Here are the pros and cons of each.
White stained concrete floor.
Acid based and water based stains.
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During the three years we have lived in the house our builder has tried various things to fix the floor.
It also won t fade peel or chip.
Floor and concrete stains are usually easier to apply than paints but they require more frequent reapplication to keep looking fresh.
We have salts that our escaping and clouding the floor.
Behr premium 5 gal.
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Acid based stain and water based stain.
Sherwin williams world of color doesn t stop with our paints our wide variety of stains can enhance and protect any porch deck trim or siding as well as concrete driveways and walkways.
The below concrete stain colors were achieved with surecrete s eco stain a water based semi transparent concrete stain floor concrete color these colors of stain are applied on gray concrete with stain applied at full strength no dilution with two applications and is sealed with a penetrating color enhancing sealer.
Plain concrete slabs have served as the flooring material for basements garages patios and utility areas for many years but concrete is now also a viable material in home interiors where it can be polished etched or stained to serve as the finished flooring surface if you are used to thinking of concrete as a utilitarian surface suitable only for utilitarian surfaces the many virtues.
Purchase an acidic efflorescence stain remover available at hardware stores and home centers.
Our concrete stains provide a simple way to not only add color and style but also help protect the surface.
There are two types of products you can use for staining concrete floors.
Acid based stain the color palette is more limited but the stain typically lasts longer than water based so it s the best solution for high traffic areas.
We have a stained concrete floor slab on grade in our houston home.
Staining and finishing concrete floors submitted by ana white on fri 05 09 2014 10 43 for this floor we used rustoleum s epoxyshield garage floor coating.
First he tried redoing the stain and sealer but the same.
As with floor paints there are two primary types of floor stains from which to choose.
Efflorescence on a stained floor slab.
The white residue on the surface of new concrete can be removed only with an acidic cleaner.