Someone asked “I love the walls! Can you share more about the floors? What did you put over the plywood? I’d love to see & hear more details about the floor”
Someone asked “I love the walls! Can you share more about the floors? What did you put over the plywood? I’d love to see & hear more details about the floor”
🪣First things first, we laid 1/4 inch OBS board down.
🪣Caulk the edges to prevent any concrete slipping through. Plus, I decided to skip installing baseboards to have a cleaner look.
🪣Sealing the floors with Redford Waterproofing and crack prevent membrane. Love this stuff.
🪣Mix the concrete. SURECRETE
CROTEK is the brand we got. Did 2 layers of it.
🪣Sanding. This helps smooth out any unevenness in the floors.
🪣Finally, sealing the floors with a floor sealant. I will be sharing more thoughts of the different brands we have used throughout the house in stories.
The process is very simple. It’s just work and lots of mess, especially the dust from sanding🤪. But if you love the look of concrete floors, imperfections and the simplicity of it, do give this a whirl ❤️.
DIY CONCRETE WALLS
I have always loved the look of concrete. It’s timeless and if you are about imperfection with texture, this could be something to venture in 🙂.
We use the brand HENRY 549 feather finish. Instead of making a big batch of concrete paste, making smaller batches as we go along seems to be more manageable 🪣.
Unfortunately, measuring isn’t our thing and I can’t tell you exactly how we do it 😅. We use about 1/2 cup of mix with a small amount of water and mix it till the mixture becomes a paste. Kinda like a pancake paste 🥞. This is something you have to experiment with and find out what sort of consistency works best for you 👩🏻🔬🧪.
There isn’t a right or wrong method when doing this. It’s really about experimenting and playing. So enjoy the process 👏🏼🥳
