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Microtopping & Concrete Overlays

Microtopping & Concrete Overlays

Thin cementitious overlays that give old concrete a completely new surface, indoors or out.

Tan flagstone-pattern microtopping laid over an existing patio slab
Microtopping and overlays

Your concrete never really goes bad. It just gets ugly.

It can almost always be refinished and made to look better than new, and with a smaller price tag than replacement. We do that with an overlayment and microtopping process — a thin layer bonded over the slab you already have.

From basic knock-down texture designs through to flagstone and tile-like patterns, close to anything is possible. We can also incorporate the existing cracks into the design, working them into a stone-like pattern so they no longer appear to be a flaw. All of it improves the look of your concrete without the damaging effects of removing the slab.

Your concrete never really goes bad, it just gets ugly.

What's included

  • Applied directly over existing concrete — no demolition, no new slab
  • Knock-down texture, flagstone, tile, brick, cobblestone and more
  • Existing cracks worked into the pattern rather than left as a flaw
  • Dexite overlay system
  • Patios, pool decks, driveways, walkways and entries
  • Costs less than removing and repouring the slab
Dexite

An overlay system built to be patterned

David Paul Foster Co. offers Dexite, a concrete overlay system that turns ordinary concrete into something worth looking at. It carries patterns such as brick, stone, tile and cobblestone among many others, and the design you choose is applied directly over the existing concrete for an entirely new look.

Cobblestone-pattern overlay stamped into a patio in warm brown
Recent installs

Microtopping & Concrete Overlays we've installed

  • Light tan microtopping meeting a lawn edge with a contrasting border
  • Brown stamped concrete overlay in a rounded cobblestone pattern
  • Flagstone-pattern overlay on an entry patio with planted borders
  • Tan textured overlay with a flagstone joint line cut into it
  • Close view of a trowel-textured tan microtopping surface
  • Close view of a knockdown texture in a gold microtopping
  • Diner counter with copper stools standing on a red and gold checcurboard floor overlay
  • Copper bar stools on a checcurboard patterned decorative floor overlay
  • Terracotta stamped overlay patio running along the side of a house
  • Close view of a stamped stone-pattern overlay in warm terracotta
  • Terracotta overlay patio with a contrasting border band
  • Stamped overlay deck around a rectangular spa with a tiled edge
  • Speckled overlay patio beside a stucco column and hedge

Colors for microtopping & concrete overlays

Pick a color the honest way: we lay the samples on your slab before anything is ordered.

See all 65 colors →
  • Textured deck coating samples laid out across a driveway next to existing concrete
  • Deck coating color card showing standard, additional and popular custom colors in tans, grays and reds
  • Sealer color chart showing twelve colors including grays, tans, brick red, forest green and vintage white
  • Concrete Gray
  • Tile Red
  • Rocky Nook
  • Monterey Grey
  • Slate Grey
  • Sandalwood
  • Stonecrete
  • Brick Red
  • +57 more →
Microtopping & Concrete Overlays

Microtopping & Concrete Overlays questions

Do you have to tear out my old concrete first?

Almost never. Outside concrete rarely goes bad — it just gets ugly. An overlay goes straight over what is there, which avoids all the damage and cost that comes with removing a slab.

What about the cracks in my patio?

We can work them into the design. Laid into a stone-like pattern, a crack stops reading as a flaw and becomes part of the joint line.

What patterns can I have?

From a basic knock-down texture through to flagstone, tile, brick and cobblestone. We offer Dexite, an overlay system built for exactly this, and the design goes on directly over the existing concrete.

How long does it last?

It is a cementitious overlay bonded to a properly prepared slab, so its life comes down to the prep underneath it — which is the part of the job we have spent fifty years getting right.

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