2008 Scofield Decorative Concrete Awards - Finalist

Ratna Ling Retreat
Lasting Impressions in Concrete, Petaluma, CA

"Due to the size of this project, the flatwork had to be poured in many stages. The numerous structural elements made it necessary to incorporate borders for expansion joints. Some of the job was poured on engineered pan decks and some on grade. All of the pattern layouts were done in advance incorporating the control joints and expansion joints into the patterns. The control and expansion joints were filled and sanded to match the grouted joints. Forming and finishing the main staircase was particularly challenging as it had close to 1,000 linear feet of cantilevered stair nosing. The color was achieved with three colors of LITHOCHROME® Color Hardener - Weathered Sage, Sandstone Beige and Slate Gray. LITHOTEX® Pavecrafters® Ashler Stone embossing skins were used for the concrete imprinting. The entire project was sealed with CEMENTONE® Clear Sealer."