CEMENT-STAINED FLOORS

PHOTOS FOR CEMENT FLOORS
STAINING PROCESS

1. FIRST we removed all the old tile or flooring as shown in top photo.

2. Then we scraped and scrubbed off all glue residue off surface.
We also rented a CEMENT GRINDER, (sorry I did not take a photo of it) and went all over
the floor with it to make it as smooth as possible.

3. Once it is as clean as you could possible get it, make sure you tape up all the walls with plastic so you don't stain them.

4. You will have to lightly mist the concrete floors with WATER BEFORE misting with stain.

**THE PHOTO AT THE TOP SHOWS THE AFTER WE SPRAYED WITH STAIN.

5. WAIT AT LEAST 24 HOURS TO ENSURE THAT STAIN HAS DRIED AND PENETRATED INTO CEMENT.

6. ONCE it is dried you will want to start cleaning up all the leftover stain residue. You can VACUUM IT WITH THE DRY/WET VAC. THEN you will have to "wash" it with water alone and keep on soaking it up with the vac.

7. You may use a mop also, making sure you rinse it off every so often so that you don't put the stain all over the floor again.

8.This is what it will look like after is is nicely cleaned and dried.
(not as beautiful as when you're finished putting the epoxy clear coat)

9. Start at one end and remember that you will have to walk yourself out of there! :) (when you buy the epoxy clear coat, it will tell you to mix 2 parts and wait 30 min. before applying--make sure you do so! Don't forget to add the skid resistant packet.)
Start rolling on and make sure you don't leave definite lines of demarcation.

10. This is a view of 3 different parts of the floor...The darker one is where the clear coat is drying, the white part is when we just applied the coat and the lighter yellow looking one is the floor before its been coated.

11. Don't forget to do the edges with a brush first.

12. We are just about done! Wait about 24 hrs to walk on and at least 48hrs to move items onto the floor. We went ahead and just waited the 48 hrs for any movement on them.

13. ONCE YOU DO IT, it will definitely seem more than 13 steps or pointers--IT IS!
AND IT IS ALOT HARDER THAN WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!! VERY TIRING BUT SO WORTH IT! ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CAN SAY YOU DID IT YOURSELF AND DIDN'T PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO DO IT!

THIS LAST PHOTO IS THE ONE OF MY SALON WHEN WE HAD OUR CHURCH CEREMONY.
EVERYBODY LOVES THE LOOK AND FEEL OF THE FLOOR!