• All About Calico Construction Products

    Welcome! We’ve had a lot of new customers recently, so we wanted to share a little bit more about our company and products. It’s important to us that you know our story, what we do, and why we can offer you the best decorative concrete stamps, stains, and accessories.

    What we do

    Here at Calico, offering competitively priced, high quality decorative concrete products has been our mantra since we opened in 1971. Why? We love that concrete can be used to create so many wonderful and durable things like tables, sinks, bookcases, and more. There are almost limitless opportunities to turn any concrete project into a striking, functional, and unforgettable piece of art.

    We’re proud to be an authorized distributor for Proline concrete stamps and tools which produce the best quality concrete products available on the market today.

    Whether you’re a contractor or a DIY enthusiast, if you’re looking to beautify, transform, color, restore, repair, or protect a concrete project, we can help!

    Get inspired! Learn more about our decorative concrete products

    Let’s dive into our main product categories, and break down how they can each offer impactful and memorable additions to your next concrete project.

    Add a stylish touch with concrete stamps

    This is the heart and soul of Calico Construction Products! We offer the full line of Proline concrete stamps including Ashlar stone, brick, cobblestones, slate, sandstone, granite, reclaimed wood, and more. Plus, we carry Proline’s super skins, a more convenient way to stamp thanks to their lightweight and increased rigidity. Table and patio concrete molds create durable and stylish furniture and medallion stamps are a popular way to create beautiful statement pieces.

    From a wide variety of textures, skins, and border art to custom stamps, accent pieces, and animal tracks for personalized touches, you’ll have the tools you need to make your project a work of art.

    Simplify your projects with our concrete stamp packages

    Do you like saving money while completing your project with ease? So do we. This is where our Proline concrete stamp packages come in. We offer a wide variety of packages for your decorative concrete needs, including Ashlar stone, slate, tile, reclaimed timber, limestone, and more. Most packages contain the minimum number of stamps and accessories recommended for the pattern, and our seamless packages and seamless magnetic pattern stamp packages will save you time on the job site — just rotate and lock in place for perfectly aligned grout lines.

    Proline Running Bond Brick Blue Concrete Mat

    Complete your decorative concrete project with form & edge liners

    Concrete Form & Edge Liners are incredibly useful because they are used to act as a mold for the concrete to be formed against. Unique to the industry, Proline’s edge liners are designed to fit form lumber and complete your decorative concrete projects. Available in a variety of realistic natural stone textures, you’ll be able to create outdoor fire pits, fountains, countertops, steps, walls, and more with these decorative form liners. Lightweight and high quality, Proline’s flexible and reusable concrete edge liners transfer texture to edges, corners, and risers.

    Add a unique touch to your project with our vast selection of concrete colors and stains

    Concrete stamps are great on their own, but can be elevated with magnificent color by adding colors and stains. We offer an extensive collection of water-based acrylic stains, acid stains, color hardener, antiquing wash, integral color, and more. For a vibrant look, add color to wet concrete, or  a translucent effect with stains. Consider adding sparkling color with GEM-TEX™, a decorative concrete hardener. To learn more about colors and tints, read our answers to frequently asked questions about our stamped concrete coloring options.

    Shop our wide variety of protective and decorative concrete sealers and finishes

    After you’ve added some beautiful color to your concrete project, you’ll want to maintain its color and intensity, make the surface easier to clean, and reduce freeze-thaw damage. For this we offer a wide variety of protective and decorative Proline concrete sealers and finishes. Our solutions include solvent-based clear sealers in high gloss or matte, as well as products for interior or exterior uses and those that increase slip resistance, repel water, or are UV resistant.

    Nature-Shield Concrete Sealer

    Finish your project with ease with our accessories and tools

    In addition to selecting your concrete stamps, color, and finishes, make sure you also have the accessories and tools needed finish your decorative concrete project with ease! We have high quality Proline tools in a variety of sizes, whether you need chisels, tampers, joint texturing strips, or touch up wheels.

    Concrete Stamps - Sample Ring of Seamless Texture Skins

    Questions? Contact us!

    Ready to get started on your next decorative concrete project? Contact Calico at 800-221-9469 to chat with our concrete pros, who are happy to talk through any problems or questions you have. Or if you’re ready to get shopping, shop our selection of concrete stamps, form and edge liners, colors, and sealers.

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  • Proline Magnetic Skins Are a Game Changer

    Proline changed the future of the concrete industry with the release of their innovative Seamless Magnetic Pattern Concrete Stamps. In the few years we’ve carried these stamps, their popularity has skyrocketed and Calico customers haven’t stopped raving. Why? Proline seamless magnetic pattern concrete stamps get the job done easier and faster.

    Currently available in 12 patterns, Proline’s Seamless Magnetic Pattern Concrete Stamps are changing the way folks stamp concrete. The process for stamping is similar to that of using traditional seamless skins/mats. Locking at least 2 of the 3 magnets on a side will perfectly align the grout and joint lines…every time! To use, simply rotate and lock in place, you won’t have repeat patterns. Perfectly aligned grout lines means no joint squeeze out. These stamps are durable and lightweight, which means you’ll experience less fatigue and save significant time.

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    A new way to stamp concrete

    Until recently, there were two types of stamps that professionals could use: traditional pattern stamps and seamless texture skins.

    • Traditional pattern stamps are small and fit together like a puzzle. To counteract the shifting that occurs during stamping, users must continually kick the stamps to keep them in place. This kicking action can cause the concrete to squeeze up between the pieces, often creating double joint lines. These double lines look unprofessional and sloppy and require touch-up, which significantly slows down the process.
    • Seamless texture skins/mats stamp faster and don’t requiring lining up the stamps making the process is much easier. While available in over 20 textures, you aren’t able to stamp a pattern….until now!

    “Seamless stamps are half the weight of other products so a single worker can lift and place them. This saves our team a ton of time.”

    — A Recent Customer

    So many benefits with seamless stamps

    Seamless Magnetic Pattern Concrete Stamps combine the best features of these stamping methods. They offer consistent results and are built to last with fiber reinforcement and increased durability — no stamp or handle tearing! They are also significantly easier to use because they’re larger and lighter, resulting in less body fatigue.

    Why else is the larger size important? These skins are 3 – 6 times larger than the old traditional pattern stamps. This means that the overall process is faster since the user can get on the concrete earlier due to increased rigidity and cover more ground. No squeeze-out and no touching up speeds up the process too!

    It’s no surprise these stamps are taking the industry by storm given their incredible benefits. Proline Seamless Magnetic Pattern Concrete Stamps:

    • Cut labor costs and stamping time
    • Have self-aligning patterns thanks to strong magnets that line up joints
    • Require zero or very little touch up
    • Rotate 90 or 180 degrees to create different looks
    • Are lightweight
    • Are more rigid

    How do Proline’s Seamless Magnetic Pattern Concrete Stamps work?

    Check out this video and see for yourself:

    What patterns would you like to see from Proline? Let us know! Calico Construction Products is proud to carry these innovative stamps by Proline. View our selection of Seamless Magnetic Pattern Stamps. Questions? Don’t hesitate to call us at 800-221-9469.

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