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Create a Blank Canvas before Coloring Your Concrete Floor

Length - 02:22

After assessing the condition of your floor, you may decide it's necessary to apply an overlay to the concrete surface prior to staining. One option is to use a self-leveling product. Bob Harris explains how to use these overlays as a blank canvas for a wide variety of decorative embellishments. Not only can pigments be added to the mix to achieve nearly any shade desired, self-leveling overlays can be further enhanced by chemical or water-based stains, dyes or tints after the surface hardens. The overlay can be also be used as a canvas for sawcut or engraved designs.