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Refinished Concrete Floor: Colormaker Products Revive Old Floor

From Faux Villa Decorative Finishes Studio

Kim Longo of Faux Villa Decorative Finishes Studio submitted these pictures of the steps she took to refinish an existing concrete floor. Using Colormaker products, Longo transformed the room adding a Modello border stencil and color to the floor.

Existing cement floor has been prepared and primed with CP1000.

Existing concrete is approximately 4/8" lower than the adjoining travertine. To raise the level of the floor prior to installation of the Pentimento which has a 1/8" maximum thickness, white Pterra was applied over the 400 square foot living/dining room.

Pentimento (by Colormaker) colored with Micah tint was applied using a Turbo Roller to achieve 1/8" thickness, followed by hand troweling.

Site Faux Villa Decorative Finishes Studio

Waterbased Someru Dye was applied in Ochre over the Pentimento and the floor was prepared for the application of Decographic Dye in Peru over a Modello border around the perimeter of the room.