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How To Stain Your Concrete

by Bessie Armstrong

Concrete is a durable material used in a number of ways around your home, including as sub-floors in basements and main floors, counters and in other areas. This concrete may look boring, but it can have a one-of-a-kind look if it's stained. If you have concrete floors, think about staining the concrete and leaving these floors uncovered for a gorgeous look. See below for tips on how to stain your concrete:

Here's What You'll Need:

  • Shop vacuum
  • Scrub brushes
  • Squeegee
  • Floor cleaner
  • Sprayer
  • Acid stain
  • Painter's tape
  • Plastic

Instructions:

  1. To start, remove everything from your floors. This includes all furniture and any and all stains in your concrete. Concrete stain will not cover your concrete but will instead enhance your concrete, so if you have any residue, stains or otherwise, it will be enhanced by the stain.
  2. Use a cleaner such as TSP to clean the floors. Use scrub brushes to scrub and remove glue or other residues on the floors, then rinse them thoroughly.
  3. Take the shop vacuum to vacuum up as much of the water as possible. Use the squeegee to move the water to the shop vacuum.
  4. Allow the entire floor to dry before beginning to apply the stain.
  5. Add painter's tape and plastic around the walls of the room where you don't want any stain to touch.
  6. When your floors are completely dry, you can test out the stain in a small inconspicuous area of the room. Check that it's the color you want and that it takes to the floor properly. If it's what you want, follow the manufacturer's instructions to apply it to your entire floor and use a sprayer to apply it to the floors.
  7. Allow the first coating to dry and then apply a second coat. The more coats, the darker the stain will be.
  8. The last step is to seal the floors with a concrete sealer. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to seal in the color and to give it a nice shine. Apply the sealer with a roller, but use a foam roller that won't leave too much texture.
  9. Allow the sealer to dry thoroughly and cure before adding any furniture back into the room.

Staining concrete floors is fairly simple to do. Be sure to wear protective gloves and eye-wear, ventilate the room and wear old clothing when performing this task. Enjoy your one-of-a-kind floor that you designed yourself. Add concrete sealer at least every few years to protect the color and your floors.

Contact a company like Southport Concrete Corp for more information and assistance. 

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