Jan 10 2016 painted concrete floors look spectacular.
How to make concrete floors look good.
Diy concrete floor things to know.
One thing i learned.
Create a modern warm living space into your home with these 10 diy home project ideas for your cement floors.
Preparing your floor properly cannot be over stressed.
If the floor is not prepared properly the paint will blister peel and ruin all your hard work.
Videos and tutorial here.
May 2 2016 i love the look of concrete floors and i pride myself in making sure my flooring looks amazing.
You will need more than 1 bottle of the stain 2 3 but it s still inexpensive compared to that much flooring.
You can just paint over it providing it is free of debris.
You can still see the seams of the subfloor notice the vertical line on the right hand side of the photo above.
Use concrete floor paint prepare your surface add a design.
Concrete doesn t have to be cold and boring.
Paint stain or dye.
Our basement floor has paint spilled all over it so when we do it we will probably strip off what we can and resurface the rest with a really thin skimcoat.
Ultimately i built up 6 thin layers and then topped it with a thicker layer.
So why not get creative and make your boring concrete floor shine.
You can use one color or if you want you can paint patterns with numerous different shades of paint.
I want to make sure that this project is done right and looks fabulous.
Make your own diy concrete floor with this great flooring idea.
Ok i m so convinced of how great the room is going to look there is no doubt in my mind that my hubby won t love the idea too.
And hiring someone to install flooring can be so much costly.
I m looking for suggestions as to the best concrete floor paint.
You can patch any holes or chips with any good concrete patching compound.
It doesn t matter if the floor has already been painted.
But the whole diy concrete floor is quite thin maybe 1 8 thick max.
Just have fun and make it look great.