had a stamped concrete patio poured back in may. There are areas around the stamped line that look kind of crumbly dry.. like the stamp was lifted but the area wasnt smoothed. Some areas are starting to chip away. I have been having trouble getting a hold of the guy who did it (no surprise). I did finally get a hold of him and he said he would be out today but never showed.
Below are some pictures but is there anything i can just do to be done with it? I dont feel like getting involved with a small claims court over this but if it's going to get worse then i surely will. It almost looks like it needs to be sanded smooth and then more sealer applied.
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It looks like maybe the concrete was allowed to cure too long before stamping and had started to harden excessively. You could grind the loose areas down, but they'll have a different appearance from the textured areas.
If it was my patio, and I wasn't interested in pursuing satisfaction from the mason, I'd probably find an epoxy sealer that's designed for concrete and try to bandage it up as well as possible without altering the appearance too much. You may be able to tint the epoxy to match, and then fill the cracks in the crumbed areas to bond them together.