OK you guys must be sick of me by now. I'm headed to Florida in February...YEAH. My bestie bought a house in Tampa
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Yamini LEED AP at Urbanmotifs on Jan 27, 2012I love it that you are going to Florida, not sick of you yet! It's a different thing if you post pics of you on the beach. Here are some conversations about concrete floors - http://www.hometalk.com/?filter=painting+concrete+floors&search=postsHelpful Reply
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Miriam Illions on Jan 27, 2012No such thing, Donna! I shared this with Gary (Amazing Improvements) I won't pretend to know anything about concrete :)Helpful Reply
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Donna McCrummen on Jan 27, 2012Great talks - Thanks Yamini. You Do Not want to see a picture of me on the beach - trust me :-)Helpful Reply
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Peace Painting Co., Inc. on Jan 27, 2012Congrats for some warmer weather, especially this time of year. For the simple approach, if it has not been painted before, you can pressure wash it, and put two coats of a good quality 'paint store' patio paint or stain. And of course, post a pic! These days, I go to the beach at night. CPHelpful Reply
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Donna McCrummen on Jan 27, 2012It is already painted - I haven't see the house yet but my friend said it's peeling, etc. We have beach plans but during the day. LOLHelpful Reply
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Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com on Jan 29, 2012You cannot go. Its supposed to snow that week. Someone has to shovel so the kids can get out and go to school.Helpful Reply
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Garden Rebel / Sims Landscaping, Co. on Jan 29, 2012We used the Sherwin Williams Deck paint and have been very happy with it on concrete.Helpful Reply
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Post 2 Post Fence, Inc on Jan 29, 2012The only problem we have with painted concrete is that it is really slippery when it rains!Helpful Reply
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Allen on Jan 29, 2012you can get special sand to mix with the paintHelpful Reply
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Donna McCrummen on Jan 29, 2012@Bob - The kids can walk to school - I'm outta here. @Post 2Post I think this patio is covered. I can't wait to get there.Helpful Reply
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Amazing Improvements and Garages on Feb 13, 2012Scrape, sand and pressure wash at a minimum. Its best to lose all of the previous coatings... There is an interesting material sold at Ace hardware that combines concrete with latex exterior paint for a coating a diy'er can install. The concrete in it leaves an excellent anti-slip coating. It will need a water based sealer. They call it encore. We tried Deck Resore from Home Depot and would not use it on concrete at this point. (having poor appearance results). On a wood deck tho, its fine, IMHO...Helpful Reply
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Peace Painting Co., Inc. on Feb 13, 2012Restore also has a version made for concrete.Helpful Reply
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Amazing Improvements and Garages on Feb 13, 2012Charles, I've been to the plant in Clarkston, same goop, different lable. Promise!Helpful Reply
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Peace Painting Co., Inc. on Feb 13, 2012I do believe it. At least it stuck. I'll look at the Ace. It's nice these products are readily available now. CPHelpful Reply
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Sonia Burrows on Jan 17, 2016If you want to stain the concrete instead of painting you can google homemade concrete stain. I used iron sulfate (known as Copperas) available in plant nurseries. It's used to help yellowing plants regain a nice dark green color. It will turn concrete a rust/umber color. I bought a cheap pump sprayer to apply. I did a large 10 x 50 concrete patio for about $25. Check out http://www.stainedfloor.com/Helpful Reply
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