Welcome to "Our Stories"
With over twenty five years of experience under our belt we wanted to share some informative and entertaining projects we’ve done. These days we’re focusing on concrete countertops, tables, and sinks but we’ve done so many floors in the past we wanted to include them in our archive.
There is a ton of information in these stories and a lot of videos mixed in with them. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did working on them!
Concrete Countertop DIY Guide
We decided to take some time and create this detailed video of how we build concrete countertops for two reasons. First, we get a lot of…
Concrete Countertop Tutorial
So just what are your expectations when it comes to concrete countertops? Are you looking at them because they’re unique compared to…
Concrete Countertop Colors
Here is a guide of our most popular concrete countertop colors. Please keep in mind that concrete has a lot of variables as…
Concrete Countertop Edges And Corners
With concrete, there is almost an infinite number of available countertop edges. We can do anything from a standard straight…
Concrete Countertop Care Guide
Regular cleaning and upkeep will ensure you have a long lasting concrete countertop. We recommend using a Neutral-Base Cleaner as part of…
Concrete Countertop Cost
So just what do concrete countertops cost? It just depends on what is the final result you want. Let’s start by saying that they are not…
Concrete Overlay for Countertops
This was a concrete countertop project we completed in Fort Worth, TX. The original concrete countertops were in terrible shape and instead of…
Concrete Kitchen Countertops
These are beautiful kahlua colored concrete kitchen countertops that we installed in a south Dallas, TX home. This was a cast in place project that took us about…
Concrete Bathroom Countertops
What about concrete bathroom countertops? Yep, we get a lot of calls for these. Here’s a project we did in Dallas, TX. This actually turned into…
Outdoor Concrete Countertops
It’s grilling time! Concrete is a great choice for outdoor countertops, as you can see in this project we completed in Frisco, TX. We built a mold on…
Staining Concrete Countertops
We were asked by a local home remodeling company to see what we could do with this oddly shaped grill area after the client had grown tired of…
Concrete Countertops For Grills
This unusual project is a combination of both style and function and shows why we like to use concrete for grill countertops. It all started when we…
Custom Concrete Countertops
If you ask a realtor how you can increase the value of your home, he or she probably will recommend that you upgrade your…
Concrete Mantels For Your Home
Our Arlington, TX homeowner was definitely looking to improve her fireplace. She had painted it a while back but it just didn’t have the “pop”…
Pros/Cons Of Concrete Countertops
Our Arlington, TX homeowner was definitely looking to improve her fireplace. She had painted it a while back but it just didn’t have the “pop”…
Best Sealers For Concrete Countertops
Let’s continue our discussion about choosing concrete sealers for concrete countertops. Generally, we’ve found that the best sealer that is a happy…
Polished Concrete Countertops
This was a unique project we did for a sports bar in Durant, Oklahoma. It involved embedding glass into a precast countertop and then following it…
Concrete Counter Tops
We do a lot of cast in place concrete counter tops. This is a hand troweled process that creates a seamless look with a lot of personality. We also do…
Precast Concrete Countertops
We got a call from a homeowner in north Fort Worth about building some concrete countertops for his grill area. After meeting with him, he decided that…
Kitchen Countertop Options
People have a lot of choice when it comes to kitchen countertop options but between granite, silestone, corian, laminate, and tile, few offer the sheer…
Concrete Countertop Repair
Try as we may, sometimes things simply don’t turn out the way we want them to. That was the case when we showed the owners of an Irving home the…
Black Concrete Countertops
Black is in! These beautiful black countertops project was for a Dallas home undergoing extensive remodeling. At first all they had wanted us to…
Concrete Mantel
This outdoor fire pit in Lucas, Texas would go through more than one transformation before we were done with it. The first time around, we were contracted to…
Concrete Fireplace Hearth
Decorative concrete isn’t limited to horizontal surfaces like floors, countertops and patio decks. We can also use concrete overlays to cover up…
Outdoor Concrete Countertops
Mistakes happen and sometimes we get called in to help correct them. One morning I got a call from a customer in Godley, Tx who asked if we could…
Outdoor Kitchen Countertops
“So why should I choose concrete when there are so many choices available for outdoor countertops?” asked our Denton, TX homeowner. It was a good question so we…
The Best Countertops
So why choose concrete for your countertops? Because they are the best countertops you could have offering almost infinite custom…
Making Concrete Countertops
Some of you may think the home in this project looks a lot like the one in a previous project and you would be completely right! Our Glen Rose, TX homeowners loved what we…
Concrete Countertops For Bars
Viva la food! This was an interesting project we completed right here in Fort Worth, Tx. It was a concrete bar countertop for a very well known Mexican restaurant chain…
Stained Concrete Countertops
In this project we were asked to install stained concrete countertops in a home in Cedar Hill, TX. This was a cast in place countertop project so we…
Types of Kitchen Countertops
In a historic district, you might expect the interiors of the houses to match the exteriors. If you do, you probably wouldn’t guess what would…
Precast Concrete Countertops
We got a call from a cabinetmaker that was doing an installation at the new Dallas Cowboys merchandising center in Irving, Tx. They were looking for some…
Concrete Sealers For Countertops
Let’s continue our discussion about how to choose a concrete sealer for your countertops. Generally, we recommend a…
Concrete Kitchen Countertops
These are some beautiful natural gray concrete kitchen countertops that we installed in a south Dallas, Tx home. As you can see in some of the pictures, the home was…
Concrete Countertop Overlay
Laminate has been a popular countertop material for a number of reasons. Not only is it more affordable than stone, it can imitate the appearance of…
Concrete Table Buyer's Guide
So you’re interested in buying a concrete table but want to find out a little more about them before deciding? We can help! Let’s get some of your…
Concrete Coffee And Sofa Tables
Sometimes we get called to help resolve an unfortunate situation. Such was the case with this client in Prosper, TX who contacted us after some movers had…
Concrete Dining Tables
We got an email from a homeowner in Fort Worth that was looking for a natural gray concrete dining table. He had been shopping around but couldn’t…
Custom Concrete Tables
If custom is what you are looking for, you’ve come to the right place. We get a lot of inquiries about the different styles, colors, and even…
Round Concrete Tables
This was an interesting round concrete table that we built for a homeowner in South Dallas. I’m saying interesting because we ended up…
Concrete Table Cost
What affects the price of concrete tables? It mostly depends on what size project you are looking for, what options you would like, and the…
Best Sealers For Concrete Tables
What are the available choices for a concrete sealer for concrete tables, and why do you even have to think about it? Concrete is naturally…
Concrete Table
Concrete can be molded into a wide variety of shapes and textures and can conform to almost any given space, which comes in handy when…
Concrete Sink Tutorial
We get a lot of requests for concrete sinks. While there are many available styles, shapes, and colors, generally the most popular fall into…
Concrete Ramp Sinks
Usually we get asked to build concrete ramp style sinks for commercial settings like bathrooms for offices, bars, and restaurants but every once in…
Concrete Sinks
One of the biggest advantages of concrete is that it can be poured into almost any mold. It gives us incredible flexibility in creating many…
Concrete Bathroom Sinks
This homeowner in Dallas specifically asked for an integral concrete bathroom sink. She wanted something simple and elegant and a little…
Concrete Farmhouse Sink
By far, our most popular kitchen sink is the concrete farmhouse or apron sink. Normally it’s a single basin sink that is 8” to 10” deep depending on how much…
Concrete Trough Sink
This beautiful concrete trough sink was for a homeowner in McKinney, TX. He had just moved down here from New York and was doing a total…
DIY Concrete Staining Guide
This is a fairly extensive concrete staining tutorial which walks you through our staining process. We think an educated customer creates the best…
Concrete Skim
One of the most important questions we get regarding skim coating concrete is how to take care of it. Our Argyle, TX homeowner had poured a…
Concrete Floor Covering
This was a small concrete floor covering project we did in Irving, Tx. We used our standard thinfinish overlay material for the concrete floor covering to get rid of…
Acid Stained Concrete
This is a brown acid stained concrete floor project that we did in a tack room being built in Copper Canyon, TX. We normally…
Concrete Floor Leveler
Of all the types of concrete resurfacing options available to us, the simplest to understand, albeit not necessarily apply, is a concrete…
Stamped Concrete Sealer
Concrete is tough, very tough, but even concrete needs some TLC every once in a while. Here you can see some pictures of a Prosper, TX project we…
Cement Floor Repair
This was a classic cement floor repair project. Our Flower Mound homeowner had installed a large concrete pool deck for their home and had decided to do it themselves right in…
Exterior Stained Concrete Floor Care Guide
Normal cleaning for an exterior floor is to wash it down with a hose and, if needed, lightly scrub it with a soft bristled broom to remove any…
Stamped Concrete Patio
The final step of a stamped concrete overlay project is to apply a sealer. Not only does a sealer enrich the color of the stain applied to the stamped overlay, but a sealer also…
Decorative Concrete Resurfacing
Most Americans would agree that the brave men and women who serve in our armed forces deserve nothing but the best. When the Joint Reserve Base in…
Concrete Skim Coat
Boys will be boys, right? Well, not so much for this irate Irving, TX homeowner. Seems like some of the neighborhood kids snuck into…
Metallic Epoxy Flooring
For this project, instead of decorative concrete, we used epoxy to create metallic epoxy flooring, where metallic pigments are…
Pool Deck Resurfacing
You break, we fix! Just kidding! Actually, this pool deck resurfacing project in Southlake, TX got started as the result of a contractor leaving…
Concrete Crack Repair
Brown is a very popular color for microfinished floors. After pulling up the tile, carpet, and linoleum in this home in Farmers Branch, Tx, the first thing we found was…
Concrete Floor Resurfacing
There’s just something serene and calming about life in the country. The air’s cleaner, birds sing just a bit louder, and the sunsets seem…
Concrete Dye Stain
So which to choose: Acid staining or a concrete dye stain for your floors? Our clients trust that we will…
Stamped Decorative Concrete Overlay
This one started with a phone call from a homeowner in Denton, TX whose patio had just gotten pummeled by…
Concrete Driveway Resurfacing
Not a lot of people realize at the time that when you pour new concrete, especially when it’s butted up against old concrete, the two will…
Concrete Floor Design
This was a small project in Oak Point, Tx that included water staining and concrete floor design, specifically…
Concrete Patio Resurfacing
This was a challenging concrete patio resurfacing project that we started up in Keller, TX. The challenging part were the…
Custom Concrete
Not only is Christmas a magical time of year that’s full of good food, good friends, family gatherings and holiday cheer, it also is when many people get…
Stained Concrete Driveway
Natural gray is a beautiful color, it’s neutral and pretty much goes with anything, but we think you’ll agree that adding…
Pattern Concrete
Stamped concrete is sometimes called pattern concrete, but the two processes are separate things. Both can create a decorative concrete surface that…
Cement Coating
This project was in the back yard of a beautiful home in Heath, TX. It shows just what a cement coating…
Acid Stain for Concrete
This 8,000 square foot remodel for a store in Irving, TX is a prime example of how economical and yet striking…
Design in Concrete
This started out like a standard microfinish overlay project – remove the carpet, grind the floor so that…
Stamped Concrete Walkway
Even though Texas’ unofficial motto is “everything’s bigger in Texas,” sometimes bigger isn’t better. This Dallas, TX, project proves that great things really do…
Cement Skim Coat
Sometimes, a change in color can be enough to dress up a deck. That’s exactly what this homeowner was hoping for when…
Patio Concrete Stain
This beautiful patio concrete stain job in Dallas, TX shows us just what acid staining can do. This freshly poured pad only required…
Coating of Concrete
One of the handy things about a coating of concrete is that it has the power to wipe the slate clean, so to speak. Think of concrete as a magic…
Floor Design Ideas
We got a call one day about from a couple that was moving into a new office area in Fort Worth. They had taken one look at the…
Decorative Concrete Contractors
Let’s face it, change can be a good thing. Whether it is your hairstyle, your job, your car or your house that you have become tired of…
Stamped Concrete Deck
We got a call about this Arlington, Tx retirement home that had a bland looking entryway, just bare, gray concrete. They wanted to jazz…
Refinishing Concrete Floor
Whenever we visit with a client, one of the first questions we get is whether the floor will look good after staining. The answer really depends on…
Driveway Design
In Texas, summertime is outdoors time both for entertainment and home-improvement projects. During the dog days of summer, we get lots of…
Concrete Surfaces at Home
When the owners of this Arlington, TX home decided to take the plunge and remodel the area around their swimming pool, they wanted to…
Concrete Resurfacing Tutorial
This was a concrete resurfacing project we did in Lakeworth, TX to help a homeowner create a more common theme throughout the area. The pool deck had…
Creative Driveway Ideas
Just because something is functional that doesn’t mean it has to be boring. This Prosper, TX home had it all – curb appeal, stunning…
Concrete Stamps
Concrete stamps can imitate the appearance and texture of stone, conceal defects in the existing concrete, cover up broken…
Concrete Resurfacing
This one started as a small guest home located behind our client’s home in Dallas, TX that they wanted to convert to an office area. They had done some…
Concrete Patio Resurface
Sometimes you just have to change course to get where you need to go. That was the case of this small concrete patio resurface project we…
Acid Stained Driveway
This project started with an unusual question – “Can you apply an acid stain to fix my driveway?” Actually, it wasn’t the…
Scored Concrete Patio
When it comes to home renovations, some neighbors can be competitive. The owners of this house lived in a retirement community. Everyone in the community seemed to…
Concrete Patterns
This was initially, a pretty routine project. We were asked by this Dallas, TX homeowners to stain their living room floors. After talking about…
Skim Coat Cement On A Pool Deck
“My pool deck is too hot!” We often hear this complaint, especially when summer is in full swing. It’s concrete and the sun just…
Concrete Acid Stain Problems
Whenever we first meet with a prospective client, one of the very first questions we ask is “What is the final result you…
Resurface Concrete
When describing older homes, many people say they have “character”; and why wouldn’t they?; having withstood the test of time and…
Decorative Stamped Concrete
If you’re interested in adding a stone-like texture to a concrete surface, then stamped overlays are one way of doing that. Stamped overlays are a…
Concrete Refinishing
Sometimes, simple is better than fancy. These homeowners in Richardson, Texas certainly thought so. Instead of eye-catching…
Stained Concrete Patio
Summertime – there was never a better time to highlight this Double Oak, TX concrete patio with an acid stain, scoring, and sealing. Whenever we…
Concrete Surface Repair
If an existing concrete floor is damaged, a concrete surface repair may be the answer. The outdoor patio at this Buffalo Wild Wings had suffered from…
Designs In Concrete
When the owners of a Flower Mound, TX home set out to improve the look and accessibility of their front porch and back patio, they decided the old paint that had peeled…
Stamped Concrete Floor
Not only can overlays disguise defects and add stone-like textures to concrete surfaces by creating a stamped concrete floor, but they can also be…
Concrete Finishes
This whole project began with a contractor “no show”. The owner of this data center located in Dallas had already lined up a contractor to…
Stained Concrete Floors
Stained concrete floors look great in almost any application. This floor was a newly built leasing office for an apartment complex in Garland, TX. We love to…
Concrete Overlay Cost
Thank you for visiting our concrete overlay cost page. We will go over some available options for…
Patio Design Ideas
Wherever you live, you’ve probably seen plenty of exposed aggregate patios. For those looking for patio design ideas, exposed aggregate is a…
Installing Flooring Transition Strips In Concrete
We do a lot of stained concrete floor installations and often come up with situations where our floors butt up to other areas that have…
Stamped Concrete Driveway
You may be wondering how tough an overlay can be. It’s a layer of concrete that can be as thin as a piece of paper or as thick as a brick, so it’s understandable to be concerned about…
Cement Flooring
We were contacted by a church in South Fort Worth that were about to receive a new altar and were sprucing the…
Acid Staining Concrete
This Christ Lutheran Church needed a new floor in their youth meeting room. A carpet covered the room’s existing concrete floor, and it was stained from…
Stamped Concrete Floor
Even when a concrete floor is in good condition, there may be other reasons to cover it up with a new concrete overlay. Decorative stamped concrete is an excellent…
Concrete Surfaces
When the owners of this Arlington, TX home decided to take the plunge and remodel the area around their swimming pool, they wanted to make sure that…
Patio Resurfacing
This Southlake, TX homeowner had asked a concrete contractor to extend their existing patio as the original area was too…
Applying A Concrete Overlay On Tile
Height would be an important detail in this particular home renovation project. The homeowner was making several changes to…
Commercial Concrete Acid Stain
This one started with a call from Steve. He wanted us to take a look at the floors of a hair salon that he was remodeling in Dallas. Commercial concrete acid stain projects are…
Skim Coat the Floor
We were asked to swing by to this Lakeworth, TX home to look at his pool deck. It had “Cool Deck” on it that was still holding on tightly but had…
Patterns in Concrete
There are many great things about purchasing a home with an expansive backyard – there’s plenty of room for children and pets to run and play, and there’s enough…
Decorative Concrete Floors
This was a small decorative concrete floor project we did in Dallas for a well-known T.V. newsperson. The project was for the…
Refinish Concrete
When we were contracted to refinish concrete on this patio deck, we arrived to find that the existing deck was not…
Floor Coating
When the owners of this Highland Village, TX home contacted us, they were frustrated by the condition of their second-story patio — specifically by the tile flooring that was…
Stained Concrete Pool Deck
This stained concrete pool deck project we did in Fort Worth is an excellent example of how we apply an…
Stamped Concrete Contractor
Stamped concrete contractors can tell you that, while concrete is strong, it isn’t invincible. It can be damaged by water, dirt, chemicals, or heavy objects dragged…
Concrete Floor Refinishing
We respect people who want to DIY. If you can save a buck and put some sweat equity into your home, why not try it? It’s not for…
Decorative Concrete Contractors
Let’s face it, change can be a good thing. Whether it is your hairstyle, your job, your car, or your house that you have become tired of or bored with, making even…
Resurfacing A Patio
This Dallas, TX homeowner was on a mission. He wanted to create a beautiful garden in his back yard with enough space to set up…
Concrete Water Staining
So which to choose: Acid staining or water staining for your floors? Our clients trust that we will create a beautiful floor for…
Concrete Floor Coatings
This project originally started as a simple concrete floor coating for a home in Dallas, TX, but things got a little more complicated…
Concrete Patch
Concrete surfaces can be deceiving. While the surface of a concrete floor may be level throughout, parts of the floor just may be…
Concrete Resurfacer
Our dogs, cats, and other pets always bring us joy. In fact, many pet owners consider their furry friends an essential…
Stamped Cement
Stamped cement can cover damaged or stained concrete, can give drab concrete a beautiful and unique appearance, and can be cut or stamped to create a…
Concrete Skim
Our next concrete skim project was located way down south, even further south of the border than Mexico; it was all the way down in the Republic of…
Concrete Resurfacing
Ok, his name really isn’t Waldo, but can you spot the doggy? He felt right at home as soon as we wrapped up this…
Concrete Coating
Sometimes you have to “Walk the Walk”. My wife insisted that we redo our living and dining room floors in our Fort Worth, TX, home with a…
Maintaining Concrete Floors
In our experience, the most difficult part of the microfinish concrete overlay process for our clients is deciding on a…
Decorative Concrete
Generally our clients look for a more traditional color scheme for their home floors, but every once in a while we get a chance to push our…
Home Flooring
Many of our customers are looking to do something a little different with their home flooring. They know that they have a wide selection of…
Concrete Overlay
One of our larger commercial projects, this is the retail location of a major boot and cowboy apparel retail store located in…
Concrete Surfacing
Rain, rain, rain, it just won’t go away. This project was in a courtyard of the Greenville Avenue Church of Christ in Richardson, TX that had long been…
Concrete Crack Repair
Brown is very popular color for microfinished floors. After pulling up the tile, carpet, and linoleum in this home in Farmers Branch, TX, the first thing we found was…
Concrete Floor Repair
Sometimes it’s possible to apply a microfinish concrete overlay without having to stain it. This Flower Mound, Tx doctor’s office was…
Scored Concrete Floor
This Lewisville, TX microfinish overlay project showcases just how well scoring (cutting a shallow groove in the floor to create a pattern) works with…
Commercial Floors
Just how durable is an acid stain? What about a microfinish concrete overlay? Can they hold up to a lot of traffic? Well, the answer is…
Interior Concrete Resurfacing Guide
This is an extensive guide about how we apply interior concrete resurfacing. It is a process we call microfinish overlay as we are…