Make a Good Impression With
Concrete-Form Liners
Backfill
by John D. Wagner
JLC · MARCH 1989
Tired of those drab, plain-concrete
walls? Got a client who wants to jazz
up the joint with some texture? Hold
the pour! And bring on the concreteform
liners.
A form liner is a plastic or rubberbased
pattern mold that gives a textured
finish to poured concrete. A
number of concrete supply companies,
including Symons, Fitzgerald, and
Greenstreak Plastics, offer form liners.
You can pick either from the stock
liner patterns, or you can have a
custom design produced.
There are three different kinds of
form liners, which vary in reusability
and price. Thermoformed plastic is
the cheapest, and it is best for small
projects. A textured pattern