As you re spraying the stain have someone else follow behind you with a broom working the stain into the floor.
How to install stained concrete floors in house.
Allow the first round of spraying to set and then look for any areas that are lighter than you prefer.
Surface prepartion your concrete will be cleaned and possibly ground to get it ready for staining polishing or resurfacing.
Apply the concrete stain.
This will create a more consistent finish.
In addition stained concrete floors often have more intricate finishes with multiple colors and stencil work.
Steps for installing a concrete floor most concrete floor projects consist of three phases.
The cost of staining concrete interior floors can be higher than installing other types of floors if you have to remove existing flooring like carpet or hardwood.
This can involve first removing any existing flooring such as carpeting or vinyl to expose the existing concrete slab.
Concrete floor installation in most circumstances a residential concrete floor is created by grinding an existing structural concrete slab and applying a chosen polishing colorizing or texturizing technique.
Read the instructions on the can for dry time.
Once the tack stripe are removed it will leave holes in the concrete some worse than others.
I am considering staining some of the concrete floors in my house.
Pump the stain onto the concrete using even strokes to make sure the surface is complete coated but without creating any puddles.
Spray it evenly across the floor.
Decorative treatment the installation process will be different depending on which finish you choose for your floors.
Once you have removed the old carpet and pad there are tack strips around the walls that must be removed.