[Greenbuilding] Redoing all floors

[Jason Holstine]

Can you etch the concrete to remove the current sealer, strip the stain with
paint stripper, let the concrete properly dry and cure, then go back and
stain and refinish?

Also ­ any concrete will naturally have a certain unpredictability in the
finish pattern, with random burnishing and highs and lows of color. So I
typically recommend take advantage of that, fly with it, and stain with a
creative, random, very cool stain pattern. You won¹t know what¹s mistake/old
mess-up and what¹s intentionally part of the pattern.


On 7/27/11 2:29 PM, "Ktot (g)" <ktottotc at gmail.com> wrote:

> I explained that in my initial email--less than half the required curing
> time for the concrete. Thus moisture is trapped under the sealer, creating
> white "blooms" everywhere. Also whole patches of stain and sealer are coming
> up which may be due to poor combination of products, use of diesel/propane
> heaters, other, or also the lack of cure time.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Corwyn" <corwyn at midcoast.com>
> To: "Green Building" <greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Redoing all floors
> 
> 
>> > On 7/27/2011 1:09 PM, Ktot (g) wrote:
>>> >> I have a brand new home (finished mid-May) that is completely off-grid.
>>> >> Solar and wind power, solar thermal radiant heat and hot water, and
>>> >> passive solar design.
>>> >>
>>> >> The problem--the stained concrete floors and countertops are defective.
>>> >> The countertops should be an easy fix--sanding and applying another
>>> >> layer of epoxy. But the floors are very problematic.
>>> >>
>>> >> First, the supposedly very experienced contractor who did them is
>>> >> refusing to take responsibility for their defective work--they didn't
>>> >> allow the concrete even 1/2 the curing time required--but my attorney is
>>> >> addressing that.
>> >
>> > What exactly is wrong with the floors?
>> >
>> > Thank You Kindly,
>> >
>> > Corwyn
>> >
>> >
>> > -- 
>> > Topher Belknap
>> > Green Fret Consulting
>> > Kermit didn't know the half of it...
>> > http://www.greenfret.com/
>> > topher at greenfret.com
>> > (207) 882-7652
>> >
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