Dear Renovators....

Kindly advise the best method to refurnish at cheap cost.
Prefer DIY.

I was thinking of below paint, anyone know where can i get ?
i) Behr Semi-Transparent Concrete Stain
ii) Valspar Oil Porch and Floor Paint

I like the semi gold effect. What do you guys think ?
Painting it gloss is kinda boring for me.

Thanks....

This post has been edited by blasto: Jul 24 2010, 01:05 PM


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I am gonna start working on this soon... any advise & I dont plan to tile it (save cost)

My homework
http://www.diylife.com/2008/05/16/staining...crete-its-easy/
http://labouroflust.wordpress.com/

Thanks guys for all the info/advise...
I decided to apply concrete sealers...

i ALSO LOOKING for this.. please tell me where to buy this stain.. i tot there lot of colour stain..

After surfing for info, i think its better & cost effective to paint gloss... all i need is undercoat, gloss paint then stain is the last layer.. Ace Hardwear should have it...Stains is just a thin layer nice to look at but not recommended for heavy use area... imho..

I apply this on metal gate area to try, so far it works...this is the cheap quality ones & very fast drying.. once i undercoat, gloss paint..a few layers of this on gloss paints should make a cement floor last..(i hope) ..


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The pye dampshield is just a sealer? Can show the photo of your work? What type of undercoat and gloss paint are you using?

yes cheap sealer & very fast dry, i use fedlux undercoat (7L) & color land gloss... both the quality sucks painted on the rubbish metal door & inside,...sorry no picture,..i only visit the house once a year.. i was thinking using the remainds for this cement floor & steps.. still thinking..weather to get joton or not.. will upate soon..

so you already found hardware sell concrete stain?

sorry bro, forgot to check...imho after reading some net threads.. budget wise i will go undercoat & gloss..
concrete stain good for kwai lo country house, no much dust...