Thursday, January 22, 2009

Painted Polished Concrete Floor

By Mikkan Drane

Its definitely not a wonder for someone to want to redesign an old gray slab of any building or house. The dull color of natural cement doesnt always come off as attractive, especially when you intend to have an elegantly styled home or establishment. One way of fixing this problem is by painting the polished concrete floor.

The same with concrete acid staining, painting your floor can improve the looks of it. However, unlike the acid staining that is so hard to control, painting concrete polished floor is easier to manipulate. Therefore, the end results would definitely be exactly the way you would want it.

Before starting on painting or creating patterns on your polished concrete floor, you have to prepare the area first. Thorough cleaning must be done on the floor where every particle present on it must be removed. Using a pressure washer can definitely be a big help for this task.

When you have made sure that you have removed every bit of flakes, dirt or chipping old paints from the concrete polished floor, let it dry completely. While in that process, you can also try filling in the present cracks or holes to make it smooth and clean necessary for great painting outputs.

It is important that the floor be really dry before painting over it. Leaks must be avoided. To do this, you can try putting a plastic over the floor as part of its drying process. You are supposed to leave this overnight.

After having the plastic overnight, the next thing to consider is to check out condensation formations on the plastic. If you see some forms of liquid on the plastic, that means there are leaks present on the floor. Use a quality sealant to solve this problem.

Once the primer or sealant had dried up, the painting process can be done. You are free to put in the pattern that you wish for it, or you can ask help from an expert to have better results if you don't know how to do it yourself. At the same time, get some advice as to what type of paint to use so you're assured of only the best for your floor's satisfying end result. - 16492

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