note the under mount sinks and cast in drain board.

The swirl design was created somewhat by accident. I wanted to have what looked like a galixy of quarts crystals. But the crystals lying at the bottom of the mold left voids in the surface. So we made a speacial filler with white concrete. Similar effect, different process.

The owner of this concrete countertop was the inspiration for this design. This is a hybrid of cast in mold and cast in place. The top and front are hand formed while the sides back and sink knock out's are cast in a form.

The contrast in whites and grays result from the use of our special filler and the texture of the top.

The next few pictures show the varigations in colors that we are able to impart on concrete. This top went through many stages to get the final effect we were looking for.

The goal was to produce something that looked like a natural stone (only sealed of course). I think we accomplished that. See if you can spot the subtle "fossils" in the concrete.

I told you you wouldn't belive it's concrete! This top is countoured to drain to the sink so any spills don't end up on the floor. We'll bring in more pictures of this top when the kitchen is complete. (This is in my own house so it may be a while.)