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What an outdoor concrete coating gives you
A patio that reads as a finished surface instead of a gray slab, and one that stops taking on water. Sealed concrete does not drink up rain and melt-water, which is what drives most of the damage outdoors, and it does not powder underfoot or leave chalk on shoes and furniture legs the way a bare weathered slab does. Leaves, spills and pollen wash off a closed surface rather than staining into an open one.
The build follows the same logic as anything else we put down. The slab is diamond-ground so the system keys into the concrete mechanically, cracks and control joints are opened out and filled, and the finish is built up in coats with a topcoat over it. What changes outdoors is which materials go in those coats and how the surface is textured, and both of those are chosen for the conditions rather than for looks alone. The texture is built into the coating itself rather than relied on from the concrete underneath, so it stays where it is put and does not wear smooth along the traffic line. You choose how much of it you want, because a patio you walk on barefoot in summer and a set of steps that ices over in January are not asking for the same surface.
Every quote states the preparation, the coats, the topcoat and the texture, so you know exactly what is being priced. Outdoor work we have finished is on the gallery.
