Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Concrete Floors are Stained and Waxed

Hi Everyone,

The concrete floors are now done.  After the concrete was poured we had to wait for 30- 45 day for it to cure.  During this time we stayed completely off the floors.  When the floor was cured we buffed it to get it completely clean. Then we picked out our stain color.  The acid stain was applied with a hand sprayer and then left to dry.  Stain was re- applied in the areas that were light or did not take the stain the first time.  The stain was left over night on the floor. The next day we washed the floor with backing soda and water to neutralize the acid.  Then we washed and dried the floor by hand. Then applied a sealer  to protect to the stain. This was two coats of  sealer. After the sealer was dry we applied two coats of wax to protect the sealer.  For future maintenance we will be applying wax one a year.   Below are pictures of the completed floor.