<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Exactly, the floors takes on a wonderful matte look and do look like stone after a while, especially if you score the concrete. <div><br></div><div>Anncha</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; 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We had it tinted with 200% of the normal amount of pigment that would be normally be used. We didn't do any concrete prep or use any additional sealers. We also scored the slab with a 4' grid pattern and grouted the joints. It has a nice matte leather look and gets a lot of compliments. A lot of people ask if it's some kind of stone.<div> <br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Anncha <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anncha1@aol.com">anncha1@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div style="word-wrap:break-word">All the jobs I have been involved in we have only used a sealer once, and it was in a commercial setting. Too shiny, for my personal taste.<div>With wax, the floors are matte more looking and grow more beautiful by the year and take on their own patina. One caveat, the first two weeks, the floors are a little slippery, but after that, no worries.</div> </div></blockquote></div><br></div> _______________________________________________<br>Greenbuilding mailing list<br>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br><a href="mailto:Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org">Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br>http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org</blockquote></div><br></div><br><br></body></html>