Stained Concrete Walls
I spot stained occasional orange bricks then did the rest with coffee brown not black.
Stained concrete walls. Jan 28 2018 explore tracy1514 s board stained concrete flooring followed by 102 people on pinterest. Follow the stain manufacturer s directions. Stain colors will be more intense if you apply the stain soon after the concrete has been placed. Think of the stain as a clear coat that is tinted rather than a paint that will fill in and completely cover blemishes.
Shop online when you re ready to begin staining cement and concrete. Acid based chemical stains often have different requirements than acrylic stains for surface preparation application and cleanup. Staining concrete can bring new life to a basement floor or outdoor concrete. For example concrete floors that have a lot of cracks or pitting won t get camouflaged.
I took a clean broom to wipe the concrete wall from any debris. Take time to clean the old concrete before the staining process and work carefully as you apply stain to the concrete floor. Once the wall has completely dried you are ready for the next step of staining concrete walls. Don t expect a stained finish that is extremely even or resembles a painted wall.
This is harder said than done as you will be using an etching solution which is designed to eat away limestone found in the concrete and open the pores on the surface. Overly moist concrete isn t a good candidate for staining either since it can cause both drying and sealing issues. Find and save ideas about stained concrete on pinterest. Surface preparation is an important part of how to stain concrete.
Whether it s an indoor area or a drab and dreary retaining wall that brings down the aesthetic a concrete block wall can be transformed with stain which requires less maintenance than paint. If it is an outside wall a pressure washer is normally a good choice before staining concrete walls. The wall was a regular poured concrete wall in a brick pattern form. See more ideas about stained concrete concrete floors and flooring.
By its nature concrete absorbs stain unevenly and patterns that play on this fact will look best. I applied the deco gel with a paint brush.