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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>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?<BR>
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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 won’t know what’s mistake/old mess-up and what’s intentionally part of the pattern.<BR>
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On 7/27/11 2:29 PM, "Ktot (g)" <<a href="ktottotc@gmail.com">ktottotc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Consolas, Courier New, Courier"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>I explained that in my initial email--less than half the required curing <BR>
time for the concrete. Thus moisture is trapped under the sealer, creating <BR>
white "blooms" everywhere. Also whole patches of stain and sealer are coming <BR>
up which may be due to poor combination of products, use of diesel/propane <BR>
heaters, other, or also the lack of cure time.<BR>
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From: "Corwyn" <<a href="corwyn@midcoast.com">corwyn@midcoast.com</a>><BR>
To: "Green Building" <<a href="greenbuilding@lists.bioenergylists.org">greenbuilding@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>><BR>
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:19 PM<BR>
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Redoing all floors<BR>
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> On 7/27/2011 1:09 PM, Ktot (g) wrote:<BR>
>> I have a brand new home (finished mid-May) that is completely off-grid.<BR>
>> Solar and wind power, solar thermal radiant heat and hot water, and<BR>
>> passive solar design.<BR>
>><BR>
>> The problem--the stained concrete floors and countertops are defective.<BR>
>> The countertops should be an easy fix--sanding and applying another<BR>
>> layer of epoxy. But the floors are very problematic.<BR>
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>> First, the supposedly very experienced contractor who did them is<BR>
>> refusing to take responsibility for their defective work--they didn't<BR>
>> allow the concrete even 1/2 the curing time required--but my attorney is<BR>
>> addressing that.<BR>
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> What exactly is wrong with the floors?<BR>
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> Thank You Kindly,<BR>
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> Corwyn<BR>
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> Topher Belknap<BR>
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