Refinishing A Concrete Floor
Before resurfacing strip off any paint or sealers from your concrete surface and watch the weather.
Refinishing a concrete floor. Resurfacing takes most of a day but your walkway will be back in pristine shape once you re done. Imagine how good it looks. The major manufacturers of concrete products including quickrete and sakrete all sell concrete resurfacing products.
It s supposed to be maintenance free for the most part right. This type of decorative refinishing can be done on driveways patios pool decks and even indoor floors. Concrete resurfacing is a way to make damaged or dated concrete look new again.
How to resurface worn concrete. Think about a new concrete garage floor for a minute. Now a word on epoxy coatings.
Refinishing concrete floors december 3 2012 by bob borson 39 comments grinding and polishing my concrete floors technically started as an idea 4 years ago then i thought i would do something about it myself 2 years ago by acid washing them here. Learn how to refinish concrete floors in a basement. Whether your refinishing concrete floors with stain or painting concrete floors inside a house you ll want to add a sealant to increase the durability and longevity of your floors.
Let it remain on the floor for the time recommended on the container usually six to eight hours or until the finish begins to noticeably bubble and peel. Sealant adds shine and prevents the stain you so painstakingly applied from being damaged by any additional stain or dulled by wear and tear. Temperatures should remain above 50 degrees f for 8 hours after the pour and above freezing for 24 hours after that.
Apply a coat of concrete and masonry stripper to the entire floor using a paintbrush paint roller or airless sprayer. Fix a pitted garage floor special concrete resurfacers will make a concrete floor look like new every editorial product is independently selected though we may be compensated or receive an affiliate commission if you buy something through our links. We re working on renovating our basement to turn it into a studio space for me to work in.