Do-It-Yourself Concrete Floor Painting or Staining ...

Question

Does anyone know of any good books, websites, etc. for information on Do-It-Yourself Floor Painting or Staining ...? Or, is there anyone who has done this themselves and would be able to offer tips?

I want something like this:

http://img243.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1rm0.jpg

Thank you!!!

Answer 1

Your design is really cool.

Home Depot & Lowes both sell concrete stain in different colors.  That is where I would start.  I am sure they could tell you what to use to seal it after it is stained.

Here are a couple sites that give you tips on how to.http://www.concretenetwork.com/stained-c...

http://www.concrete-stain.com/Concrete_s...

I just typed "concrete stain" in my search and got about 11 million hits.  Maybe "how to stain concrete" would work better, but these are a start.

Answer 2

go to the web site www.concretenetwork.com

Click on the link to floor staining....( Bob Harris ) has a link that will show you awesome D-I-Y  ideas....I took classes to do this kinda staining ....the Photo your looking at is very costly....something like this will run about $42.00 P/S/F

Answer 3

That type of art is done on fresh but cured concrete.  The unsealed concrete has a concrete stain put on it in a designated pattern, it is then sealed with an epoxy. Most of the materials can be purchased at a Lowe's, here is a link to a DIY page with more detailed instructions.

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/diy_kits/a...

The type of detail in this type of floor, is going to need several types of stain and a lot of time and planning to accomplish. If you are an artist and are able to do the work yourself you might want to consider buying the stain wholesale.

http://www.kemiko.com/do_it_yourself.htm