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  1. Flooring
    Greetings! I live in north Idaho and we are finishing the basement and would like to acid stain the floor. We have forced heat from the ceiling but I am wondering if the floors will be warm enough. Does anyone have any experience with just leaving the concrete floors and staining? We would...
  2. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    I'm planning on staining the concrete in my unfinished basement. As a first step I used H&C Concrete Etching Solution (phosphoric acid-based). Since the concrete was smooth, I didn't dilute it per instructions. I unfortunately wasn't clear enough on the clean up process, as I think the...
  3. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    anyone have a tried solution as to how to make the new patch of cement sidewalk match the 20 year old sidewalk. It looks horrible???:wink:
  4. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    We have 1,000 sq ft of fairly thick carpet glue to remove from concrete in order to stain. We looked at using chemical adhesive removers but they are about $25 for a container that says it will remove glue from 100 sq ft. That would put us at $250 spent on one coat of chemicals. Does anyone have...
  5. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    We have 500sf back patio with full sun southern exposure. It was covered in pebble tech which we had demolished & removed, then smoothed over with a grinding machine & cleaned. I was trying to be eco-friendly and stupidly chose a water-based stain instead of acid. I wanted a...
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