[osidak]

I had a new patio put in - went with Stamped concrete (cobble stone pattern) and I am less than happy with the way it came out. Parts of it look great while other parts (random pattern) look like the stamp barely touched the concrete leaving just the outline and none of the texture of it

The contractor has 1 half the payment due and we are talking about remedies. I want him to tear it out and redo it and he wants to pour another 3 inches over top and redo it. I feel the pad is already higher up than I wanted it and due to the grade of the yard would be unacceptably high on the sides and would pose a danger to my son and his friends that have a habit running full bore through the yard.

The contractor has said the person that did the work felt the work was "fine" and did not want to redo it (and thus I do not want him anywhere near the job as I am sure it will be crappy work if he does it)

I am leaning towards putting down a slate tile to cover up the existing patio - wanted to know what the "experts" on here think about the viability of that option. The contractor has not suggested it but I may, or I may just say our business is done if you can not or will not provide a proper remedy and buy the materials with the remaining amount due and go forward myself

Opinions please

pad is 14x31 feet - it is a "colored mix" where they mixed a dye in while the concrete was still in the truck and then came back and sealed it the next day. I could not see the issues at the time because they had put a powdered "accent" color over top that they pressure washed off while I was at work the next day