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In our latest home remodeling project, we worked with an artist, Mark, to enhance his home. Mark had concerns about allergies with existing carpet left over from previous owners. He also had begun painting a wonderful mural in the master bedroom. Impressive Restorations had to come up with a plan that would look good throughout the home, but especially work with the artistically painted master bedroom. Mark opted for a solid surface overlay, which we also hand colored to go with his master bedroom color palette, and adjusted to work in all three bedrooms, the office, the kitchen/dining area, as well as the large living room. We also resurfaced the tile on the fireplace surround, and customized his entry landing with a graphic design.

In Mark’s home, as in many others Impressive Restorations used concrete overlay products to go right over the existing tile in the kitchen and dining area. We used much the same process to overcoat the fireplace surround, and the entry landing. We can make the transitions smoothly from room to room, or make the overlay stand out, as we did on the hearth area.

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Questions? Call us at (405) 824-5910.

For this floor in South West Oklahoma City we did something a little different. Many folks ask us for a tile look in 3D, or even a brick look. This floor is a single textured surface. The hand coloring gives it more interest, of course, than a single color would. The original floor was hexagonal tile, which looked old-fashioned. This new updated floor, along with the new concrete shower enclosure, and new concrete countertop, is a huge difference. The old look was fussy, the new look is modern, yet warm and inviting. Eliminating the fussiness enlarges the look and the warm tones make it oh, so relaxing!

The most interesting thing about his approach, single level overlay… is that it is actually cheaper than a tile look, even though it’s hand colored. Just one more of the many options we offer at Impressive Restorations.

Thanks for taking the time to learn about us, we appreciate our clients so very much. Thanks for telling your friends and relations about us.

Our latest job all started with the love of a volunteer grapevine. The homeowner had a grapevine come up near her back patio slab. Surely planted by the birds that frequent the neighborhood. She at first was skeptical and tried to cut it back, dig it out, and otherwise destroy it. It just would not die. So, being the reasonable person she is, our homeowner decided if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em- so to speak. She let it grow up and over a dog kennel, and when it engulfed the dog kennel she used a wooden support. The grapevine of course continued to show it’s can-do spirit and covered everything put in it’s path.

Meanwhile Impressive Restorations was working on a neighbors patio and our grapevine friend came over for a look. She loved the idea of salvaging her concrete patio, even enlarging it a bit… but first must come the grapevine. What she needed was a pergola, a really sturdy and lovely looking support for her grapevine. Impressive Restorations agreed to do both. The results are a happy home for the volunteer grapevine, and a new outdoor room for our homeowner! The patio slab was repaired and enlarged, then Impressive Restorations put down a hand designed flagstone overlay. We hand-colored it to the homeowner’s liking. We were rewarded with jars of Grape Jelly… from the very intrepid grapevine. It was great, by the way! Thanks Betty!

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At Impressive Restorations we get many questions about existing concrete problems. In one of our recent jobs we addressed one of them… What to do about a sunken walkway, that was below grade, and always dirty because of it. It was also lower than an adjoining patio slab, as well as lower than an adjoining garage entry slab. This made a tripping hazard. We were able to fix all of this and make it beautiful into the bargain.

On this site, the existing concrete walkway was in good condition. Impressive Restorations was able to form and pour another 3 inches of concrete on top of the original. We included expansion joints, to control cracking. Once the additional concrete was cured, we added the decorative cemetitious overlay in a pattern and colors of the homeowner’s choice. We have more photos of the Patio slab and other areas of the walkway here at our Flickr photo site

If you have any questions about concrete repair feel free to call Impressive Restorations (405) 824-5910

Finally got time to post the Afters on our job in Chickasha. We do get asked often if we do “flat work” That basically means new concrete pours. Yep. You bet. Jorge has been doing that since highschool. He taught his family years ago just adding to our own property. So, yes, we have plenty of experience forming and finishing “regular” concrete. It’s just that we like to do the pretty stuff. The pictures are much cooler, that’s for sure.

So here are the afters, including the solid gray colored sealer used overall, and the real brick (as opposed to our faux brick- see examples here) we added to match the home. As always thanks for looking, and be on the lookout for our new coupon starting Sept. 1st!

On our latest job we aren’t doing any decorative… but we are doing alot of concrete. Some very nice folks in Chickasha, OK called Impressive Restorations to add 8 more yards of concrete to their back patio. That’s 60 feet long by 10 feet wide, four inches deep. In addition to that, we are powerwashing and retopping all of thier existing concrete and stain sealing it all the same color. When finished, it will all look new. Just gray. But all the same color and it will stay that way.

On Monday, we used a monolithic pour method of adding the concrete to the back patio. We formed it up so that we have two levels, reinforced it with rebar to join it to the existing slab, and then we poured it all at the same time. (Monolithic, big word for pouring all at one time.) There were four of us to finish it in this August Oklahoma heat, which means it wants to set up fast. One finisher was a friend who was a rookie. You learn real fast when that concrete is shooting out of a pump truck hose lickety split. Thanks for hanging in there Alex! We screeded, leveled, and smoothed out the top of the concrete, and Alex learned how to do the edges. Got some shots of Daniel using trowels to get out onto the concrete as it’s setting up.

More photos to come on this job. We are topping it all with an overlay, mortaring brick on the edge and surfacing the front edge and a step all in brick as well. Then overlaying the front walk, the pad in front of the garage, and all the back patio area. To finish we will stain seal all the concrete surfaces around this home.

Just a reminder… The Driveway Coupon is still good until Sept. Find that coupon online HERE

We have this friend… He’s a single father of two boys. Bought an older home and has been fixing it up for the last few years. This past week they got to the shower and called in Impressive Restorations.

The old shower was a fiberglass surround and tub all-in-one. It had some damage, but Dad fixed it with some fiberglass repair and they put it in anyway. The old tub was only 21 inches wide. with two teenage sons it was only getting smaller. We decided to help them with that. We tore out the old and rebuilt the shower from the studs out. Replumbed and added a rain shower head above. Hand troweled several layers of concrete, and hand colored it to look like marble. The new shower is now 32 inches wide, with a built in seat, and shampoo cubby to hold all those hair products. Now they have a Spacious Manly Shower that is Totally Custom made!

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To see even more Impressive Restorations Before and After Photos… Please visit our Flickr web photos Here

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We love repeat Customers! Really we do. We love working with them to make their homes or businesses customized to their specifications. What we do is art, and our very special repeat clients understand that they will find what we do no where else. We can adjust color until it becomes exactly what you want.

This kitchen makeover was inspired by the Tuscan look in kitchen popular now. If you do a google search on that, you will find lot’s of photos of travertine, tumbled travertine backsplashes etc. What they don’t tell you is that natural stone is very porous, not very sanitary in a kitchen. Nasty things can hide in there. The look is very pretty and old world. So we at Impressive Restorations replicated that look with materials that are earth friendly and kitchen friendly. Solid surfaces that dare germs to hide in them. Our faux stone is three dimensional, and individually colored like the real thing. The shades in this kitchen were chosen by the Lady of the House and make this space inviting and comfy. After having done the kitchen floor, the front entry and now the kitchen countertops and backsplashes… they want a bid on the back patio. Can’t Wait!

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Hot enough for ya?”- Concrete Supplier.

“Why? Can you make it Hotter?!”- Jorge, Impressive Restorations Fearless Leader.

Yep, it’s swimming pool season, and in this weather we don’t mind a dip ourselves. Recently some former clients and very good friends called us in for a finish to a large backyard project. This included resurfacing new and old concrete to unify it in texture and tone, as well as adding a decorative element. The areas included over 1,000 sq. ft. of patio and fireplace area, in addition to the pool deck. To finish, all of the patios and pool deck were sealed with Non-Slip Sealer. The results are just gorgeous.

This home is located in the Highland Park neighborhood in Moore, OK. These folks are good friends and support us in many ways. They are happy to give references. Just call Impressive Restorations for references, or a free estimate at (405) 824-5910, or email at info@ImpressiveRestorations.com

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We have heard it thousands of times, right? Word of Mouth is the best advertising. Of course it is. Who would you trust more? Your brother/best friend or the yellow pages?

Our latest series of jobs fall under this catagory. It all started a year and a half ago. With a seemingly simple job. We leveled a back patio so it could be enclosed and used as a game room, complete with pool table and shuffleboard. Impressive Restorations crew fought with the weather, (it was January!) and products til we got what we wanted. A level surface with intense color for the homeowners. It was so worth it. The finished product has been “free” advertising for us ever since. These folks also being friends makes it even better. Well, you know how it goes… they showed it to friends and family, and because of that one job, we have gotten to work on their Mom’s house, kitchen floor and front porch. From that we worked on another daugther’s place, front porch, back patio, indoor pebble shower. And from them we have met several other friends who want bids. We have done a friends front walk and entry, as well as their back patio.

So the chain grows, and so does our family business.

Who needs the yellow pages?!