How To Stamp A Concrete Sidewalk (Concrete Stamping Techniques)

#ConcreteSidewalk #FinishingConcrete #MikeDayConcrete
This video will show you my concrete sidewalk finishing technique that looks like Ashlar Slate stamped concrete.
Finishing a concrete sidewalk can be done with many different textures. We usually either broom finish the surface or stamp the surface to look like stone, slate, or wood planks.
I'll show you my stamping technique when I finish concrete walkways, sidewalks and pool decks. They're all really similar. The hardest thing to learn is the timing of when to start the concrete finishing process. I'll explain that to you in the video and show you when we start the process.
0:04 Mag floating the concrete and edging the concrete
1:48 Applying the release powder
1:55 Using a texture roller
2:26 Laying the first stamp on the concrete
2:56 Continuing the stamping process
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[@OCT566]

Wow to the salsa dancer ! Thanks for the vid

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Thanks!

[@clarkh4130]

Top concrete info Utube channel.. You do excellent top grade A-1 quality work Mike

[@sheepledtotheslaughter4917]

Love the color and finish, that release agent gives it a nice rustic look.

[@sdrammm696969]

Well explained mike, Good job if I have to hire a contractor will be you or odell complete concrete. I love you videos, although I'm a concrete contractor in California my self I still learn from you You cant never know everything. Thanks for sharing!

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Thank you! Glad I can help!

[@DoiThoXayVlog]

Very creative

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Thanks!

[@MrEagle19081978]

Thanks to this video. Explained very well.

[@patrickpayne3513]

Turned out beautiful!

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Thanks Patrick!

[@jeremyhuggins8796]

That's really cool! I like that stamped look.

[@calvinreile8155]

You are great guy teach every body this information

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Thank you!

[@carloscarvalho3742]

Awesome video Mike, you and crew (men and women lol) do great work! Love watching your videos!!

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Thank you!

[@1ocean515]

Great video Mike. Gives me an idea as a homeowner what I can have a pro like you and your team do. 👍

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Thank you!

[@andrewsimon2954]

That's an awesome pattern! Great info thank you!!

[@clintonjacobs2708]

Awesome information, thank you!

[@dickiedairy634]

Thank you Mike for providing all the various videos on stamping... So I feel compelled to share my experience... I'm a DIY'er (weekend warrior!) and I've poured and finished various concrete patios, walkway, and even barnyards over the years.... So I think I know what I'm doing (mistake #1). I just completed a 42 ft X 3 ft wide straight walkway in the front of house. This time I wanted to try the stamping. How hard can it be right? (mistake #2)... I watched enough videos!! Anyway, This is intended to be both a warning, as well as a plug for you the professional! If neatness and looking professional is what counts... Do NOT try this yourself..... If you can live with mediocre results and an amateur -ish look, than try it yourself. The main problem... WAY too many variables that can drastically effect things. Problems started shortly after about the 5-6 wheel barrow load got dumped.... it was about 10:30 am, and already about 82-84 degrees and humid. Next, added color into the truck upon arrival. Driver did say the color can cause concrete to dry quicker.... I told him to go to about 6 slump. It wasn't enough. Before I even got down to about 10-15 ft left to screed... things were ALREADY drying 'dangerously' fast such that it took everything muscle in my body (along with having no choice but to lightly spray water on top so we could float and finish it the best we could)... So in one way I feel like I deserve an award from saving things from being a complete disaster. but due to these unforeseen 'curve balls'.... IT forced us to rush and frantically begin the stamping process immediately!. I was using a 'Italian Slate' texture skin, and thank God, because if we were attempting say a field stone or something with grout lines, It surely would have been a disaster!! So the Gull Gray color seems much lighter due to the water sprayed on top, and the Storm Gray release agent seems 'blotchy' at best..... All things considered, I think I can live with the result, but wondering if an overlay 're-do' is a possibility or should I do as the wife says and , 'Better quit while your ahead' THANKS !!

[@karrisajoss4271]

I want to try to do a couple stamped, colored cement walkways. This is cool. Thanks

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

Looks great! The only two concrete guys I follow are you and Odel. Both are very good.

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Thank you!

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Very good videos!! ~SUBSCRIBED~

[@pnut1332]

GREAT STUFF

[@waynetechnicianable]

Why did you first use the roller on the sides. Great video!

[@cameronoverfield8764]

I finally got my damn shirt in, damn coved! I will be representing you in Cody Wyoming! Never thought I would be advertising for you in Cody, when people ask I will talk highly of you.

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Thank you! Glad you like it

[@mithylubu]

* you dont wanna leave a print with your heel * JARANEMOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! jokes aside, nice work guys, I love doing concrete floors, it's fun.

[@tonyperez9962]

Can I use a regular color as release What happened if don't use release powder Thank for your videos

[@edwardmcclanahan61]

Mike love your work. I've watched a lot of your stamping videos and notice you always is integral color and standard dry release. My understanding is that a color hardner has more surface strength and easier to match up on future pours. Is there a reason you dont use or dislike color hardner?

[@uchedanjuma3450]

I want to learn more please mike

[@saulCovarrubias91]

I would tool (a little roller tool )the marks from the stamp so it can look a little more natural then those lines the stamp makes after u move the stamps I don’t know if I make sense , but good job 👍🏽

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Thanks!

[@robertogonzalez7444]

Did you put any color on the concrete before the release ??

[@DiegoMartinez-fj7pz]

Question doesn’t the stamps ruin the border you just rolled on the outside?

[@michaeldelvecchio7898]

Mike, thought you would mention the respirator you were wearing..

[@Boilermakers1969]

Why did you use the roller on the outside edge before you used the stamp?

[@janetstone236]

That is BEAUTIFUL! Loved the pattern - thanks for sharing - you are awesome! {just please go slower at the end when camera pans down the walk, thanks}

[@joshuarogers5957]

Thanks for all the info you share on your channel! I have taken it upon myself to do a bunch of stamped concrete in my back yard. I am mixing 80lb bags in a mixer so I am doing small sections at a time. The issue I’m running into is when I go to stamp the color hardner is seeping through the joints as I step down on the mats. I think I’m starting to stamp too early but it seems like if I wait any longer it will be set up too much. I start once I can only push down about a quarter of an inch on the surface of the concrete. Maybe I’m putting the color hardner on too early. Should I wait till all the bleed water is evaporated before I throw on color hardner? Thanks again for all the info!

[@MikeDayConcrete]

Yea, we either wait for the bleed water to evaporate, or if it feels ready, we have to mag float off the remaining water or squeegee it off. Then we broadcast the release powder and stamp. We do also get some paste seeping up through the joints of the stamps. I'll rub out the joints the next day when we wash the slab with a round metal stake to remove that extra hardened paste.

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[@outkast1464]

What material do you use to make the curves ?

[@1sttigertiger426]

On the stamped concrete I noticed you didn't put any control joints. Since the stamped concrete has shallow ridges, are you concerned for uncontrolled cracks?

[@MikeDayConcrete]

We come back the next day and saw control joints.

[@rrivera117]

How long after the concrete is poured can we start stamping? Thanks

[@MikeDayConcrete]

That's the key, knowledge. It's different on every pour. It's covered in my stamp course though.

[@kulwinderkumar3063]

What material used for make concrete??

[@nancyelias9771]

Is this the 3’x3’ stamps?

[@karrisajoss4271]

Is it hard to remove the wood on the edges of the cement?

[@JoseOrtiz-rp1wp]

Mike Great video!! Where I can get those stamps?

[@MikeDayConcrete]

These are from Butterfield!

[@cesarpedro6969]

Beautiful job!!! Where I can buy the stamped mats?

[@rjose12jr]

What do you use for a sealer?

[@Whacked.]

It's also important how you pick your mats up to move...so you don't scuff the area you just stamped..have you guys poured and stamped bull nose steps ? Now that's alittle tricky..jerry, Concrete Impressions

[@chrishaley5828]

Where do I buy/rent stamps?

[@tylerhook1554]

How much do you finish the concrete if you plan to put real slate flagstone overlay?

[@frankflanagan109]

You can usually just float it, then you'll be ready for your mortar bed and flagstone.

[@bondobuilt386]

Mike nice job. I like the Ashler slate stamps. We just did same pattern on a 4’x70’ sidewalk a couple days ago. I’ll be posting a video soon. Check it out buddy. Love the touch up tool u made out of a paint roller. 👍 we use what looks like a pizza cutter. I also like that roller you have for edges. Where did you get that? Bondo

[@johnboywilliams7535]

I worked 9 years for a crete co. And never used these , dont like them, we had aluminum rollers with the design s in the rollers. Hell of a lot better than the rubber stamp. At least for our company.

[@dowjones9663]

Why did he roll the edges?

[@MikeDayConcrete]

To ensure the pattern of the stamp is seen on the edges

[@dowjones9663]

@@MikeDayConcrete Thank you. I'm going to try that this week!! Great info on this channel!!

[@markostrowski2681]

Hi Milk

[@nifkad_floor]

Good Mike, Im into stamped concrete floor base in Nigeria..do you do online training??? Pls I want certification from you company.. my email:

[@cameronoverfield8764]

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