Best way to Redo a concrete floor?
I want to know the best way to redo a concrete floor to either paint it or stain it so I can use it as an indoor outdoor with animals and not have to put more indoor outdoor carpet down what's the best thing that I can do and make it look nice
Related Discussions
Suggested Project Book
Provided the concrete is outside I would clean well, powerwash and let dry. Then stain or paint and seal if applicable. Then if you want something soft underfoot, you can always purchase indoor / outdoor rugs.
I made the prettiest floor using paper sacks. I 1st painted the floor blk but you can use brown as well & let that dry. Then tore up paper sacks to look like rocks. Mix 1/2 Elmers glue & 1/2 water to paint on the back side of the paper sacks. You then place them to look like stones laid in the floor & let dry. Once they are dry you can put polyurethane on them. I did a couple of coats. Sure made a pretty & durable floor. Mine has been down for over 20 yrs. If it gets marred up you can just redo a spot once in awhile. Very cheap & ppl have a hard time believing it's from paper sacks. I did an extra step w/mine...after 1st coat of polyurethane I used my ceramic paints & did a dry brush stroke to make it look like I had moss on some of mine then another coat of polyurethane. You might like it.
For pets, your best off using an epoxy flooring, you can buy kits at Home Depot or Lowes by Rustoleum, and there are many specialty companies in epoxy flooring.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Rust-Oleum-Epoxyshield-2-Part-Gray-Gloss-Garage-Floor-Epoxy-Kit-Actual-Net-Contents-240-fl-oz/1000201235
There are many finishes from granite to metallic, to photographic.
Videos.... https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=epoxy+garage+floor+paint