My horrible floor.
What would be a quick fix for my bathroom floor?
I purchased an older home. The bathroom floor looks like this.
See pic below. I'm not sure what the material is. What I do know is that no matter how many times I mop it, it still looks dull and dirty.
Eventually that flooring will be replaced. In the meantime I'd like a quick and inexpensive fix.
Thanks.
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I may be wrong, but it looks like concrete to me. Is there a corner out of sight you can pull up anywhere, to see underneath?
Hi Melanie! What about painting it with floor paint? Scrub it down and use floor paint. You can also buy a clear sealer for floors to keep it nice. You can use a solid color or stencil. Here's an example or two:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/ARdfqJXH3esjZMYeziKgTWUzAsLffWkGXId3RGMafHgf9utfDQgrLrY/
http://gimleteyed.blogspot.com/2010/04/linoleum-no-way-instyle-inspiration-no.html
From the pic, possibly a concrete floor. ?? Having no idea what the floor material is, my first thought is to paint using a stencil or pattern that you like. If you do not want to put that much effort into the project, simply paint the floor (no doubt will need to prime first) or use one of the many available floor products used on wood floors to give it a polished or satin type look. One of the really crafty Hometalkers will come up with a great idea for you. Good luck.
My guess was concrete as well. If so, you can paint with concrete floor paint (don't cheap out and get something else, you will regret it). My mother-in-law used mop & glow on her basement floor and it had a nice sheen to it.
Not sure what it is, but you could do peel and stick tiles, or peel and stick planks. The Luxury Vinyl Tiles and planks come in all colors, textures and even wood look.
Almost forgot- they are 99% waterproof. Good luck.
Hi Melanie.
I think that floor would look awesome with a simple large stencil randomly placed around the room or a tiled stencil, then sealed with a clear floor sealer! Stenciled floors look gorgeous and are not hard to do!
We have a trailer with a floor that has dropped in places and wonder how to fix and redo the flooring throughout the trailer.
Paint it! Either paint it one color or stencil a design on it. But either way, make sure you seal it with at least 3 coats of water based polycrylic.