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Staining concrete floors

Posted on 5/13/20 at 4:01 pm
Posted by CP3LSU25
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2009
51150 posts
Posted on 5/13/20 at 4:01 pm
Looking to stain my utility room and guest bathroom floors. They are looking rough after 10 years. Pretty handy with everything around the house except I’ve never done this. I wanted to do this before I would sell the house. Any recommendations?
Posted by tedmamou
Mamou
Member since Aug 2013
20 posts
Posted on 5/13/20 at 7:55 pm to
I used materials from Directcolors.com. Follow their directions and watch their how to videos.
Posted by joeleblanc
Member since Jan 2012
4114 posts
Posted on 5/13/20 at 8:53 pm to
Clean the cement
Use hand held garden sprayer to apply
Let dry for a couple of days
Brush off the powered residue
Apply sealer
Let dry
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
62817 posts
Posted on 5/13/20 at 9:09 pm to
Maybe a thought. We considered staining the concrete in the basement, but went with vinyl plank.
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
12743 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 9:06 am to
We're going to do this in part of our basement/garage soon. Going to finish out a couple of areas and one is going to be my home office. I was thinking of putting down the foam/rubber floor pieces that click together like a puzzle, but my wife wants to stain the whole area and I'll just use my standing mat at my desk. From everything I've read, treat it like painting or staining anything else, and the prep work is key. Clean it really well, sometimes using a wax remover or other product to clean it. Ours is somewhat of a smooth finish, and I'm going to use a scrub brush to really clean it before staining. After that, just spray on or brush/roll, then stay off of it a few days before vacuuming it off and applying a sealer.
Posted by CP3LSU25
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2009
51150 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 9:38 am to
Thanks. Mine is a smooth finish I will do it like you are.
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29206 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:31 pm to
Don’t underestimate how horrible this job is. Haha!
Posted by tigereye58
Member since Jan 2007
2669 posts
Posted on 5/15/20 at 7:03 am to
Go to a local paint store. They’ll have all the stuff and answer questions. Also, instead of acid stain do the dye. You can dye and seal in the same day. I’ve done the stain for a whole house. I’m about to do the dye for a whole house. Dye sounds much easier. Stain wasn’t too bad but requires a lot of mopping and dry vac work.

Dye is clean, dye, lightly mop, seal, 24 hrs later seal again
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