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We painted the concrete floors in the living room, dining room, and hall way to look like tile and then gave it 3 coats of poly. It looks great and doesn't feel like concrete at all. We also painted the bedroom floors to coordinate with the decor in each room with the same 3 coats of poly over it. No one can believe how great it looks!
Judy at September 13, 2008 10:29 PM
Posted by: Judy at September 13, 2008 10:29 PMGreat to hear Judy! Wonderful things really can be done with concrete!
The Flooring Lady at September 16, 2008 08:22 PM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at September 16, 2008 08:22 PMHow did you paint the concrete to look like tile? Colors, type of paint?
Doris at October 13, 2008 05:26 PM
Posted by: Doris at October 13, 2008 05:26 PMHi Doris - check out Concrete Flooring Ideas. It's not step-by-step instructions, but gives you a general idea. You can use whatever colors you like and paint that's suitable for concrete. Be sure to put a protective coat over it - and make sure beforehand that it'll work with your paint job and NOT ruin it.
The Flooring Lady at October 13, 2008 06:47 PM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at October 13, 2008 06:47 PMI have painted my back porch (semi-enclosed concrete) several times. When the weather is humid it begins to peel in spots. What type of flooring can I put over the painted concrete?
Teresa at December 31, 2008 01:33 PM
Posted by: Teresa at December 31, 2008 01:33 PMHi Teresa, Not a whole lot. I know, that's not the answer you wanted. You could tile over the concrete, but the the paint might interfere with what you use to set the tile with. You could try epoxy paints - but you'd still have to strip the old paint. Stained concrete can give some stunning effects as well, but again, you'd have to strip the paint. You could repaint and then use a protective sealer - this may or may not require you to strip the old paint as it would depend on what type of paint you've used, whether or not you're going to use the same type of paint and choosing a sealer that is a proper choice for the paint.
The Flooring Lady at January 4, 2009 01:30 PM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at January 4, 2009 01:30 PMWe are renovating or Kitchen, Living Room and Dining Room. We are in the process of doing concrete floors. The Floor contractor, stained the concrete and left it up to our house contractor to cover them not advising him on how to do it. Well he taped down paper and cardboard to the floors. Now we are ready to finish the floors. When we pulled up the paper and cardboard there were tape marks on the floor. We have tried using acetone to get it off and sanding them. Nothing is working. I am so upset and I don't think the concrete guy is planning to reimburse me for a crummy job. I told him this was his project and he should have covered them. He kept reassuring me that when the sealer went on it would fade away. Well he put one coat of sealer on yesterday and they are still there. Any suggestions??? Thanks Sue
Sue Walker at April 28, 2009 10:04 AM
Posted by: Sue Walker at April 28, 2009 10:04 AMHi Sue, Geez...... that's just horrible! I presume the house contractor knew that the floors weren't sealed? It really sounds like it was more his fault since either you or the house contractor released the flooring contractor, leaving it up to the house contractor to take care of finishing the job. I do agree that the flooring contractor should have finished it, but since it sounds like it was apparently agreed upon for the housing contractor to do it (or delegate it to another person), I don't see how you can hold the flooring contractor responsible. Sounds like you really need to be taking care of this through the house contractor. He should also be responsible for cleaning up the residue. Hopefully, the stain won't be ruined when it's finally cleaned up - it's terribly difficult to try to restain. He can't do that anyway, now that he's put a coat of sealer on - the sealer will have to be stripped - which might also damage the stain. I don't envy you right now and I hope that the contractor cares enough about his reputation to make this right - at his own expense.
As far as what to use on the floor, perhaps a different type of product would work. I would recommend something like goo-gone or even Avon's Skin-So-Soft, but I'd be afraid that the oils could soak into the concrete, creating darker areas. Again, this still isn't going to work though, since it's been sealed.
Make sure your contractor puts enough coats of sealer on the finished floor after he gets his mess straightened out. It's going to need more than a coat or two.
Best of luck, keeping my fingers crossed that this can be worked out smoothly.
The Flooring Lady at April 29, 2009 12:04 AM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at April 29, 2009 12:04 AMUp in northern WI we built a new hunting cabin on a concrete slab. Because the cabin is not heated year round we get a lot of condensation when first opening the place up. There's lamineat flooring in the great room and bedroom which sweats a lot especially under furniture. We still have the mud room to cover, I was thinking about cork(cork is suppose to be a good insulator), would this help for condensation or is there something better?
Glenn at May 19, 2009 07:43 AM
Posted by: Glenn at May 19, 2009 07:43 AM
Hi Glenn, Yes, cork is a good insulator, but I doubt this will help with condensation. I really think you're going to have a problem with condensation no matter what type of flooring you use - it's just from the difference in temp/humidity.
The Flooring Lady at May 20, 2009 11:10 PM
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