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Screened porch cement floor rejected paint.

15 years ago

We have a screened porch with a cement slab floor. About 3 years ago we had it painted. Looked great for about a while, until we had a near complete peeling of the paint after going through the winter. Needless to say, the appearance is not the greatest at this point. We'll be putting this house on the market within the next year, so I don't want to put a lot of money into fixing this (like tiling), but I'd like to do something to improve the appearance. Any suggestions beyond paint remover and returning to the bare cement? Thanks in advance.

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carolina_prowash

15 years ago

Just like with wood, cement should not be "painted". If the majority of the paint has released from the surface, it is possible that you can clean and recoat the surface (relatively inexpensively) with a proper cement stain. Do some checking on H&C Acrylic Concrete stain :)

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knick
15 years ago
Is it possible to use a pressure washer? That would be what I would try.
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coffeehaus
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks for the tips! Probably try to pressure wash the remaining loose/peeling paint. Looked at the H&C site...the acrylic concrete stain looks like just the ticket! And it says you can apply over previously painted surfaces. Perfect.
deckman22
15 years ago
Concrete can be painted, but it has to be properly preped to make the paint stick. It is not a DIY job or even a job for just any painter, but one for a professional that knows how to do concrete floors.

Al
coffeehaus
Original Author
15 years ago
Well, deckmann22, we found that out the hard way! Our customary house painter contracted to do the job for us. He does a wonderful job with walls, trim, soffit, etc., but concrete finishing is obviously not his realm of expertise. All of this was before I found Garden Web, which is where I now go for advice before I make any decisions on projects like this. Only wish I had known before the floor was painted.
deckman22
15 years ago
yeah, this is a pretty good resourse. I'm certainly no expert on painting, but I do know you have to sand or chemically treat concrete to make it stick. Now staining concrete is another ball of wax all together & can be done by DIY'ers. My daughter tore carpet out of a house she had a few years back & stained the concrete. You can pop lines on the concrete & cut the lines with a saw to score the concrete before you stain, makes it look like tile, sort of anyway.

Al

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