Clay Banner Masonry

If I could go back in time and use this darker grey color for every driveway I've resurfaced, I would. This just looks so so good. 😎

Took this garage from "Ewwww" to "Ooooh yyeahhh!!" 😎

What To Expect From A Resurfaced Driveway
by Clay Banner Masonry LLC

MY PROCESS
Before cleaning off your driveway, I will cut back any sod and shrubberies that are growing over the edges of the concrete. Once I have pressure washed and degreased your concrete driveway, I will fill all of the cracks and sunken sections with new cement mortar. Then, I will apply several coats of grey, one-part epoxy, by BEHR. The whole process can take anywhere from 4 to 10 days, depending on the square footage and the degree of the concrete's deterioration. Due to the unpredictability of the weather, these work days may not be in consecutive order.

THE AFTERMATH
Once I am done with the process, I will put up caution tape. You may walk on it after 1 day, but you must wait 7 whole days before subjecting it to vehicles and trash bins rolling over it. Please DO NOT use a pressure washer on this newly epoxied surface. Instead, to clean it, use a scrub brush, dish soap and a garden hose. Be sure to use a plastic snow shovel during the winter as a metal one will cause damage. Anti-skid powder is added to the epoxy to greatly reduce the chance of someone slipping, but please walk with caution during heavy rains and freezing temperatures. If you get studded tires in the winter, the studs will greatly damage the epoxy. Be careful when using w**d wackers and edgers next to epoxied concrete as both can easily damage the finish and lead to peeling.
Cardboard should be placed under car jacks when used on top of the epoxied surface.

DISCLAIMER & WARRANTY
Concrete driveways receive more abrasive and chemical damage than any other surface on a residential property. From severe weather conditions, hot tires on heavy vehicles, chemicals dripping from cars, snow shovels, salts, studded tires, to dragging furniture and trash bins across them; concrete driveways take a serious beating every year. It is important to note that this resurfacing work I do is a maintenance solution and it will eventually require a new layer of epoxy. You are eligible for one free recoat within the first year, should it appear necessary. And recoats after one year are as little as 15% of the cost of your original bill for the job.
In the event that any premature chipping or peeling occurs, you will be left with some of the leftover epoxy to perform occasional touchups.
To learn more about the product I use (one-part epoxy) please visit

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Thank you, subscribers! Glad the channel is growing! Funny thing is; I've actually been getting leads from my YouTube videos lately. Someone in or around Salem sees my videos and gives me a call for driveway resurfacing work. I hope to dedicate more time and effort into my YouTube channel, soon. Stay tuned! :)

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Before & After of my latest driveway restoration. Such an enjoyable project! Can't wait to do more. Please contact me soon if you're interested in having your driveway brought back to life. As of now, I am booked out to late August.

Rafael Guastavino demonstrating the strength of his structural clay tile vaulting to an inspector by piling thousands of pounds onto it. Bear in mind; no rebar was used.

Huzzah!! I'm finally done building the Marian shrine out at Mt. Angel. This was such a joy to construct! Can't wait to build more! 🙏

All done with the masonry part! Applied primer and will finish with painting next week. 😎

So close to being done!

Just about done!

The brick vaulting begins...

Simple repair today 😎 👍

I won't say what I made on this job. But I will say that this wall restoration project cost only $175 in materials.
I'm selling skill; not expensive materials from a catalog. Had I bought the materials that this faux stucco work represents, the materials would cost thousands of dollars. 😉
Let me build you a wall like this! Estimates are free! Contact me soon! ClayBannerMasonry.com

Every craft is a trade but not every trade is a craft. There are four main crafts, and they are carpentry, painting, masonry and metalworking (blacksmithing) This is where you construct things or alter their appearance for beauty's sake.

These are the trades that are dying in the modern world! I feel so honored to be able to bring back this ancient technique. Rubble masonry. Faux Stucco.

Before / After 🖼️

The only way people will give you work is if you have experience.
The only way to gain experience is if people give you work.

This is the paradox of skilled labor. Thankfully, my homeschool upbringing awarded me the time and the freedom to study the masonry craft all on my own and experiment in my parent's backyard. By the time I did some of my first masonry jobs for customers, I already had all of the basics down and made very few mistakes. At this point, a decade later, I am struggling to curb my ambition as I take on larger and more elaborate masonry jobs because my love for this kind of work grows more and more every time I finish a job. This job is not finished, but it is about halfway done. A gentleman found me through a Google search and called me to come repair his cinder block wall which was knocked over by a runaway vehicle during the snow storm we had recently. The finished result will look like a castle wall in europe, finished with beautiful cap stones. Stay tuned! 🪨

If you need a stone wall built on your property, give me a call and let's make it happen! ClayBannerMasonry.com

Here is my latest YouTube video! 🎉😁

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Ladies and gentlemen, please check out my latest YouTube video! If you enjoy it, please consider posting it on your timeline for others to see! Thank you! 🥳

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The ladies and gentlemen, there is a new video up on the company YouTube channel! Enjoy! 😊

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Ladies & gentlemen, I just uploaded another video to the YouTube channel! Enjoy, and please share it around! 🙏😎

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One of my favorite carpentry projects to date! This privacy wall ain't going anywhere as I anchored it to about 400lbs of concrete.

I just uploaded another video! It's been a while since I could find the time to make another YouTube video, so I'm exited to have this one done and uploaded. :)

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