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20x24 12ft tall garage project
- Thread starter rfrew79
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p_mori7
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Nice ! Good Job !
Thanks!
What I did is, I have stained concrete floors in the kitchen in my house. So I had an idea of how it held up to foot traffic and how to keep it clean. So what I did is I know the contractor that did my kitchen so I called him up and talked to him. The floor in my kitchen is kind of the same concept I have score marks cut into the concrete that are used to make patterns with different colors. Then they filled the score marks with tile grout. What he recommended was to go to home Depot and look at their stain. I had some paint on the floor from other project I have done so I got their concrete paint striper and spread it all over the floor. I then power washed it off and took a hand grinder to some other problem areas that need some extra cleaning. I then took a chalk line and marked out 18”x18” squares in the concrete. I got a 1/8 inch diamond blade for a hand grinder and cut out the score marks on the floor by hand. Then I power washed it again. Then I took home depots concrete cleaning and etcher, which I think is muriatic acid if I am not mistaken, and coated the floor with it using a pump sprayer. I let it sit for 30 min and then used a stiff bristle broom to scrub the floor. I then used the power washer again to clean the floor and used the acid again for some problem areas. After the final wash I let the concrete dry overnight. Then I used Home depots concrete stain primer. I also got two colors of stain. They make their own tint so I am sure they could do any color you want but I chose the charcoal and English brick red. These colors match my colors I have in my kitchen. I put down the stain with a pump sprayer and then evened it out with a nap paint roller. I had to put down two coats for the charcoal but I only put down one coat for the red. I let the stain dry for two days then last night I put down a coat of sealer. Tonight I am going to get the grout and put it into the score marks. Then I plan on putting two more coats of sealer down. I plan on putting some silica sand in the last coat of sealer to give it some grip when the floor is wet. The instructions for the sealer say that it can be used for automotive application and it will not take on the tire marks. But I have to wait 14 days before I park my cars on it. This is an experiment and I have not seen a lot of people do this so I will update you on the progress and let you know if I have any problems with what I did. All in all the entire floor cost me about $250 and about 3 full weekends of prep and application. I am still trying to decide on cabinets and I eventually want to utilize the 12ft ceilings and put in a car lift. I will keep you posted as I go.
What I did is, I have stained concrete floors in the kitchen in my house. So I had an idea of how it held up to foot traffic and how to keep it clean. So what I did is I know the contractor that did my kitchen so I called him up and talked to him. The floor in my kitchen is kind of the same concept I have score marks cut into the concrete that are used to make patterns with different colors. Then they filled the score marks with tile grout. What he recommended was to go to home Depot and look at their stain. I had some paint on the floor from other project I have done so I got their concrete paint striper and spread it all over the floor. I then power washed it off and took a hand grinder to some other problem areas that need some extra cleaning. I then took a chalk line and marked out 18”x18” squares in the concrete. I got a 1/8 inch diamond blade for a hand grinder and cut out the score marks on the floor by hand. Then I power washed it again. Then I took home depots concrete cleaning and etcher, which I think is muriatic acid if I am not mistaken, and coated the floor with it using a pump sprayer. I let it sit for 30 min and then used a stiff bristle broom to scrub the floor. I then used the power washer again to clean the floor and used the acid again for some problem areas. After the final wash I let the concrete dry overnight. Then I used Home depots concrete stain primer. I also got two colors of stain. They make their own tint so I am sure they could do any color you want but I chose the charcoal and English brick red. These colors match my colors I have in my kitchen. I put down the stain with a pump sprayer and then evened it out with a nap paint roller. I had to put down two coats for the charcoal but I only put down one coat for the red. I let the stain dry for two days then last night I put down a coat of sealer. Tonight I am going to get the grout and put it into the score marks. Then I plan on putting two more coats of sealer down. I plan on putting some silica sand in the last coat of sealer to give it some grip when the floor is wet. The instructions for the sealer say that it can be used for automotive application and it will not take on the tire marks. But I have to wait 14 days before I park my cars on it. This is an experiment and I have not seen a lot of people do this so I will update you on the progress and let you know if I have any problems with what I did. All in all the entire floor cost me about $250 and about 3 full weekends of prep and application. I am still trying to decide on cabinets and I eventually want to utilize the 12ft ceilings and put in a car lift. I will keep you posted as I go.
rancheroxl
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I'm thinking about the staining/sealing on my newbuild also. Its a 20x40, and the pour was done last month. anyways, I'm anxious to see how yours turns out.
Craig
Craig
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