Tom & Barbie’s Lone Star Shop. This one was done at two separate times. Transition boards are a good way to stop a section of floor and then come back later to add another section. The star was the beginning of the overlay. It was stained first, allowed to dry, then the rest of the… Continue reading Tom & Barbie’s Lone Star Shop
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Mark & Gerry’s House
There were several different types of floors in this house. Walls that had been removed, carpet tack divots, weak spots, potholes, and long cracks in the concrete. Parts of it had a stain coating on it. Also, we had to remove some 1960 linoleum, and all of it was glued down very well. It was… Continue reading Mark & Gerry’s House
James & Tia’s Back Porch
Have you ever had a DIY stain job go bad? Yeah, Most of them do go bad. It’s the rare one that turns out right. It doesn’t matter what brand of stain you use. All those Youtube videos only work in a perfect world. Having a concrete stain job turn out bad is a complete… Continue reading James & Tia’s Back Porch
Tom & Barbie’s Shop #1
This was nice concrete before but it was real slick. That won’t do for a shop that doubles as a pool house. Too many slip & falls. The solution is a thin layer of 4278 psi brushed concrete. Thin as a credit card. I scored it into planks 7-1/4″ wide, stained it solid first, then… Continue reading Tom & Barbie’s Shop #1
Mack & Sondra’s Sun Room
A little sun room with some really rotten, cracked and spalling concrete. The flooring had to be replaced often because of the moisture coming up through the concrete. We dug out the soft spots, widened the cracks, then filled the holes with concrete and filled the smaller cracks with 5000 psi self leveling concrete. Then… Continue reading Mack & Sondra’s Sun Room
Buster & Libby’s Porch
It came some heavy rains while working on this one. Still turned out real nice. The distressing was done with balled up craft paper used as a stomper, knocked down light with a 14″ knife, then brushed with a heavier broom. The planks are 12″ wide.
Susan & Ricky’s House
This house would get a water leak about once a year, ruining the floor each time. The owners had enough of it so we overlaid it with antique looking barn wood plank. Now if there’s a water leak, just fix it with a mop. There were plenty of cracks and divots to repair from carpet… Continue reading Susan & Ricky’s House
Bill & June’s Front Porch
This porch was small, but took a while to do because of all the edge detail and just the shape of it. It was concrete with nothing wrong with it really. there was discoloring in the surface that was mostly caused by curing and the finishing process. There was a border seam along the front… Continue reading Bill & June’s Front Porch
Tom & Barbie’s Front Porch
On this porch the concrete was in good shape to be 50 years old. The only thing about it was it was just too slick. Was real dangerous when it was wet. So we overlaid it with some concrete plank. It complements the style of the house and cured the slickness. The planks are 7-1/4″… Continue reading Tom & Barbie’s Front Porch
Bill & June’s Back Porch
A real nice porch to start with, but it was slippery when wet and it had permanent stains that will never come out. Too, it was just boring concrete. Now it has a wonderful outdoor rustic wood look. Just the right amount of aged and worn combined with a non slip, waterproof/stain proof finish. It’s… Continue reading Bill & June’s Back Porch