Service
Stamped Concrete in Los Angeles.
A subset of decorative concrete. We pour, color, and texture-stamp the slab in one visit. Stamps press a relief pattern (slate, brick, plank, cobble) into the wet concrete before it sets.
What stamped concrete actually is.
A subset of decorative concrete. We pour, color, and texture-stamp the slab in one visit. Stamps press a relief pattern (slate, brick, plank, cobble) into the wet concrete before it sets.
The system
- Stamp library of 40+ patterns
- Two-tone coloring: integral base + accent release
- Antiquing wash options for weathered patina
- Tooled control joints to manage cracking
What it costs
Pattern complexity, how many colors go in, and the size of the pour. Borders and banding are hand work and take longer than an open field. Base slab condition matters too. Quoted flat after the walkthrough.
How long it takes
Three to five working days.
How long it lasts
25-40 years. Topical resealer every 3-5 years to maintain color depth.
Where this fits
Patios, pool decks, driveways, walkways, courtyard entries. The premium alternative to plain concrete or paver installation.
How a stamped concrete floor actually gets poured.
01 Walkthrough
Owner on site. Moisture test of the slab. Photos of existing cracks. Palette options walked in person. Proposal in your inbox next morning.
02 Diamond grind
Surface prep to CSP-3 profile, HEPA vacuum, rapid-set polyurea on crack lines, re-grind. Where every floor lives or dies.
03 Pour
Resin mixed on site, broadcast or swirled to match the system. Signature work happens here. Notched-trowel finish before the working window closes.
04 Topcoat
Polyaspartic or polyurethane within the resin chemical window. Walkable 24 hours, full traffic 72 hours. Written job spec before we leave.
Where we install stamped concrete.
We pour stamped concrete across all of our service areas: Los Angeles County, Orange County, the Inland Empire, San Diego County, Ventura County, Kern County, and Santa Barbara County. The system itself is the same across cities. Substrate prep adjusts to local concrete age and moisture conditions.
Orange County
Inland Empire & beyond
Three rules we do not break on a stamped concrete install.
When a coating fails early, prep is almost always where it went wrong. So prep day is where we refuse to bargain, no matter the size of the budget. The rules below hold on every install.
01. Calibrated moisture testing
Calcium chloride or relative-humidity sleeve test on every stamped concrete substrate before we order resin. If the vapor emission rate is above manufacturer spec, we apply a moisture-mitigation primer at our cost rather than gamble on the topcoat bond. Skipping this is the most common cause of the failed coatings we get called in to re-prep.
02. Diamond grind to spec
CSP-3 minimum for residential stamped concrete, CSP-4 for high-build commercial. Shot blasting and acid etching are cheaper shortcuts that fail the resin manufacturer’s adhesion spec. We grind, HEPA-vacuum, polyurea-fill every visible crack, and re-grind. The prep day is the day the floor lives or fails.
03. Spec sheet with the resin maker named
Every stamped concrete proposal we write names the resin manufacturer, the topcoat product, the substrate prep depth, the cure window, and the maintenance schedule. If a competitor’s proposal does not name these, you are buying on faith, not specs. Full liability and workers’ comp on every job.
Questions before the call.
What does stamped concrete cost in Los Angeles?
Residential pricing for stamped concrete in the Los Angeles market typically runs between the ranges quoted on our service pages, with the exact number determined by substrate condition, finish system, and square footage. Commercial pricing is always project-specific.
We write fixed-price proposals after the on-site walkthrough so there are no change orders mid-pour. Walkthrough is free, takes about 30 minutes, and you have the proposal in your inbox the next morning.
How long does stamped concrete take to install?
A residential pour usually has us on site for two to three working days. The walkthrough tells us where your floor falls, since a larger home or a commercial space can stretch the job to anywhere from four to fifteen days depending on spec, substrate and footage.
The polyaspartic topcoat makes the floor walkable in 24 hours after the final coat. Full vehicle traffic returns at 72 hours.
How long will my stamped concrete last?
Properly installed resinous floor systems are not cosmetic. They are a chemical bond to the substrate. Residential floors are engineered for lifetime adhesion to the slab.
The resin layer is the part built to last: on commercial systems spec’d to their traffic and chemistry, 10 to 25 years is typical, and on residential floors it stays bonded to the slab. What you may redo at home is the polyaspartic topcoat, at the 8-to-12-year mark if the floor sees heavy use.
Can you match a specific color?
If it is a metallic system, yes. Past pours run from deep teal and copper-on-bronze to matte slate and ocean blue with charcoal veining, and the pigment will mix to shades well beyond those.
Flake systems come in pre-blended color packs and unlimited custom blends. Quartz comes in 14 standard colors plus custom mixes. Decorative concrete colors are added integrally during the pour or applied as a topical stain post-cure.
How does the install process actually work?
We start by testing the slab for moisture during the walkthrough, so we know what is coming up through the concrete before we coat it. The second stage is grinding to a CSP-3 profile and fixing cracks. Third is the pour, where the broadcast and any signature work happen. Fourth is the polyaspartic topcoat, followed by an inspection with you and a written spec of what we installed.
What happens after the floor is poured?
You deal with the same people after the pour that you dealt with before it. The owner walks every job, so if something about the finish looks off to you, that is who you talk to. The resin bonded to your slab stays where it is; the topcoat is the only layer that ever needs attention.
Day to day, the floor maintains with a damp mop. No waxing, no sealing, no annual service appointment. The system is engineered to live without us.
What makes Concrete 2 Coatings different from other contractors?
Three things, honestly. One, the owner walks every job and is on every prep day. We are not a franchise. Two, we are licensed and trained across resinous coatings AND decorative concrete AND structural slabs. Most LA shops pick one trade. Three, surface prep is non-negotiable: diamond-grind to CSP-3, HEPA-vacuum, re-grind. Most cosmetic failures trace back to skipped prep.
Pour stamped concrete at your place.
Free walkthrough in 30 minutes. Fixed-price proposal in your inbox the next morning. (714) 702-2567 or the form below.