Faux Concrete Floors
It wasn t horrendous but it also wasn t my style.
Faux concrete floors. Clean the concrete surface. Then use a latex patio enamel to create the base or background color. The concrete must be cleaned thoroughly before painting or faux finishing.
Wood floors may not always be the best option like for these homeowners who wanted they look of wood but the durability of concrete. Concrete is gray in color and not very inviting. Instead of tearing out concrete and replacing it with slate update it with a painted faux slate finish.
Wash the concrete floor thoroughly with a soap and water solution to remove all dirt and oils. These floors travel all the way into our mudroom. This might be my favorite blog post of all time.
Let the floor dry overnight then tape off baseboards or other trim as needed with painter s tape. Clean the concrete thoroughly to ensure the paint sticks. However you can avoid incurring the costs of overlaying genuine tile over a concrete floor and create a faux marble finish that closely resembles marble tile.
In the mudroom i also had some serious tile repairs to make before i could even paint. I completely transformed our dated peachy tile by painting it. You can make concrete look like marble.
Add color variations with paint brushes and sea sponges to mimic your favorite shade of slate. Their contractor started by cutting offset joints in the floor to create the appearance of boards. If you were to hire a professional contractor you can expect the cost to be about 8 10 per square foot.