tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617408367425960304.post5984553999597600461..comments2023-10-28T00:35:10.076-07:00Comments on Scravings: Hard rock and warm fuzziesEileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12149276733782997431noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617408367425960304.post-47839752636797824942016-03-12T16:32:05.959-08:002016-03-12T16:32:05.959-08:00Love the look you created with concrete! We are lo...Love the look you created with concrete! We are looking to replicate this at our place. What colour did you stain the concrete with? Also how has this method of carving the concrete stood up over time? Did you need to consider frost where you are located?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617408367425960304.post-39410569302833751992013-07-29T22:54:22.877-07:002013-07-29T22:54:22.877-07:00Lucie,
The lines are only guides for the shape you...Lucie,<br />The lines are only guides for the shape you want your rocks to be. After the concrete starts to set a little, I go back and remove about an inch an a half of concrete. The widlth isn't real critical. You want to remove iconcrete all the way down to dirt to allow water to drain through the joints. After you do the joints, put crinkled tin foil over the top to give it some texture. The next day, I strike the edges of the concrete with a pick to give make them look more like flag stone. Hope this helps.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149276733782997431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617408367425960304.post-24554079295086212092013-07-29T17:39:04.607-07:002013-07-29T17:39:04.607-07:00I was looking at the pictures and the lines he &qu...I was looking at the pictures and the lines he "carved" into the cement look a lot bigger after it dried. Did it shrink or did he make them bigger? how big of spaces did he use?Luciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08525152661434510839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617408367425960304.post-81912941351899582812009-06-29T09:14:37.719-07:002009-06-29T09:14:37.719-07:00I love your writing. The new patio, walkway, flat...I love your writing. The new patio, walkway, flatwork, looks great! I'd get emotional over the concrete mixer too, but then, I'm an engineer who loves construction!Lori Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355820008229556939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617408367425960304.post-75389885011742056602009-06-27T17:09:54.995-07:002009-06-27T17:09:54.995-07:00How amazing that will all look when you are done. ...How amazing that will all look when you are done. Oh, I hope I get to see it in person some day.Jen Bayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10579436351184057618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617408367425960304.post-56881254562597863262009-06-26T16:55:19.061-07:002009-06-26T16:55:19.061-07:00So funny and so sweet! :-)So funny and so sweet! :-)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01563361440076063580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617408367425960304.post-32196630074395669812009-06-26T07:23:14.197-07:002009-06-26T07:23:14.197-07:00You write brilliantly Eileen. No one else could c...You write brilliantly Eileen. No one else could capture that mixer donation in the way you did. I am misty! <br /><br />I am glad Lyle took pause to see that the work was good. Will he be resting on the 7th day? Hope so! When can we come for some pizza?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338688515732965297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617408367425960304.post-46181629526156470862009-06-25T18:49:35.990-07:002009-06-25T18:49:35.990-07:00It's looking so great! You guys really get th...It's looking so great! You guys really get things done fast!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925772902396331208noreply@blogger.com