Polished Concrete Floor Painted

by Mikkan Drane The sight of an old gray slab truly is not such a good thing to see, ... of it. However, unlike the acid staining that is so hard to control, painting concrete polished floor ... it. Before you can start painting on your concrete polished floor, the area must be prepared first [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 03:25:22

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Broken Hair Dryer and Scary Cat

Image Source: tophee My hair dryer died last night ... to drown out all of the noise in the house.  Since we have acid stained concrete floors, I just put the hairdryer on the floor and don’t have to worry about it catching anything on fire.  Also [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 15:55:50

Your Morning Sift

Good morning and Happy Friday. We made it through another week, didn't we? ... Investments.The unit has 1,267 square feet of living space, 15-foot ceilings, acid stained concrete floors [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 11:22:14

Floor time!

On the last progress report we were ready to begin the Acid Stain prep work. Well we cleaned the concrete with plain water then spritzed on the pre stain chemical and scrubbed it with a stiff brush, then rinsed. It went pretty well. Because the floor had to be dry [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 19:24:00

Looking Forward Without Stains

Rust that has been there in your concrete (whether its on your walls or floors) for a long time can be stubborn and mind wrecking thing to handle, Lots of us uses oxalic acid to do the job, its proven from years in eliminating this kinds of rust stains, simply spray on the wet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 08:50:06

Staining Your Concrete Floor for a Great Look

The technique of acid staining can transform typical concrete flooring into the look of natural stone ... that have radiant floor heating, this system works best when insulating materials like tile ... of staining a concrete floor is not especially complex, but it can be tricky to get the results you want [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 06:12:44

Just in time

We're protected from the rain. And with the roof shingles comes a complete re-thinking about the colour our house is going to be ... who does acid-staining and other decorateve concrete floors himself so he knows exactly ... for the concrete floors to be poured.The floors look like this right now:Even upstairs has red tubes snaking [more...]

Date: 2008-08-10 05:54:00

Incoming

My brother arrives today. In less than 6 hours. Meanwhile, I spent most of the long holiday weekend sleeping and working on the basement ... . I wonder if Andrew likes drywall...After that, I'll be refinishing the basement floor by acid etching the concrete (looks like stain, but penetrates better than regular concrete staining). Thanks [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 20:26:00

Mint Collection

I could live here. In the heart of San Francisco, the old San Francisco Fire Department firehouse has been turned into 25 luxury residences that ... with exposed concrete walls and plaster finishes, over-sized industrial windows with generous downtown views, acid-stained concrete floors with high-gloss finishes, and oh so much more. Seriously, go check [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 17:58:00

Stained and Dyed Cement Floors

One of the most beautiful floors you can imagine is nothing more than colored concrete. Of course there is more to getting this type of flooring than just painting a concrete floor. This comes from a process called “acid etching.” In almost all homes concrete makes up the foundation [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 23:25:28

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