Cob: stain for concrete floors

Mon Jan 28 06:45:50 CST 2002

In a message dated 1/28/2002 2:06:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
kerdor at alberta.com writes:

> I saw on a tv program that you can stain your concrete floor to prevent
> upscale costs of conventional flooring.  Has anyone heard of this method?
> Does anyone know of what kind of stain to use??
> 

Fine Homebuilding advertises Kemiko stains, which I have used without success 
- Malcolm Wells in his underground house book has a GREAT recipe - I modified 
his and used an exterior stain of a color that I liked mixed with a concrete 
sealer - came out nice and mottled and needed no added poly over - lived in 
the house for 5 years and was great - in this new house I used a concrete 
stain straight from the can, ended up being more of a paint, and has chipped 
over, VERY disappointed and trying to fix in a house that I am living in will 
be a nightmare - I should have stayed with the old recipe     have fun   
Linda Lloyd - the quarries ecoVillage
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Fine Homebuilding advertises Kemiko stains, which I have used without success - Malcolm Wells in his underground house book has a GREAT recipe - I modified his and used an exterior stain of a color that I liked mixed with a concrete sealer - came out nice and mottled and needed no added poly over - lived in the house for 5 years and was great - in this new house I used a concrete stain straight from the can, ended up being more of a paint, and has chipped over, VERY disappointed and trying to fix in a house that I am living in will be a nightmare - I should have stayed with the old recipe     have fun   Linda Lloyd - the quarries ecoVillage</FONT></HTML>

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