Cracked cement
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Laz773832
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I have a small entry porch that goes to my front door. It is narrow and deep and the cement floor has cracked in two places. It looks so ugly. Anybody got any ideas how I could spruce it up a bit. If so, I would appreciate your help.
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Our cement floor in the basement was cracked all over when we bought our old house to redo for a retirement project. We bought cement patching and filled all the cracks. It took days and then of course it looked awful, all these darker gray lines and streaks, so we got a can of Epoxy in tan. It came with chips you could add but I thought they looked too industrial and ugly, so as my husband rolled the epoxy on the floor, I sprinkled a bit of gold glitter around here and there. It looks like fairy dust now. We love it. It also sealed the concrete and we no longer leave white footprints on the carpets going upstairs.
Sharon Russell
on Dec 28, 2014
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I have the same problem. I painted the floor to look like stones and worked with the cracks! It's beautiful!
Katherine
on Dec 28, 2014
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I think if it is a safety hazard then you have to fix the cracks as mention by Sharon Russell. Otherwise, you can incorporate the cracks into a painted space. Here is an example I came across.
V Valencia
on Dec 28, 2014
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What kind of paint did you use?
Rosanne Hadlock
on Dec 28, 2014
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The Home Repair Tutor has a video on how to fix cement. If you go to his website, it will help you do it.
Liliana Wells
on Dec 28, 2014
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I have not real wide cracks outside on walkway around house, some ar heaving. But the weather had not been at all nice when I would have done the job.
Nancy Jenkins
on Dec 28, 2014
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V. Valencia I really like your painted vine and leaves! Our basement, like so many, is so dark and gloomy. And cold, since it's all concrete including the walls. Didn't want to carpet again, learned our lesson there when a pipe burst. So the Epoxy was a perfect answer for our project, and now with throw rugs scattered around it looks nicer and brighter. (The grandkids get the biggest kick out of following the Fairy Trail...lol)
Sharon Russell
on Dec 28, 2014
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Repairing the crack just shows up worse later on. I Painted a base coat with cement paint after pressure washing and then speckles another like- but not the same- color over the whole thing, and then added another contrasting color to pick up the color in the brick house, creating a sort of camouflage . You can see the crack but not as noticeable with the medley of colors.
Carmen Stuart
on Dec 28, 2014
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You can also lay tile over the entire surface. If you can get discontinued tile it shouldn't cost very much. My neighbors entire front porch is tile. It looks so nice.
Jane R.
on Dec 28, 2014
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There's a product at Lowe's .I think it is called Restore. In the paint dept
Bob284398
on Jan 01, 2015
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