Patio Floor Makeover. Painted Patio Floor to Look Like Tile!

Tricia
by Tricia
4 Materials
$150
8 Hours
Easy
The hubby and I decided the back yard needed a serious face-lift, and the covered patio was the place we needed to start. For this project my husband re-built the patio roof, and I painted the patio floor to look like tile. I decided to paint the floor after seeing how expensive pavers were. I have to give a shout out to Traci from "Beneath My Heart" blog whose idea for the patio floor I completely copied.
Here's my full step-by-step of everything that I did to get the floor to look like tile.
http://calipatio.blogspot.com/2015/12/patio-floor_1.html
Patio floor BEFORE. Yuck.
First my husband extraordinaire removed all the black wrought iron fencing around the patio and around our pool area too. It was quite a job. He then prepped the patio floor for me. He scraped and hand sanded the patio so I could prime it.


I put on a thick coat of white primer, then applied the "grout" color. I decided to go with brown floor with tan-ish grout.
The floor is painted to look like tiles.
I bought the paint at Home Depot. I used Behr Porch and Patio floor paint; Washed Khaki for the grout, and Pyramid for the main color. After priming the patio floor white I then painted the "grout" color. I lay down the tile lines. The squares are 18 X 18 inches.
Measure and lay down the lines
I used 1/2 inch 3M tape for the lines. I had to order it online because it's very difficult to find 1/2 tape. I then painted over the 'lines" with my floor color. I used Behr Porch and Patio floor paint; Washed Khaki for the grout, and Pyramid for the main color.
Finished floor
I let it dry overnight and pulled up the tape and ta-da! Looked great.
Added new run and seating.
Once the tape was up all I had to do was add furniture
A big improvement!
Now for a nice glass of wine.
Suggested materials:
  • Behr Porch and Patio floor paint; Washed Khaki for the grout, and Pyramid for the main color.   (Home Depot)
  • 1/2 inch 3M tape   (Online)
  • Carpenter square   (Home Depot)
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  • Kim Kim on Jun 04, 2017

    Has anyone ever tried chalk paint outside? I love this idea and would like to try it however my concrete is old and very rough. You did an amazing job; thanks for sharing.

  • Judy Alverson Judy Alverson on Oct 06, 2017

    Amazing job on paintings! My son, a professional painter was impressed. Outdoor rug looks exactly like one I'm trying to replace. Know where it can be found?

  • Yolanda Yolanda on Jul 21, 2020

    My patio is plane concrete it’s starting to get some cracked could I use the same kind of paint on my outdoor concrete My patio is depressing

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  • Retta Robinson Retta Robinson on Dec 03, 2016
    I did this to the balcony in a high rise vacation condo 10 years ago. I used a similar product from Ace. It has not bubbled or peeled but it does have a few small chips. My main problem is that the traffic patterns have become dirty and I cant find a product that will clean it. All that taping is a huge job, so I will likely just paint over it soon.
  • Tricia Tricia on Dec 03, 2016
    Holding up really well so far. Although one poster recommended that I use a sealer. I may just do that.
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