16 times when concrete floors made living rooms look stunning.
Making a concrete floor look good.
Ok i m so convinced of how great the room is going to look there is no doubt in my mind that my hubby won t love the idea too.
And hiring someone to install flooring can be so much costly.
You can just paint over it providing it is free of debris.
If the floor is not prepared properly the paint will blister peel and ruin all your hard work.
There was a time when bare concrete floors stayed well hidden beneath carpets parquet flooring and tiles when it was inconceivable to leave them exposed and the very idea that they could look good like that was not even taken into consideration.
Concrete resurfacing using an overlay can make an old cracked and pitted concrete patio look like new again.
You can patch any holes or chips with any good concrete patching compound.
Create a modern warm living space into your home with these 10 diy home project ideas for your cement floors.
Make your own diy concrete floor with this great flooring idea.
Just have fun and make it look great.
Paint stain or dye.
It doesn t matter if the floor has already been painted.
I m looking for suggestions as to the best concrete floor paint.
Preparing your floor properly cannot be over stressed.
Now we know better than to dismiss it and concrete floors are actually trendy in.
An unfinished basement with its concrete floor and exposed joists may seem dreary and cold.
This patio i repaired the small cracks lightly ground the surface applied the overlay with a hand trowel at about 1 16 inch thick then dragged a broom across the overlay to give it a broomed finished look.
Another way to make your concrete floor look even better is to add some color by painting it.
Use concrete floor paint prepare your surface add a design.
You can still see the seams of the subfloor notice the vertical line on the right hand side of the photo above.
You can use one color or if you want you can paint patterns with numerous different shades of paint.
But the whole diy concrete floor is quite thin maybe 1 8 thick max.
Diy concrete floor things to know.
Videos and tutorial here.
Ultimately i built up 6 thin layers and then topped it with a thicker layer.
But in reality it is an enormous blank canvas just waiting for your inspired ideas and artistic vision.
So why not get creative and make your boring concrete floor shine.
One thing i learned.
May 2 2016 i love the look of concrete floors and i pride myself in making sure my flooring looks amazing.
Best concrete floor paint.