Inexpensive Concrete Floor Finishes

10 easy and inexpensive diy floor finishes by faith towers on may 14 2013 flooring can be expensive.

Inexpensive concrete floor finishes.

Finished concrete floors cost prices for the different concrete floor options vary greatly starting as low as 2 to 6 per square foot for basic stain dye or polishing. Read on to learn about a few of the different indoor concrete floor finishing options. Modern day concrete floors are fully customizable with a variety of beautiful finishing options to choose from. Concrete floor paints can be either latex or oil based products and they are formulated with a satin non slip finish designed to be especially durable under hard traffic and to resist damage from solvents salts and other caustic materials.

There are plenty of diy flooring treatments out there that can really add some pizzazz to your space. Concrete is one of the most durable types of flooring and it can be highly customized to fit your design needs. A bag of feather finish costs about 15 in our case the loft needed one full bag and then you ll need some concrete stain. Painting concrete floors allows for creativity and is an inexpensive way to turn drab concrete into a colorful attractive floor.

A whole new floor for about 30 in materials. Wood with a twist. We spent about 130 for all of the supplies to stain our concrete. The reading loft is really coming together.

Carpet is a simple method for covering a concrete floor. High end finishes with multiple colors designs stencils or other enhancements can run 15 to 30 per square foot or more depending on the materials. This project tops the cheap flooring ideas because it literally costs pennies to make. Or concrete floor a perfect diy flooring option for rec rooms.

As i mentioned above the reading loft is low traffic area. If you pour a specific type of stain on the concrete it will react with the surface and create a color on the floor. Design wise concrete has evolved over the past few years and is now incorporated into many aspects of a home like this surprisingly elegant table or these more utilitarian designs with concrete blocks. If our floor had already been concrete this project would have cost less than 150 for the whole room about 20 x 25.

Thanks to these advances in technology even a classic grey concrete floor will look stunning with the right surface preparation and finishing. And hiring someone to install flooring can be even pricier. Finally epoxy kits provide a simple and low cost way to finish concrete garage or basement floors. Concrete floors and counter tops are just a couple of examples.

Even with the cost of the concrete the cost is the same as the mid range tile that i didn t love.