CONCRETE PATTERNS. Overview On Concrete Patterns Plain concrete flooring systems do provide functional, strength and durability values but when it comes to overall presentation they’re just not that visually pleasing and are lifeless. Concrete decorative floorings for interior or exterior applications are a great option to create an aesthetically pleasing presentation that will create character, style and elegance with a wide selection of concrete color, brilliant designs and patterns from various techniques and methods. Decorative concrete floor patterns for exterior applications such as: driveways, walkways, patios, pool decks, courtyards, pathways and many more are a great alternate to highlight and accentuate the entire look but also to complement and blend in beautifully with surroundings. There are several methods and techniques that can create surface concrete patterns to suit individual décor, they include: stamped concrete, stenciled concrete, scorched concrete and engraved concrete.
Decorative Concrete | Allied ConcreteAllied Concrete. Stamped Concrete provides the look of natural stone, tile, or brick on driveways, walkways, patios, pool decks, or interior floors. Patterns are stamped into flat finish concrete prior to final set with the use of rubber stamps. Coloring may be added to the mix to take the concrete from gray to gorgeous, and a pigmented dry release can be used to add contrast or to create an antiqued appearance.
Stamped Concrete Brochure: Stamped Concrete Brochure Concrete Color Charts: Solomon Colors Release Color Chart: Legacy Colors Sandscape Concrete is a type of exposed aggregate concrete that reveals the top layer of concrete. Acid Stain Concrete – Interior & Exterior Acid stain has gained popularity for both interior and exterior use. Visit our showrooms in Charlottesville, Culpeper and Zion Crossroads to view samples of decorative concrete. Charlottesville Showroom Stamped Concrete Displays: Fractured Slate Deep Joint Cooblestone Yorkstone Chateau Ashlar Slate Fine Slate Chateau Deep Joint Cobblestone. Plywood floors? Plywood Flooring – An Attractive and Low-Cost Alternative to Hardwood. I’m working with clients in Takoma Park, MD on a first floor remodel. They are on a very tight budget.
They’ve already cut the budget substantially in their willingness to buy and assemble IKEA cabinets and to use laminate countertops. One of the bigger remaining single expenses is hardwood flooring. Since they are willing to do some of the work themselves, I suggested they consider plywood flooring as a short to mid-term alternative. So I decided to pull together some images for him and thought I would also share them here. Plywood Flooring - Baltic Birch The floor above, in my opinion, is anything but tacky. Plywood flooring - full sheets The floor, above, appears to be full sheets of birch plywood with exposed screws and using just a urethane finish. Plywood Flooring - Full Sheets - Gloss Finish This is also birch plywood and also uses exposed, countersunk screws. The floor, below, uses biscuit joins to create a 2’ x2’ plywood floor without any exposed hardware. PlywoodFloors - 2' Tiles.
When You Just Can't Leave Well Enough Alone. You know what's the best thing about spending $60 on a plywood floor? You can do whatever the H you want with it, and you don't really give a doo-doo. It's $60. I mean, really. Follow me on this laundry room floor crazy train, would ya? The "quickie" version?
I hope that doesn't make you feel cheap. Or used. It started as Bright White. Which lasted for 5.2434576 seconds. Then it went to what some may call. . . I like to think of it as "Antique Grey". So I strapped on a set and went all out black. And there it was. But ya know what? Little sneaky peeky? Lucky washer. Yep. I've got quite a few touch-ups to complete-- off to finish. Show ya when I'm all done. *UPDATE* See what I think about plywood flooring HERE. Hindsight is 20/20. Dustin and I thought and thought and thought about what to do with the plywood flooring we have laid.
Our plan all along has been to paint it. That's why we left a 1/16 inch gap between the boards-- we wanted you to be able to TELL that it was planks and not solid flooring. Then, people started looking at it as we worked. Everyone who saw it said to stain it. Can you believe that this started as this? Yesterday, we hand stained the entire 533 sq ft of this room. My motto is "work smarter not harder". Had we known that we were going to stain rather than paint, we would have done it with the plywood on sawhorses and in 17 nice big sheets rather than in 136 strips that were nailed to the floor... and we wouldn't have left a gap. Dustin is starting the poly process today and will finish it tonight or early in the morning.
The plan is to shut off the room and the upstairs and crack open all the windows tonight. I go back to the acupuncturist later today too. Plywood to plank flooring tutorial. When recently redoing the room above our garage, we decided that we were DONE with the carpet. Our plans were to rip it up, plank the floor, and then paint it. We never expected the plywood planking that we made to look good enough to STAIN! Yup, that’s plywood! Materials: 16 sheets of 15/32 pine plywood @ $16.49 per sheet 9 gigantic tubes of Liquid Nail @ $4.75 each 10 lbs of cut nails (ordered from Tremont Nail Company) @ $69.63 (includes s&h) 4 gallons of Varathane polyurethane @ $37.46 per gallon 2 quarts of stain @ $9.99 each Square footage of the room: 533 Rough estimate of cost: $520 We started the project with sheets of plywood.
It, surprisingly, only took us an hour and 45 minutes to cut the sheets into the planks. With the materials purchased and gathered, Dustin cleaned up the room with the shop vac. Then the fun started. Before we began, we made sure to figure out our pattern so that each row of flooring would alternate where the nails were. We hand stained the whole floor. Plywood floors?