Faux Cement Floor Painting

After the paint has dried consider adding two layers of varnish to protect the new faux marble paint job on your concrete floor.

Faux cement floor painting.

Continue to care for your newly painted floor by polishing the concrete regularly. This was the before. Today i m talking about my faux cement tile painted floors. 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. A grout colour two other colours and a white. 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. Grease oils and stains.

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. Faux painted flooring can last several years with minimal care and even after. Although if you ve painted stairs you re already a step ahead first consider your supplies. Sweep the concrete and vacuum the corners to remove the loose dirt and dust.

A base coat of paint provides the backdrop for whatever type of faux finish you wish to create from. In the mudroom i also had some serious tile repairs to make before i could even paint. Then give it a thorough. How to faux stone a concrete outside floor clean clean clean.

Tips for faux painting finishing an indoor concrete floor clean it up. Painting the base coat. If you think you can paint floors with regular wall paint you re sadly mistaken. The concrete must be cleaned thoroughly before painting or faux finishing.

These floors travel all the way into our mudroom. 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. I completely transformed our dated peachy tile by painting it.