A water pipe came uncoupled and I had 2" of water in my basement last week. Things are dried out know and the old vinyl flooring is coming out. I want to get the concrete polished and stained. Has anyone used, or know of a company along the Front Range that they could recommend.
Thank you!
Nathan Z
Colorado Springs, CO
I am interested too. Saw one done in a clubhouse in Castle rock.. impressive!
guirys used to sell a concrete stain products that would make the floor look like many types of stone and has a sealer that makes it appear polished
New concrete can look pretty sweet. If you're working with old you're probably not going to get the look you're seeing on new. Did it for a clients wine room I did, on old concrete, and wished I wouldn't have filled cracks and patches from carpet tack (took the stain differently). Would like to of seen it with a top coat but they wanted it to have an old dull look. They seemed to have been happy. A lot of steps: acid wash/etching, rinse multiple times with baking soda until ph balance was correct, acid base stain applied, wipe up excess paddling, retain with accent color.....
Nothing like the aroma of muratic acid in a confined space.
Thank you for the input, this is 31 year old concrete. It was poured very well but now that the old vinyl is out I have a few cracks where the foundation has a 90 degree corner.
So back to vinyl and hope that no more floods happen.
Thanks again!
Nathan Z.
Yup, that look you're thinking of is an exposed aggregate finish. When they pour the concrete they use extra water to remove some concrete sothe rocks are visible, then they just finished it for longer to make it shine. It wouldn't do the same thing with existing concrete.
Our local King Soopers did the concrete a few years ago. At first I did not like it but it does grow on ya.
the guirys used it on their own floors, they are in an old warehouse, the defects looked cool and the filled cracks mimic the cracks you would normally see in marble
if it were me i would use a floating laminant
I work in residential and commercial construction.. I have seen plenty of concrete basements that were well over 30 years old get ground down, dyed and either sealed or epoxied. Yes, it is possible and yes, if done right looks great. There are a ton of companies that do this, get references and ask if you can see some of their work that they have already done in the field.