If the floor is not prepared properly the paint will blister peel and ruin all your hard work.
How to make cement floors look nice.
Was called in to see if we could overlay the stairs and make them look new again.
One thing i learned.
Just have fun and make it look great.
Paint stain or dye.
I bought the supplies locally at east coast kemiko.
This is not a sponsored post.
But the whole diy concrete floor is quite thin maybe 1 8 thick max.
You can just paint over it providing it is free of debris.
I just wanted to share my love for the product and how amazing it is.
Concrete doesn t have to be cold and boring.
Preparing your floor properly cannot be over stressed.
Kemiko stains are acid stains but don t let that scare you away.
May 2 2016 i love the look of concrete floors and i pride myself in making sure my flooring looks amazing.
You can still see the seams of the subfloor notice the vertical line on the right hand side of the photo above.
Make your own diy concrete floor with this great flooring idea.
My company day s concrete floors inc.
Now we know better than to dismiss it and concrete floors are actually trendy in.
Another way to make your concrete floor look even better is to add some color by painting it.
Create a modern warm living space into your home with these 10 diy home project ideas for your cement floors.
We ground off some paint and profiled the smoother parts with a 4 handheld grinder.
Ultimately i built up 6 thin layers and then topped it with a thicker layer.
And hiring someone to install flooring can be so much costly.
It was so.
There was a time when bare concrete floors stayed well hidden beneath carpets parquet flooring and tiles when it was inconceivable to leave them exposed and the very idea that they could look good like that was not even taken into consideration.
You can patch any holes or chips with any good concrete patching compound.
The stain colors are limited but they re all pretty nice colors that make concrete look so warm and inviting.
It doesn t matter if the floor has already been painted.
Use concrete floor paint prepare your surface add a design.
You can use one color or if you want you can paint patterns with numerous different shades of paint.
Diy concrete floor things to know.
So why not get creative and make your boring concrete floor shine.
Videos and tutorial here.