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Roz

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296 days ago

Topic tags/keywords: landscaping finishing flooring refurbishing restoring remodeling planning decorating hammer floors foundation concrete passageway deck patio outdoor space question

Hello everybody, I am Roz and have been using Lumber jocks for some time. This is my first foray into Home Refurbishes.
My wife and I are restoring an 1860’s home and I want to create a brick paved patio in the small area between the house and my shop. In this patio I would like to set a mill stone. I have not found one that I felt I could afford.

My idea is to make a stone from concrete. What I don’t know is how to finish the concrete to make it look like natural stone and how best to make the required groves in the surface. I would like the concrete to resemble granite, sand stone or other natural material.

Do any of you have recommendations?

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PutnamEco

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289 days ago

There is a material called hypertufa that would probably be appropriate for you project. It is a lighter mix of concrete, perlite and peat moss. A good tutorial can be found at

The Artistic Garden

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Roz

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288 days ago

PutmanEco,

Thanks for the reply and link. I hadn’t heard of hypertufa.

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