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Anyone have experience with staining concrete ? Im getting ready to do my dining room and the guy at Lowes is telling me I have to use concrete stain, but I have seen DIY shows were they use watered down paint. Has anyone done this and what were the results ? Also, whats the best way to prep the slab and what tool do I need to remove that tack strip thingy? Im going to tackle it this weekend...yay ! Thanks for helping !
The only experience I've had with concrete staining has been where you mix the pigment in with the wet concrete as your mixing it. We did a walk that looks like cobblestones and ordered the iron oxide pigment. It turned out well. I'm not sure how the "watered" down paint would be. I would think that a water based product might not hold up well especially in high traffic areas. You might try a translucent oilbased stain and just try a small out of the way area to see how it works first. You will want to make sure that the floor has been scrubbed very clean and totally dry.
As to the tack strip, if it has been the glued down type, you might try a product called OOPs. That a lot of times will dissolve the glue and let you pry a scraper under it. Be sure to use ventilation though as the stuff has fumes.
Most concrete staining today is done with acid. Different dilutions of acid will give different color results. Once color has been achieved- the floor is sealed with a clear sealer- semi-gloss or high gloss.
The carpet tack strip will come up with a prybar. But it will leave behind small "crators" that will need to be patched- but good luck getting it to stay or hiding it with the staining.
Well, since you've got a concrete slab there, you can put nice slate or tile down pretty easily.
Yes, I have considered that option as well as laminate flooring but don't want to spend a lot. I guess I could go price the materials to see what the difference in cost would be, huh !
We have a stamped, stained concrete floor in our spa room.
The stain was applied during stamping as a powder scattered on the surface when the concrete was wet.
When the concrete was dry and cured, a couple of coats of sealer were applied.
The floor looks like slate, which was the intent, however we can't enjoy it like we planned because, with wet feet, the surface is so slippery that we had to put down a rug so we wouldn't fall.
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