Can you paint a cement patio?

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Do you want to paint it or stain it. I had a stamped concrete patio and walkway installed a few years ago and I had them stain it to look like reddish rocks. I have re-stained it and it came out just like new!

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Yes. Paint! Consider a pattern. I did a diamond block checkerboard pattern using multiple earthy pastel colors. It was easy using a chalk line to set down the pattern. A pattern, rather than one solid color slab, will help hide any wear and tear better than a solid color floor. I used more of a paint stain so the entire slab kept some underlying uniformity giving the entire slab a weathered look, thus hiding even more any wear you will get on a solid color. It was easy to touch up anytime I neeed to, much more so than if it were a hard one color painted surface that would show a 'patch paint' job.

Research "acid stained concrete". It's really beautiful and may work for you. :)

If you paint it,you have to redo it ever couple of years do to weather and how much you use patio because of furniture scraping it so keep that in mind. If you give it a few years it will age. Maybe purchasing outdoors carpets would be better and cost less and require less work and money in years to come.

I've done it before. I used an Alkaline base paint. I used a roller and put it on thick. It's very durable. Give it plenty of time to dry.

I would tile over the entire concrete area with pavers or consider a pattern that would look like an area rug in tile.

I have been planning on painting my cement patio. I have seen kits in Home Depot and Lowe's. I know you have to clean it first, then paint. I am planning on a little texture in the paint so that it is not slippery when it rains.

I have had a painted concrete patio for years. You just clean it really well before painting and it holds up well in Mississippi hot/cold weather. It's easier to keep clean once it is painted and you can change the color as desired. I have painted mine twice. There is a process between painting, but your local paint store will have what you need to do the prep. It's easy to do if you just want a solid color with a roller, but next time I do think I will try a pattern, just for fun!