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Rock Staining, Redlands, CA

Rock Staining in Redlands, CA

Restoring and coloring faux rock, boulders and water features so they read as natural stone again. Installed by our own crew across Redlands.

Rock Staining installed in Redlands, CA by David Paul Foster Co.
Why David Paul Foster Co. in Redlands

Rock Staining done right, the first time, in Redlands.

Restoring and coloring faux rock, boulders and water features so they read as natural stone again. We work Redlands from the historic Smiley Park district out through the surviving orange groves, with our own crew on every job — no subcontractors, no surprise charges, and one number to call from the first estimate to the finished concrete coating.

We apply rock staining across Redlands and the surrounding area, including San Bernardino, Moreno Valley, Rialto, Riverside.

What's included

  • Rock features and waterfalls recolored to match the surrounding deck
  • Faded and sun-bleached artificial rock brought back
  • Color blended across several tones rather than painted flat
  • Done alongside deck resurfacing so the two finishes are matched on site
  • Our own crews, no subcontracting
Rock Staining in Redlands

Built for Redlands homes.

Redlands has one of the best-preserved historic housing stocks in the region, and a lot of our work here is on concrete attached to houses of real architectural value. That changes the brief. On a Victorian or Craftsman property the concrete should look like it belongs to the house, not like it was done last spring.

Redlands also sits high enough at the eastern end of the valley to get a wider temperature range than the cities west of it, which is another reason to prepare cracks properly rather than hoping an overlay hides them.

Historic property work is mostly a discipline of restraint. Penetrating stains, honest concrete finishes and color that suits the period tend to be right; bright modern coatings and high gloss tend to be wrong, however well they are executed.

Recent work

Rock Staining jobs near Redlands

  • Restained faux rock waterfall spilling into a turquoise pool
  • Close view of water running over restained faux rock
  • Terracotta faux rock waterfall feature above a clear blue pool
  • Rock waterfall with twin falls running into a pool framed by palms
  • Restained rock grotto above a pool and spa
  • Rock waterfall and palapa post beside a swimming pool
  • Backyard pool with restained boulders and a thatched palapa
  • Rock waterfall feature and stained deck around a curved pool
  • Stained pool deck and rock coping around a freeform pool

Colors for rock staining in Redlands

Color is the decision most people find hardest, so we bring the boards to Redlands and make it easy.

See all 35 stain colors →
  • Stain color chart in three series: semi-transparent classics, transparent old-world tones and high-chroma brights
  • Stain color chart showing twenty-four stained concrete samples from gold and sienna through maroon, turquoise and black
  • Sepia
  • Eggplant
  • Turquoise
  • Slate Blue
  • Patriot Blue
  • Pine Green
  • Forest Green
  • Midnight Black
  • +27 more →
Redlands FAQs

Rock Staining in Redlands, questions

Do you do steps and porches as well as flatwork?

Yes, and on older Redlands houses that is frequently the more important part of the job. Steps take the most wear and are the first thing anyone touches, so they are worth getting right.

What is rock staining for?

Artificial rock features and waterfalls fade and go patchy in the sun, and once the deck around them is refinished the mismatch is obvious. Staining brings the rock back and ties it to the new deck color.

Will it look painted?

It should not. The point is to work in several tones the way real rock is colored, rather than laying one flat color over the whole feature.

Ready to start your Redlands project?

Free on-site estimate, clear pricing, and a crew that shows up when we say we will.

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