Faux Cement Floor Painting

The concrete must be cleaned thoroughly before painting or faux finishing.

Faux cement floor painting.

Whether you ve schooled yourself on how to paint a room or tried your hand at painting kitchen cabinets you probably haven t painted a floor. In the mudroom i also had some serious tile repairs to make before i could even paint. After the paint has dried consider adding two layers of varnish to protect the new faux marble paint job on your concrete floor. Faux painted flooring can last several years with minimal care and even after.

I marked 2 foot marks along the walls to create a 2 x 2 grid then i got a 12 foot 1 x 2 board and lined it up so i could make a midway mark on the floor. Then i used the board to draw the line so i had a pencil mark for my grid. This might be my favorite blog post of all time. I completely transformed our dated peachy tile by painting it.

Painting the base coat. This was the before. Tips for faux painting finishing an indoor concrete floor clean it up. If you think you can paint floors with regular wall paint you re sadly mistaken.

It wasn t horrendous but it also wasn t my style. These floors travel all the way into our mudroom. Faux paint your concrete floor believe it or not you absolutely can faux paint your old stained concrete floor or patio and improve the appearance immensely without spending a fortune on new concrete. Supplies needed painters tape gray enamel porch and floor paint paint roller tape measure pencil chalk line ruler t square 1 2 inch thick foam rubber utility knife heavy cardboard two to four squirt bottles two to four colors of enamel porch and floor paint rubber gloves clean rags.

How to faux stone a concrete outside floor clean clean clean. No matter what style of faux stone you wish to create a base coat of a latex floor and patio. Continue to care for your newly painted floor by polishing the concrete regularly. Although if you ve painted stairs you re already a step ahead first consider your supplies.

Then give it a thorough. A grout colour two other colours and a white. A base coat of paint provides the backdrop for whatever type of faux finish you wish to create from.