DIY Concrete Staining Basement Floor
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- I decided to try and DIY my basement floor with a concrete stain (link below) for a flooring alternative. I couldn’t afford to epoxy the basement floor but I found this product online at www.diyconcrete.com and thought I’d give it a shot. The last thing I wanted to do was apply garage floor paint because I’ve used it before and it always turns out terribly. Getting the concrete clean enough to apply the stain was probably the hardest part for this job. Overall it worked pretty good but I could have probably done a little better job with the application of the sealer. Let me know if you have any questions and thanks for watching.
Here's the kit I got: diyconcrete.co...
Since the link is currently broken, could you tell us the name of the product or something comparable? Seems to be a A LOT of staining options around.
Watched this video 2 months ago, and went back to it last week. Dude, you just saved me 4 to 5,000 bucks. Thanks, buddy!
Amazing! You can just e-transfer my 20% cut in savings LOLOLOLOL. I'm glad you watched and even happier that you took a minute to comment. Appreciate ya.
Good job young man
Was wondering how its holding up to moving furniture around and kids playing on it, I'm building a small weekend home and we want something easy and price conscious on a slab foundation, with lots of pets and kids running in and out.??
Right here Kathryn: ua-cam.com/video/HcqGyrDAe9Y/v-deo.html
Just saw this video and considering same process for our basement. We also live in a cold, dry climate (Montana). Question: How is this holding up after two years? Did you just use one color for your floor? Any part of the process you might change if doing this again? Thanks for the info and looking forward to getting ours going!
Hey MacDoodle here’s a follow up vid with some good info: ua-cam.com/video/HcqGyrDAe9Y/v-deo.htmlsi=V8Ul5p6J5kRLSG9W
Thanks! After looking at our basement floor I can see we will probably spend the most time cleaning the floor of paint and drywall mud - but we are going to do it! Appreciate you getting back to me so quickly @@RinkVideo
How big of a space did you do and how much stain did you need?
Roughly 1200 square feet. The bottle says 200 square feet per gallon but I used a fraction of that because I didn't want it to get too dark. My memory is failing me right now but I think I used around 2.5 gallons for the whole basement. I put it on really thin and diluted it way more than the recommended water ratio.
Thank you this was very helpful however I’m trying to log on to the link you provided and it says it’s unavailable. I want to do this for my backyard concrete as soon as possible. Please let me know if there’s another link or company I can use that you’d recommend. Thanks again!
Diyconcrete.com
Have you had a problem with flaking? I just did the kit a month ago and now there are areas that are flaking by just walking on it with shoes or by dogs. I've had to patch the areas with sealant but there are a lot of area with quarter size flakes and I wasn't sure if you have had that problem?
No such issues on this end Patrick. I actually just did a 1-year-update on the condition of my floor and it's still minty: ua-cam.com/video/HcqGyrDAe9Y/v-deo.html
The website no longer works. Are they still in business?
Get yourself some Valspar prep, stain, and sealer. All for under $90. You’ll have money left to buy the materials needed for masking and application while staying under $140.😉
How did he remove the old gray epoxy?
You need to make more DIY videos, entertaining and great info!
Thanks! Will do!
This is a good channel. Keep the content coming.
Thanks, will do!
so... this looks like its been a couple of years since you did this stain. How does the floor hold up to traffic? Do you have to redo any of it to keep it looking nice? Thanks.
We’re a nonprofit (IYA Independent Youth Advocates) assisting a church with a Childrens area, this has been so informative, thank you for being so detailed and using simple language. I’m going for it♥️
Nice! Good luck Sandra
OMG thank you so much for explaining how you do it on an interior room! Every video I’ve watched are great videos and well explained EXCEPT they have all been unfinished garages or exterior spaces! Lol, seems trivial but I’m not an expert an when you have no clue it really is the little things that can keep you from moving forward with a project like this.
Oh no! The website isn't working.
Ok, you convinced me, I’m in!
Wow, that looks amazing! I'm so glad that I found your video. I'm gonna look into Color My Ugly thanks to you, and probably do my basement just like how you did yours. Great job!
Going to attempt! How many square feet did you do how much did you buy and how much total did it cost you?? This looks amazing! Also, how long in-between steps do you have to wait. I have dogs and no where to put them
The major issue is “Acid Etch”.
It doesn’t work, it never works, no one should do it - EVER.
The only way to prep concrete properly for paint, epoxy, or any type of coating. Is just to grind it.
I just found your channel by chance and you’re very funny and enjoyable to watch.
Thank you for showing this inexpensive diy. I’ve been wanting to do this type of project for years.
Great channel! 😊👍🏼 Subbed btw
Hey! Great video. Was the price per SqFt accurate? What was total cost of project for your size basement?
many of the videos show rinsing the stain with water. How do you get rid of the water? Water vac it up? I don't have drains in the room. Not like patio which is outside and you can sweep/wash the excess off into the ground.
Did you need to go over the floor with paint remover for the old peeling paint or does that come up when you scrubbed with the degreaser?
You are sooo underrated!!! Amazing quality video, straight forward no bs instructions and witty humour!!!
I totally agree Shin! I think I’d rather be underrated than overrated but I’m not sure…lol. Thanks for watching and glad you got a laugh. Poke around on my other vids for more high quality entertainment! Thanks again.
Unlike paint that flakes and looks like crap over time - does staining concrete last forever - as in one and done - without maintenance ?
I make videos myself so I know how much effort you put into making and editing this video. Great work and love the video man!
I appreciate that Kurien! Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed.
Thank you great deal & looks sharp was @ a buddies house he just paid $5200 to get his done 🤷🏻♂️
Why would this product not require neutralizing the acid?
AWESOME!! Definitely doing this throughout my house. Great video.
About how long do you think it took you once you got the floor cleaned?
Great video btw! Subbed and can't wait to watch more vids!!
RB! Thanks man. Getting the floor clean was 90% of the job. The stain took no time to put down (maybe an hour) however the sealer didn’t quite dry as fast as I had hoped. I ended up leaving the sealer on for an extra day before walking on it. Ventilation and a fan or two would really help.
Absolutely love your video and how this turned out. Just subbed. Would love to know what color your buddy used, its more in line with the tones I have, if you wouldn’t mind finding out for me. TSM.
Well thanks so much Kylie! My buddy actually used two different colors to come up with the desired tone. I know for sure that one of the colors was “Kodiak”. He didn’t actually mix the colors but sprayed one on top of the other. I’ll see if he can remember.
This dude is making a soap opera video not a DYI video. He talks too much about extraneous things (@1:32, “my frig is making too much noise. I’m gonna shut it off.” ) Get to the point. We’re here to see you stain the concrete floor. We don’t need to see your daily frustration - real life or Academy Award.
Lol
How long did you have to wait after the initial cleaning to apply stain? Is this a project that can be done in one day for a bedroom? Or does it require drying time between steps?
Can you use this with a textured stamped concrete floor
Just FYI this company is a scam. Everything on their website says "sold out". They will not respond to phone calls or emails. There a lot of people claiming this company took their money , they did not receive any product and they can't get any response from them.
I’m so sad to read this. I hate the “luxury” vinyl floors installed in my house and staining was going to be my solution.
I have watched many times, I think I'm going to do it. One question I have is you mentioned you chose oak? But you say it looks terracotta and terracotta is a color option. So just verifying that it is really oak? I want mine to look the same, it looks great!
@@emileegood6160 first thanks for watching! Yes indeed the bottle I used was labeled oak. If I had put on heavier coats it definitely would have turned a darkish oak colour so walk gently into that dark night. I can’t stress it enough: if you’re going for a similar shade as mine, go very very light with the first coat because you can’t go back if you put too much on. Good luck! You got this.
Our floors in our house we’re working on are currently brown, I’m assuming already stained. Do you think we could do this process over it and have it work?
Hmmm, my gut feeling is no. Only way to find out is to sand your brown floor and see what happens.
Turned out great. Informative video, thank you. Quick question: Did you have any moisture issues in your basement?
No the house was brand new at the time.
Great video and inspiring. I didn’t read through all 345 comments, but I didn’t see anything posted about whether or not it’s slippery when it gets wet?
@@tgarrett3787 hey thanks for watching and reaching out. Yes it is slippery!!! Not just when wet but even with just socked feet it’s pretty slick. I wanted to do this in my garage but I would 100% put some sand or grit in the finish for a little grip. I’m sure you could find a sealer that has more traction but the matte finish I used is slippery. I should do my garage and see if I can make it grippy!
HOw are your floors looking 2 years later? Still happy with this choice? I think this would be a great option for us!
Stained Concrete Floor (1 year later)
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Sooooooo Canadian 🤣
Love your humor A1 & made DIY look somewhat 'easy' . The end result...Iove it. Looks like a leather hide type finish. Mop it for maintaining; boom my type of room.
Just wondering after 2 years, how has the stained concrete basement floor held up? Still looks good?
ua-cam.com/video/HcqGyrDAe9Y/v-deo.htmlsi=oDsMX-K2YI89MtnB
You say sanding the floor...please explain...the scrubber using sand paper or is it a diamond scrapper, buffer pad?
It’s a floor polisher with a pad
Not bad, looks wonderful and totally doable for this DIY gal.
Super informative and the steps were throughly explained! Very helpful👍🏼
You must be from the Midwest……LOL (Me too)
So, I want to do this with my bedroom, not my basement. I wonder what happens if you don’t decrease it first 🤔
I think it would depend on how old the concrete is and how much popcorn you’ve spilled on the floor 😂
You might be able to get away with it if it’s really clean.
You need shoes for that job son.
Is it scratch resistant after the product is dried on the floor.. How is the floor holding up ?
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Love the vid. We tested our technique with the stain in newspaper until we found our groove. At first we thought it looked like an 80’s hair salon but once you get your furniture in & a couple rugs, it really is an awesome finish. We went for a more mottled look in a dark brown.
Now I want an 80’s hair salon vibe in my house!
How many coats did you end up doing ?? I am on coat 3 now starting to look better .
@@Furianbl I only did two very light coats.
Excellent video! Canadian accent made it 10x better.
😂
Question, two years have passed since this video was posted and now it looks like they have two different types but I dont see the Part A or Part B in the new products, can you tell me if either kit is alright? Like if the exterior kit could technically be used for indoor to save a few bucks?
Hey Matt, like I say in the video I have no affiliation - but I think you’d be perfectly fine with saving a few bucks. That’s what I would do. Plus you can always put another coat of sealer on in a few years.
@@RinkVideo awesome thank you! It's for an indoor workshop so not a far stretch from a garage anyways ha! Thank you for the quick reply. Amazing work, hoping mine turns out just as well. They are sold out of all the tool kits so I will in fact be having to make those multiple home Depot runs
That looks amazing!! I have an unfinished concrete laundry room floor downstairs I'm going to try this on super excited!!
Good luck!!
what was your dilution ratio stain to water? and how many coats of stain did you do? thanks
It was way more than the directions recommended but I was just eyeballing and experimenting. I did two very very light coats. The first coat was dry in a minutes.
Looks amazing!! Great job! I enjoyed watching this. I wish I had a basement lol
Glad you liked it!!
Thank you so much. Planning to do this in our basement ASAP!
Great video man ! Just purchased my home and wanted to do this to my floor but looks like everything is sold out 😢
Oh no way? Where do you live? You might be able to find a store that has it.
What grit did you use to sand/clean the floor?
@@benleitch540 there was only 3 options at Home Depot tool rental, black, green and white. The white didn’t work at all (too soft) so I used black and green pads.
Ok this video was great! Thank you for posting it!
I love the video! But I have questions about the prep work. Did you go in before hand and smooth out or resurface any of the concrete? Or was that the base slab?
Love your content and channel - rare, real, and funny approach.
I appreciate that David! I try to keep it real so I'm glad you noticed. Thanks for watching.
Just started my house build and I too want to go this route. I hadn’t considered the water base option until seeing your video. Floors look great BTW. 👍 from me and you got a new sub. Greg
Nice Greg!! Been living with this floor for a year now and it’s super durable.
If you’re building, protect the floor with Ram Board and will make it 1000 times easier when it comes time to stain.
That turned out fantastic! Didn't think I needed to watch this but I love how it turned out!!
Appreciate that KB! Most people are blown away by that floor when they see it in person. Such an easy thing to do! Anyway, appreciate you watching!
My favorite DIY video thus far! I’ve been scouring UA-cam to find something to do with my concrete floors here in TX. This is the best option I’ve found. And you’re comical “ now I don’t look a full tool, just part of a tool” “ get off the pot” 😂 .. love the Canadians accents too!
Laughing makes you live longer…lol.
I appreciate you!
@@RinkVideo Indeed it does Lol ! Oh, and I meant to say the color is perfect for the desert look and the decor ya’ll chose. Beautiful 👏🏽😌
6:00 what head(s) did you use on the floor machine for cleaning? Doing ours tomorrow, didn’t know if you used a scotch brite pad or a brush head and then sanding disc?
Scotch bright head for sure. They have green black and white and white was too soft to do anything. I think green worked the best
@@RinkVideo awesome thank you so much! I’m following your technique, except prepping the floors before framing, then re-cleaning, staining and sealing after drywall
@@willeast7985 deadly! I highly highly recommend using Ram Board (or similar product) to protect the floor until you’re done painting the drywall. It’s expensive but if you do a good job with the Ram Board you shouldn’t have to clean the floor a second time.
What a great personality. Lol. You must keep your other half hysterical😂😂. GREAT JOB. THANKS FOR SHARING 😂
Can you use a pressure sprayer to apply the sealer as well? Was thinking is would be more even but wasnt sure if you would get clogging.
what did the kit cost.
just removed our floors and will do that in our whole house. loved it. thanks.
We did ours with some stain and self-leveling bar-top. 2 years in and it's holding up just fine. Wish I had used a different color stain though. 😂
"Definitely wear a mask!" LOL like the one on top of your head? Funny guy. Fun video. Thanks for sharing.
useful info begins at 4:20
WOW this is the color I would defiantly use ☺️👏👏 turned out fantastic
Inspiring! Thanks for posting this video with great sense of humor. Looks great. ❤💖 Hey, I just subscribed so that gives you 26 subs now!!
Lololol yayyyyyy 26 subs! 😂 thanks for watching 👍
Super helpful video! How many coats of stain did you end up using? Looking to stain our basement concrete floors and trying to determine how much product to purchase
Meg! Glad you liked. I only did a couple super light coats so I hardly used any stain. Can’t remember if I mentioned it in the video but I think I had 4-6 bottles of stain but only ended up using 2. (Maybe not even)
I didn’t want it too dark so I diluted it more than what was recommended and I sprayed it on super thin. Like super duper thin because I didn’t want to overdo it.
Long story short: 2 thin coats and only let the first coat dry for maybe 15 minutes.
@@RinkVideo Good to know! Appreciate your reply :)
Where do you get the kit??
I just bought the kit got everything cleaned and ready to stain and seal and realized they sent me supersealant wet look for outdoor concrete. No A B mix. Your sealant looks like it dried to a matte finish not gloss is that correct?
That is correct. My finish is matte.
So when using a water based stain, do I need to clean the floor before applying the sealant?
That looks awesome. I have to do my man cave floor and this seems like the way to go. I’m excited! Thank you man.
@Rink My husband is been very resistant about this flooring because of ECHO. We had a small party in our basement for my daughter and it was so Loud with echo with the plain concrete floor that he doesn't think we can keep a concrete floor. How can we make that work? I like the look and I really do not want carpet down there. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
I’m on Team Husband here Dani. The concrete certainly causes added reverb. I have a few area carpets down which helps but my ceilings are 9’ high and I don’t have much on the walls so the sound is noticeably terrible. That said, I’m not a fan of carpet so I consider reverb to be the lesser of two evils.
Love your personality!
Thanks for the video
Thank you so much!!
It's sold out!😢😅
They are sold out! Any ideas how I can get my hands on this kit or something similar?
What was the total sq footage that you covered using the stain, and degreaser? And how many kits did you end up using?
I notice some people just spray stain and then seal it whereas some spray stain and neutralize it with baking soda and scrub the stain and rinse with water before sealing it. Does both work?
Jonny Taco is a rad name! Buddy I have no clue about the baking soda method. Never even heard of it before now.
@@RinkVideo they say you need to Neutralize the acid before sealing it. I got all my stuff plan on starting Saturday
@Jonny Taco Outdoors that's for an acid based stain. His is water based. Acid gets great results but it's time driven meaning the longer you wait to neutralize the more the color changes. Google acid based sealer.
Still holding?
This 100% (almost) convinced me that we will be doing this to our basement. Our sump pumps stopped and we had a flood, so we had to tear up the flooring, so this is a great, cheaper alternative to do! Do you have any suggestions for if there are small cracks, fill them in, leave them? Thanks. Subscribed and liked!
NEW SUB PARTY!!!!!! You know I think it all depends on what kind of style/look you're going for. Sometimes repairing the cracks looks worse than the crack itself. This is a decision that only you can make but maybe you could try fixing a crack in an area that isn't visible and go from there? I feel bad for your luck with the sumps quitting. Nobody needs that headache! Thanks for the support!
Just bought my first house and my basement is bare and this video is EXACTLY what I was looking for :)
Awesome. Congrats on the new Shack and I'm stoked that you're not painting the floor gray with garage paint!
@@RinkVideo it's funny because I have to remove some, so this video literally covered everything I need to accomplish.
Great job man
Awesome work brother, Really awesome stuff! Was wondering, what was the damage like? Roughly...? $$$,$$$.00
Thanks for watching RG. All-in was probably less than $1k including renting the floor polisher etc. probably somewhere between $509-$1000
Does any floor sander work? Is there a special sandpaper for cement?
I got same kit, about to lay down degreaser today. How long do I have to wait to lay degreaser after sweeping & mopping? Than after when can I stain after degreaser? Than after stain when can I seal?... sorry brother I'm working on room as of right now. I bought this cuz of this video... did a good job, no lie brother the prep is pretty tedious...
Bruh. Read the directions but my best guess is: no wait to degrease after sweeping. Stain once degreaser is dry. Stain will literally dry in no time. The sealer is something that will take a couple days depending on ventilation and humidity. That’s just a guess without the product in front of me but the directions should explain more clearly.
@Rink 🤣 yeah I know... not da instructions type of fool. I just jump in & ok this does this & that does that 😳 🤣... room is coming along good. Got pics of progress on BBQ pages on FB & IG.
What’s the color your friend chose, wasn’t bad really
He mixed two colors together as he was putting it on.
@@RinkVideo nice, really like yours as well. It’s exactly what I wanted to achieve at my house but came out bit different 😮💨 you said yours was ‘oak’ is that right?
@@beebee242 that is correct. A very light coat of Oak.
Great job, highly entertaining!
Thanks for making such a great helpful video. Did you consider the "Finish my Ugly Concrete" product? It is more expensive, but I can't really tell the difference and the company has not been communicating.
You're very welcome Lewis and thanks for watching. It looks like the "Finish My Ugly Concrete" comes with the TK Bright Seal and that's the difference. That TK Bright Seal gives a wet look or glossy and that's something that I did not want. I'm more of a flat/matte type of guy so I went with a two-part matte sealer. I'm not sure where you live but TK is a massive company and you should be able to buy their products locally. It costs a lot to ship that stuff so you would probably save a good chunk of change by buying that TK sealer locally if you can. Oddly enough I actually have 5 gallons of that TK sealer in my garage right now! I used TK sealer with a 20% sheen on my driveway and have to say that the TK product is FRICKING AWESOME. Long story short here: I'd look locally for a sealer if you can. Does that make any sense?
Do you have any information on using 2 colors in an unstructured manner (no taping off sections of the floor) or if additives such as mica powder could be used?
I do not
I used 46.00 a gal black wood stain and it looks great put two coats of concrete sealer on it. Way cheaper and I'm a concrete finisher that has 33 years in
Oh man I’d love to see a photo! Matte sealer or gloss?