This how to guide covers everything from A-Z when it comes to staining your concrete floors. Here is a small taste of exactly what you can hope to find inside:
- Is Your Concrete Floor a Good Candidate for Staining: An overview of how concrete is made up in different forms, how to determine what type of concrete you have, and what you will have to do to prepare for staining.
- Materials, Protective Wear, and Tools: One of my biggest mistakes was not knowing what materials I would need before starting my project. This chapter contains a comprehensive list (and how to get said items).
- Choosing Color and Design: Commitment phobes may fear this section; but I will help you get past your fear and choose what will work for your home.
- Stained Concrete Floor Ideas: An overview of a few different things you can do with your concrete floors depending on your personal situation. This section alone can help you solidify your decision from chapter 3.
- Choosing the Best Stain for Your Floor: Different types of concrete will react differently with certain types of stain. This section will help you figure out exactly which type of stain you need.
- Eco Friendly Options and Water Based Concrete Stains: Are you really feeling this “Green Movement?” Water based stains will help you stain your floors in an environmentally friendly way, and can also open up a different color palette to use.
- Common Problems and How to Avoid Them: This section is essentially the story of everything I did wrong on my first try. My examples will help you avoid the same fate.
- Preparing Concrete for Staining: Once all of the preliminary work is done, you are ready to get to the down and dirty of staining your floors. Up first is your concrete and how to ensure it is ready to become a canvas for your art.
- Removing Tough Stains: As a porous material, concrete is apt to accumulate stains over time. Fortunately they are removable and I will tell you how to get rid of them.
- Applying the Stain (One Step at a Time): Rushing through this part almost ruined my floors. You won’t suffer the same fate if you follow these steps.
- Maintaining Your Floors: Once complete, your concrete floors are almost set for life. These tasks (performed once in a while) will ensure it looks showroom new for decades to come.
- FAQ: The things I wished I had asked before starting my first project.
This book will help you create beautiful stained concrete floors. It will prevent you from making mistakes that may cost you a lot of money.
