Jan 10 2016 painted concrete floors look spectacular.
Making a concrete floor look good.
Now we know better than to dismiss it and concrete floors are actually trendy in.
Paint stain or dye.
May 2 2016 i love the look of concrete floors and i pride myself in making sure my flooring looks amazing.
Concrete resurfacing using an overlay can make an old cracked and pitted concrete patio look like new again.
So why not get creative and make your boring concrete floor shine.
I want to make sure that this project is done right and looks fabulous.
Preparing your floor properly cannot be over stressed.
Concrete doesn t have to be cold and boring.
Just have fun and make it look great.
Diy concrete floor things to know.
Best concrete floor paint.
But in reality it is an enormous blank canvas just waiting for your inspired ideas and artistic vision.
This patio i repaired the small cracks lightly ground the surface applied the overlay with a hand trowel at about 1 16 inch thick then dragged a broom across the overlay to give it a broomed finished look.
But the whole diy concrete floor is quite thin maybe 1 8 thick max.
Create a modern warm living space into your home with these 10 diy home project ideas for your cement floors.
And hiring someone to install flooring can be so much costly.
Ultimately i built up 6 thin layers and then topped it with a thicker layer.
Videos and tutorial here.
You can still see the seams of the subfloor notice the vertical line on the right hand side of the photo above.
You can use one color or if you want you can paint patterns with numerous different shades of paint.
You can patch any holes or chips with any good concrete patching compound.
Use concrete floor paint prepare your surface add a design.
You can just paint over it providing it is free of debris.
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.
One thing i learned.
If the floor is not prepared properly the paint will blister peel and ruin all your hard work.
Another way to make your concrete floor look even better is to add some color by painting it.
Make your own diy concrete floor with this great flooring idea.
I m looking for suggestions as to the best concrete floor paint.
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.