Integrally Colored Concrete

Architectural concrete has been increasing in popularity since the early 1990´s. One of the most basic types of decorative architectural concrete is integrally colored concrete. Two types of integrally colored concrete are most popular in today´s construction. Powder, or granular additives or liquid material can be added at our ready mix plants to ensure optimum consolidation of color in your decorative mixes.

Liquid integral color is the more popular and most effective answer for how to get rich decorative color into your regular gray concrete. Color hardeners are also a popular material used to color concrete. Color hardeners are broadcast topically onto freshly placed concrete and floated into the surface. This is very effective for smaller area pours and high traffic areas. We at Shelby Materials partner with many industry experts to provide you with the best materials and information for your decorative concrete jobs.