Decorative Concrete at New Jersey Theme Park Mimics Wood, Asphalt

by Rebecca Wasieleski
Created: January 12, 2012

Contractor installs 50,000 square feet of various decorative finishes to create the look and feel of an old fashioned boardwalk and the streets of a Tuscan village.

Decorative concrete mimics a wood boardwalk at iPlay America indoor theme park in New Jersey.
Decorative concrete mimics a wood boardwalk at iPlay America indoor theme park in New Jersey.
Prendergast Landscape Contractors used a stampable overlay and two semi-transparent stains from H&C Decorative Concrete Products to created a weathered boardwalk from concrete.
Prendergast Landscape Contractors used a stampable overlay and two semi-transparent stains from H&C Decorative Concrete Products to created a weathered boardwalk from concrete.
An old Tuscan village asphalt streetscape was created in decorative concrete using spray texture, stamps, three colors and paint chips with 3/4-in. flakes. Contractors added cracks and areas where...
An old Tuscan village asphalt streetscape was created in decorative concrete using spray texture, stamps, three colors and paint chips with 3/4-in. flakes. Contractors added cracks and areas where "cobblestone" peeks through.
The "asphalt" streescape was complete with broom finish sidewalks, curb and control joints, all created with decorative concrete methods.
The "asphalt" streescape was complete with broom finish sidewalks, curb and control joints, all created with decorative concrete methods.
Prendergast Landscape Contractors created a European courtyard entryway with decorative concrete for iPlay America.
Prendergast Landscape Contractors created a European courtyard entryway with decorative concrete for iPlay America.
Originally designed to receive a tile floor, the owner of iPlay America asked Prendergast Landscape Contractors to created a tile-look floor with decorative concrete.
Originally designed to receive a tile floor, the owner of iPlay America asked Prendergast Landscape Contractors to created a tile-look floor with decorative concrete.

In addition to the creation of the wooden boardwalk and Tuscan asphalt street, Garrote's crew installed several other decorative concrete finishes. One was a European-inspired courtyard at the entrance to the theme park, created with a European Fan stampable overlay, gray base and charcoal highlights.

His crew also installed decorative concrete in two bistro areas that were originally planned for tile. One bistro area received a seamless slate stamp overlay and stamped vertical walls. That floor was scored in a diamond pattern to mimic real tile. The other bistro floor got a royal ashlar slate stamped overlay for a slate look.

"It is hard to describe iPlay America in just a few paragraphs," Garrote says. "I lost a lot of sleep and spent many hours in making iPlay America a showcase for the decorative concrete industry."