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Carvestone Is Decorative Concrete That Also Offers Long Term Protection

A major component of building or owning a home is improving the home or adding to it in a way that both adds value and personalizes it to the homeowner. People put a lot of focus on customizing the interior of the home, making sure they've got just the right paint colors and furniture to express their personal taste of style. The exterior of the home is equally important when it comes to not just adding individual touches but to actually increasing the home's value. In some ways, it can be more important because of how much more susceptible the exterior is to suffering aging and being exposed to the elements.

Author: Roger Design
Date: Dec 25, 2010 - 3:08:40 PM

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A major component of building or owning a home is improving the home or adding to it in a way that both adds value and personalizes it to the homeowner. People put a lot of focus on customizing the interior of the home, making sure they've got just the right paint colors and furniture to express their personal taste of style. The exterior of the home is equally important when it comes to not just adding individual touches but to actually increasing the home's value. In some ways, it can be more important because of how much more susceptible the exterior is to suffering aging and being exposed to the elements.

Decorative concrete is something that is often used as a way to enhance the visual appeal of outdoor living spaces. This can include areas like a patio or a pool deck but also driveways and walkways. Unfortunately, many homeowners only look at the visual aspect of decorative concrete and as a result, choose something that may provide that visual enhancement but not much else. They don't take into consideration that these exterior concrete surfaces are subject to the Houston climate, which can do a tremendous amount of damage in just a short amount of time.

That's why Carvestone concrete coating from Allied Outdoor Solutions has become such a popular choice among Houston homeowners. This unique limestone mix originated in Europe where it was originally used in the restoration of historic buildings but has since been adapted for use in decorative concrete. Carvestone has a 5800 PSI rating, making it twice as strong as plain concrete. Carvestone is also much stronger than other methods that are used to protect exterior concrete surfaces, such as spray ons and stamped concrete, which has a PSI rating of 3500. While these alternatives are sometimes offered at lower prices, the only hold up a fraction of the time that Carvestone does, making them not nearly as affordable in the long term.

Allied Outdoor Solutions installs the Carvestone by hand and tailors each project the specific homeowners. We're able to customize the color and design to match exactly what the homeowner has in mind and then do the installation in a manner that requires no messy tear outs. Your home life will not be disrupted and you'll have beautiful decorative concrete Houston that will stay looking new for several years to come.

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