To soften the look of a porch bound in brick carter united the floor and walls with a base coat of gray tinted exterior stain.
How to paint your porch floor.
Scrub the floor with a solution of trisodium phosphate and water to loosen dirt and grime.
Use a scraper to remove any flaking paint and make sure to wear goggles to prevent paint chips from getting into your eyes and gloves to protect hands.
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Rinse the porch well with plain water.
Adding wide bands of stain in a contrasting color on the floor adds definition to the space carter says.
Use paint rollers to cover your porch with exterior primer.
Like any other once i started it went pretty smooth.
That was fun to do.
You want to paint your porch to cover cracks and seal it from the weather but you don t have to use just one color.
Work from one end of the porch to the other until the entire porch is covered with a smooth even coat.
I m glad if i have inspired you to tackle painting your porch.
Use a paint brush to prime cracks or tight spaces.
Move any furniture pots or floor coverings from your porch.
3 put on a respirator scrape loose and peeling paint and sand bare.
Start on the far end of the porch so you won t walk on wet paint.
Instead use a mix of colors that mimic natural rock and other parts of nature.
This way your porch will blend with any natural decorations you have outside and it won t be as obvious that it s a concrete slab.
Clear away debris from any holes or cracks with a dry paintbrush or a vacuum with a brush attachment.
Patricia scott from north central florida on march 01 2013.