>> THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A
GOOD TIME.
YOU KNOW YOU CAN MAKE YOUR
HOME LOOK LIKE A WINNER THIS
SUMMER.
YOU CAN DO IT BY DRESSING UP
THE CONCRETE PATHWAYS AND
THE PATIO, SIDEWALKS THE
WHOLE THING WITH A NEW
DESIGN.
SO OUR HOME IMPROVEMENT
INSIDER ADAM HELFMAN SHOWS
US HOW IT'S DON
>> CONSTRUCTION SEASON IS IN
FULL BLOOM FOLKS TODAY WE'LL
LEARN HOW TO DO CONCRETE
AROUND YOUR HOUSE AND TO
TAKE IT TO NEXT LEVEL WITH
STAMPED CONCRETE.
4.
>> WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY
DAY.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE YOUR CONCRETE
CONTRACTOR KNOWS EXACTLY
WHAT HE'S DOING BECAUSE IN
THE HEAT THE CONCRETE DRIES
A LOT QUICKER.
YOU HAVE TO WORK FASTER AND
SMARTER.
THERE'S SCIENCE TO THIS.
>> WE'VE GOT FRESHLY POURED
CONCRETE.
BUT ONE TIP FOR YOU IS WHEN
YOU'RE DOING CONCRETE AROUND
YOUR HOUSE YOU DON'T ALWAYS
HAVE TO BE SQUARE.
GIVE IT A CURVE, GIVE IT
SOME LOOK BECAUSE THIS
CONCRETE TODAY IN A FEW
HOURS WILL NOT ONLY HAVE A
GOOD LUCK BUT WE'RE ALSO
GOING TO STAMP IT TO GIVE IT
A GREAT LOOK.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THEY'RE
WORKING THE CONCRETE RIGHT
NOW.
WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS
TRAWLING THE EDGES AND
MAKING SURE THAT THE
CONCRETE IS STIFF ENOUGH FOR
THE STAMPS THAT ARE GOING TO
COME NEXT.
ONCE THEY WORK THE CONCRETE
ENOUGH AND GET A CERTAIN
FIRMNESS THEY USE THIS
RUBBER STAMP KIND OF LIKE A
COOKIE CUTTER AND.
THEY APPLY IT IN A CERTAIN
PATTERN THAT WILL GIVE IT
THE I -- THE FINAL LOOK.
LET'S SEE HOW THEY DO THA
HERE WE HAVE STAMPED
CONCRETE FROM ABOUT THREE
YEARS AGO.
THE NEW CONCRETE THAT WE'RE
DOING IS GOING TO BE STAMPED
TO MATCH THIS.
HOWEVER, TODAY WE'RE GOING
TO POWER WASH, RESEAL AND
RESTAIN THE CONCRETE SO LOOK
JUST LIKE THIS.
NOW EVERYTHING IS GOING TO
MATCH TOGETHER.
>> Chuck: ADAM HELFMAN IS
HERE WITH US NOW FROM
HIREITDONE.COM.
I MESSED UP AT THE TOP OF
THE SHOW I GAVE A SHOUTOUT
INADVERTENTLY TO 97.1 THE
TICKET IT MUST BE BECAUSE
YOUR RADIO SHOW IS ON.
THAT'S RIGHT, 97.1 EVERY
SATURDAY.
>>
>> Chuck: WE HAVE OUR OWN
THIS MORNING WITH DIFFERENT
STYLES OF CONCRETE.
YOU WERE SHOWING US, TOO YOU
MAY HAVE AN OLD STAMPED
CONCRETE JOB THAT LOOKS
PERFECT BUT IT'S A LITTLE
FADED?
>> THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT.
STAMPED CONCRETE HAS BEEN
AROUND FOR A WHILE.
YOU CAN HAVE IT REVITALIZED.
YOU CAN SEAL IT POWER WASH
IT THEN PUT A NEW GLAZE OVER
IT AND MAKE IT LOOK BRAND
NEW.
>>.
>> Tati: LET'S TALK ABOUT
SOME OF THE COLORS HERE.
>> CONCRETE THAT IS OLD NOW
IT'S NEW AGAIN YOU CAN STAMP
IT.
BUT THE COLORS ARE VERY,
VERY POPULAR BECAUSE THEY
HAVE NOW BEEN ABLE TO CREATE
NEW COLORS THAT ARE PUT INTO
THE MIX AT THE PLANT.
SO WHEN THEY POUR IT IT
COMES OUT ANY COLOR YOU
WANT.
>> IT'S MIX TED PLANT
MEANING IT'S NOT JUST A BAG
OF DYE TOSSED IN THE TRUCK.
MORE CONSISTENCY.
WOW, INTERESTING STUFF.
SO WHAT IF YOU'RE TRYING TO
MATCH CAN YOU REVITALIZE
LIKE I HAD UP TO THE FRONT
OF MY THEN PUT A PATIO IN
THE BACK AND YOU CAN GET IT
CLOSE.
>> OH, YEAH, FOR SURE.
OBVIOUSLY CONCRETE OVER TIME
FADES.
IT'S OUT IN THE ELIMINATES
SO YOU ARE GOING TO GET.
THAT BUT WITH NEWER CONCRETE
IT WILL LOOK NEWER AND
FRESHER BUT IT WILL ALL
ADJUST.
BUT YOU CAN TAKE THE OLD AND
DARKEN IT UP.
>> Tati: WITH THE COLOR IS
IT AS STRONG?
>> IT'S THE SAME EXACT MIX.
ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT
CONCRETE IT'S ALWAYS
GUARANTEED TO CRACK.
>> Tati: WHAT ABOUT WHAT IS
THE BEST TIME TO PUT THIS
IN?
>> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD
QUESTION.
SO CONCRETE NEEDS TO BE PUT
IF ANYTHING ABOVE FREEZING.
BUT WHEN IT GETS ABOVE 90°
YOU HAVE TO WORK A LITTLE
BIT QUICKER.
BECAUSE THE HEAT DRIES IT
OUT QUICKER.
CONCRETE HAS A CHEMISTRY IN
IT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE
CATALYZED AND INSTALLED
PROPERLY.
>> Chuck: I DON'T KNOW I
HAVE SEEN THIS BUT IT'S A
QUESTION.
CAN YOU STAMP IT YOURSELF?
IS THIS A DO IT YOURSELFER
THING.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE YOU
WOULD FIND THE TOOLS.
>> I WOULD RECOMMEND NOT
DOING IT YOURSELF.
ONCE YOU LAY THE CONCRETE IF
YOU STAMP IT JUST THE WRONG
WAY IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
I WOULD SAY LEAVE IT TO THE
PROFESSIONALS.
>> Tati: I HAVE TO AGREE
WITH YOU ON THIS ONE.
WE HAVE GREAT CONCRETE
CONTRACTORS WHO DO STAMPED
CONCRETE THEY WILL ALSO
REVITALIZE YOUR OLD
CONCRETE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL HAVE A
LOT OF REPAIR WORK.
>> Tati: HIRE IT DONE WILL
HELP YOU FIND THE RIGHT
CONCRETE.
>> Chuck: GO TO HIRE IT DONE
YOU COULD REALLY CHANGE THE
WHOLE OF THE HOUSE PRETTY