Was your concrete already cured or dry several days when they sealed it?

They power washed it, waited a few days, came back and power washed again and sealed within a few hours of power washing it the 2nd time.

Concrete should not be sealed within 30 days of placement. You should also wait 48 hours after washing it to seal.

Most sealers have this requirement written on the can.

It can take up to 30 days for the true color to come out in concrete although you should see it come out in the first week. Ask the contractor for the receipts from the ready mix plant to check the mix design and color.

Concrete color is one of the most complained about materials in landscape.

any thoughts on the outline of the stamp being this prominent? Looks like a checkerboard!

Textured stamps should be laid over each other not lined up.

Lovely - you can definitely tell they lined them up :(

Thank you both!

That will not turn out Tan!! Did they pre color the concrete mix before the pour? If not the coloring they did afterwards should be close to the color of the example that you have

This post was edited by martinkennedy on Fri, Mar 14, 14 at 10:53