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Offline Dichotomy

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Stained concrete
« on: March 03, 2011, 06:53:57 PM »
anybody ever done it?

Success / Fail stories?

house is 30 years old and I'm sure there are some fissures in the foundation but I love the look and I'm set on it. 
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Re: Stained concrete
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2011, 07:01:54 PM »
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Re: Stained concrete
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2011, 07:20:21 PM »
you going to help me get a supply? ;)
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Re: Stained concrete
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2011, 08:21:33 PM »
Doesn't it drain out after you eat the braaaaaiiinnnnnssss???
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Re: Stained concrete
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2011, 09:27:52 PM »
Quote from: Dichotomy on March 03, 2011, 06:53:57 PM
anybody ever done it?

Success / Fail stories?

house is 30 years old and I'm sure there are some fissures in the foundation but I love the look and I'm set on it. 

i;ve stained concrete with leaky engines.  :devil
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Re: Stained concrete
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2011, 09:41:55 PM »
so much help.. I'm feeling the love  :rofl
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Re: Stained concrete
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2011, 11:08:24 PM »
Dicho, could you give us some more details on what you actually are looking for? or trying to obtain as a finished product ( got a reference picture perhaps? )
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Re: Stained concrete
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2011, 11:09:32 PM »
I just built my house go to strusehouse.blogspot.com

I did my own poured concrete countertop as well as colored concrete.

Ok I did dyed concrete for the floors they I ground them to expose some agraget then sealed it to bring out the shine. On the counter tops I dyed the concrete then ground them and polished them. My wife wants the kitchen counter tops darker so we are acid dying them more of a chocolet color.

I would definatly do it again. But I have radiant floor heat so my toes are nice and warm.

One neat thing you can do with the cracks in the floor is use them as an artistic feature. Use a bright  color and slurry the crack then grind the floor. It will leave lightning type accents in the floor. Wife would only let me slurry the grout lines ( we diamond saw cut a tile 4x4 ft pattern in the floor ) in a line brown contrast color. We did raised grout lines so the floor is smooth across it's surface  no dips in the grout lines to catch dirt.

Let me know if you have any specific questions. We used a solvent based acrylic to seal the floor. It smelled for days. Nasty stuff.
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Re: Stained concrete
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2011, 11:50:41 PM »
Quote from: Sonicblu on March 03, 2011, 11:09:32 PM
I just built my house go to strusehouse.blogspot.com

I did my own poured concrete countertop as well as colored concrete.

Ok I did dyed concrete for the floors they I ground them to expose some agraget then sealed it to bring out the shine. On the counter tops I dyed the concrete then ground them and polished them. My wife wants the kitchen counter tops darker so we are acid dying them more of a chocolet color.

I would definatly do it again. But I have radiant floor heat so my toes are nice and warm.

One neat thing you can do with the cracks in the floor is use them as an artistic feature. Use a bright  color and slurry the crack then grind the floor. It will leave lightning type accents in the floor. Wife would only let me slurry the grout lines ( we diamond saw cut a tile 4x4 ft pattern in the floor ) in a line brown contrast color. We did raised grout lines so the floor is smooth across it's surface  no dips in the grout lines to catch dirt.

Let me know if you have any specific questions. We used a solvent based acrylic to seal the floor. It smelled for days. Nasty stuff.
you live in a bunker or something? that's a lot of concrete...  :huh
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Re: Stained concrete
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2011, 06:28:39 AM »
Quote from: Sonicblu on March 03, 2011, 11:09:32 PM
I just built my house go to strusehouse.blogspot.com

I did my own poured concrete countertop as well as colored concrete.

Ok I did dyed concrete for the floors they I ground them to expose some agraget then sealed it to bring out the shine. On the counter tops I dyed the concrete then ground them and polished them. My wife wants the kitchen counter tops darker so we are acid dying them more of a chocolet color.

I would definatly do it again. But I have radiant floor heat so my toes are nice and warm.

One neat thing you can do with the cracks in the floor is use them as an artistic feature. Use a bright  color and slurry the crack then grind the floor. It will leave lightning type accents in the floor. Wife would only let me slurry the grout lines ( we diamond saw cut a tile 4x4 ft pattern in the floor ) in a line brown contrast color. We did raised grout lines so the floor is smooth across it's surface  no dips in the grout lines to catch dirt.

Let me know if you have any specific questions. We used a solvent based acrylic to seal the floor. It smelled for days. Nasty stuff.
That's the way I've seen it done before in new construction. Never seen anyone color stain old concrete.
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Re: Stained concrete
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2011, 08:00:08 AM »
I saw that sonic and I will probably hit you up on the details for the countertops some day.  I really want those :D

It is, according to my research, possible to acid stain old concrete so long as you clean it thoroughly.  Now naysayers talk the 'it will be really cold in winter' bit but I can live with that if it turns out to be true.  I love the look and the maintainability of it and the cost to convert is relatively inexpensive.

I am NOT looking forward to the labor of removing the lino from the kitchen or bathroom but.. such is life. 
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Re: Stained concrete
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2011, 10:29:53 AM »
Quote from: Dichotomy on March 04, 2011, 08:00:08 AM
I saw that sonic and I will probably hit you up on the details for the countertops some day.  I really want those :D

It is, according to my research, possible to acid stain old concrete so long as you clean it thoroughly.  Now naysayers talk the 'it will be really cold in winter' bit but I can live with that if it turns out to be true.  I love the look and the maintainability of it and the cost to convert is relatively inexpensive.

I am NOT looking forward to the labor of removing the lino from the kitchen or bathroom but.. such is life.  

They have concrete stain at Home Shlepo they will color it any color you like, apply it liberally with a roller.
Is the concrete inside or out? If inside you may think about the epoxy paint and paint chip system. That looks very nice as well.

Are you going to tile the kitchen and bath? If so use don't remove the lino use it as slip sheet.
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Re: Stained concrete
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2011, 10:51:36 AM »
no I'm going to rip the lino out and go stained in there as well :D
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Re: Stained concrete
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2011, 11:05:10 AM »
I am a concrete contractor and do that all the time. Nothing to it. Clean surface, air blow off, get sprayer and spray in circles all around let sit for a week then apply sealer same way. Protect walls as some stains are acid and will damage adjacent items. Tape off areas to create designs with a day seperation of application.
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Re: Stained concrete
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2011, 11:11:10 AM »
I was wondering how they did those designs as I'm not too keen on trying to grid the place off and sawing.  Thanks  :aok
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