Emulate the look of a slate tile floor or patio by painting the base concrete color in a grout shade such as light gray.
Exterior painted concrete floor that looks like tile.
Pros of using outdoor tile flooring.
Paint each faux slate tile individually using slightly varied paint colors for more variety much like an actual slate tile surface.
For best results concrete flooring should be sealed or waxed every 6 12 months depending on the level.
Concrete stain was one of the things i had in mind and i figured it would give me somewhat of the look i was going for.
We originally stained that a semi transparent tuscan yellow color and later painted over it in a glossy chocolate color when we decided we didn t want yellow floors anymore.
The best paints for concrete floors have finishes designed to be highly resistant to chemicals oil and gasoline.
With a little paint and some homemade painting stamps you can create the decorative illusion of a stylish tiling job at a fraction of the cost of installing the real tile.
Once the base coat dries apply strips of thin masking tape in a grid to lay out a tile design.
I stained the concrete to look like tile.
The easiest solution would be to stain or paint the concrete floor kinda like we did to our first house s sunroom.
Several years ago i was wracking my brain trying to figure out a way to replace our nasty carpet without spending a lot of money.
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Concrete can make for smooth low maintenance flooring material but not everyone likes the look of dull gray concrete.
Just to remind you.
Let s take a look at how concrete look porcelain stacks up to the real deal.
We used painter s tape to create the look of grout lines and we used a concrete stain from lowe s to stain the concrete.
Concrete is a great material but if i can dress it up and make it look better then i m all for that.
These beautiful painted floors include ideas for every type of flooring.
For garages and concrete floors that regularly encounter tires vehicles and outdoor power equipment choose a high performance epoxy based floor paint that resists hot tire pickup and marring.
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I had been reading up online about staining concrete and taping off squares like i ve done before on my old screened porch.
You can get gorgeous stone look or wood look tile for like 2 sq ft.
Patio floor tiles and specifically porcelain exterior tiles are often even more durable than natural materials like stone and wood depending on the pei rating so you can really get the best of both worlds.