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Tear up carpet and stain concrete.
After five minutes wipe up the bleach and let the floor dry completely.
It would have cost us over 3000 for new carpet and more than that for tile or wood floors and we purchased the items needed to stain the concrete ourselves and instead got the job done for less than 600 and have ended up with a much better outcome in my opinion.
Concrete stain will adhere to any form of concrete as long as the pores are open and ready to receive the stain.
This is achieved via the cleaning and etching stage prior to any staining.
On a concrete floor the pad is glued in place so big chunks of pad will remain stuck to the floor.
Then seal the stain with a stain blocking primer such as kilz bin or 1 2 3.
Long handled scrapers cost about 30 at home centers.
To get the job done and silence the squealer we figured that if we researched staining pre carpeted concrete floors on the web we could pull up the berber carpet and stain our dining room bedroom hallways and living room by ourselves for about 500.
To remove them use a floor scraper.
Cut the pad into strips and roll it up just as you did with the carpet.
Learn what to look for when buying carpet to find the best carpet for pets stairs bedrooms high traffic areas living rooms and other rooms in a home.
And in some cases it s even possible to go right over the existing floor covering with a decorative concrete overlay or microtopping.
Tips on installing concrete floors if you have carpet.
Left untreated pet urine stains can stink for years.
To stop the stench wet the area with a 50 50 mix of bleach and water.
Muriatic acid or a concrete etching solution is the best way to prepare the surface but needs to be applied with caution.
Some of the challenges include ripping up and.