Refinishing Interior Concrete Floors

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Refinishing interior concrete floors. You can just live with it paint it or cover it with another floor covering. T1000 stampable overlay for use with resurfacing concrete floors and hardscapes. You have to prep the edges correctly and use the right materials. Floor coatings available in value packs.

A lot of people update their floors as part of refinishing their basement. Whether your refinishing concrete floors with stain or painting concrete floors inside a house you ll want to add a sealant to increase the durability and longevity of your floors. Three of the 4 ingredients in basic concrete are or were rock at one point. This type of decorative refinishing can be done on driveways patios pool decks and even indoor floors.

Holes 1 inch or deeper require a concrete mix with coarse crushed stone aggregate which bonds well with existing concrete. When the finish has worn though you re faced with some of the same decisions you would face if the floor were wood. Flooring coating system epoxy flooring system designed for concrete. When a concrete floor begins to lose its luster you can often restore it by polishing it or adding a refresher seal coat.

Concrete is simply artificial rock. Polishing a concrete floor in the basement ranges from 3 to 12 per square foot. Simply pouring wet concrete into a hole in your driveway sidewalk or basement floor won t make for a lasting repair. Concrete overlay pictures browse examples of interior concrete overlays in homes and businesses.

On the far left you have the concrete floors that were covered by rugs the middle section was the main circulation path for the house and got cleaned the most frequently meaning it had the most color removed on the far right you can see the new slab. Polished concrete basement floor cost. How easy is it to change the color of stained concrete floors. The aggregate is made up of small stones.

For an average 700 to 1 000 square foot basement your estimate could run from 2 100 to 12 000. This tough pourable resurfacer restores rough or damaged concrete to a heavy duty surface suitab. A concrete coating is applied over the old surface offering a variety of color texture and pattern options. Sealant adds shine and prevents the stain you so painstakingly applied from being damaged by any additional stain or dulled by wear and tear.

San francisco interior designer nicole hollis had new concrete floors poured in her 5 000 square foot studio. Concrete resurfacing is a way to make damaged or dated concrete look new again. Photograph by laure joliet courtesy of nicole hollis.