Stamped Concrete Veterans Monuments Bloomingdale, NJ Passaic County New Jersey

The plaster that covered the Veterans Monuments at Sloan Park in Bloomingdale, NJ was deteriorating.  The plaster had been painted several times in an attempt to prevent water intrusion, however the cracks would keep opening up allowing water in.  The paint would then trap the moisture, which would lead to the plaster spalling and deteriorating.  The first step was to remove any of the plaster that was deteriorating.  Then the structures were covered with Spider lathe and galvanized wire lathe.  We then coated the monuments with a structure coat mortar mix, which was scarified in order to bond to the carve coat. 

On the monuments that had a flat top, we had to pour a cap that would protect the monuments from water intrusion.  Along the base of each monument, a curb was poured to protect the monuments from snow removal equipment and add more structural integrity.  The carve coat was then applied to the monuments. Each “stone” was carved and textured to resemble a stacked stone.  The stones were stained with earth tones to create a natural looking stone.  Everything was sealed with a clear polyurethane from Modern Masters Theme Paint.