{"id":11,"date":"2014-06-05T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/pmaterial\/?p=11"},"modified":"2014-06-05T12:00:18","modified_gmt":"2014-06-05T12:00:18","slug":"lets-talk-about-stamped-concrete-also-called-hormigon-impreso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/pmaterial\/2014\/06\/05\/lets-talk-about-stamped-concrete-also-called-hormigon-impreso\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s talk about Stamped Concrete, also called Hormigon Impreso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago I was asked by a friend of mine to speak about a construction material which he is working on it. I need to improve my writing skills on English so I accepted, let\u2019s start.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, he\u2019s from Spain, just like me, and he works on a material which there is called \u201c<strong>hormigon impreso<\/strong>\u201d that we translate as Stamped Concrete or <strong>decorative concrete<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/pmaterial\/files\/2014\/06\/ssssssssssssssss.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"732\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/pmaterial\/files\/2014\/06\/ssssssssssssssss.jpg\" alt=\"hormigon impreso\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What is stamped concrete ?<\/h2>\n<p>Well, this material has been known for about thirty years now and it still being a trending today because of its huge texture and color possibilities. Its resistance makes it able to be used on heavily used places like pavements or parks.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve seek for some information and, as always, I\u2019ve found that <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stamped_concrete\">Wikipedia <\/a>has a certainly good description:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Stamped concrete is concrete that is patterned and\/or textured or embossed to resemble brick, slate, flagstone, stone, tile, wood, and various other patterns and textures. Stamped concrete is commonly used for patios, sidewalks, driveways, pool decks, and interior flooring. The ability of stamped concrete to resemble other building materials makes stamped concrete a less expensive alternative to using those other authentic materials such as stone, slate or brick.<\/p>\n<p>There are three procedures used in stamped concrete which separate it from other concrete procedures; the addition of a base color, the addition of an accent color, and stamping a pattern into the concrete. These three procedures provide stamped concrete with a color and shape similar to the natural building material. It also is longer lasting than paved stone, and still resembles the look.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You needn\u2019t to clean it or any kind of maintenance work and it\u2019s quite cheap compared to other solutions. The difference between stamped concrete and normal concretes is that the first one is stamped with designs that mimic other surfaces and textures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/pmaterial\/files\/2014\/06\/ssssssssssssssssssssssssss.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"1059\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/pmaterial\/files\/2014\/06\/ssssssssssssssssssssssssss.jpg\" alt=\"Stamped concrete\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t concerned about the possibility of building such designs on concrete. I&#8217;d also would like to say thanks to me friend (Pedro) for letting me know about this, if you&#8217;d like to know more about stamped concrete or how He says: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hormigonimpresoweb.net\/hormigon-impreso\">Hormigon impreso, <\/a>check his website.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019re a huge number of possibilities available to choose from. You can certainly build some really rare <strong>compositions<\/strong> using this material. Normally the people choose textures which imitate wood or rocks, but I\u2019ve seen crazy ideas on the internet like stamped photos.<\/p>\n<p>Also I&#8217;ve checked some videos and I&#8217;ve found some of them quite interesting, here it&#8217;s an example!<\/p>\n<p>I have to say that <strong>stamped concrete<\/strong> isn\u2019t perfect and has its weakneses. It\u2019s more expensive than normal concrete and despite being cheaper that some natural solutions, sometimes it doesn\u2019t worth it.<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t know anything about this material and I\u2019ve to say that its quite interesting. I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m going to need to build something on a near time, but I would keep stamped concrete as an interesting option.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago I was asked by a friend of mine to speak about a construction material which he is working on it. I need to improve my writing skills on English so I accepted, let\u2019s start. 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