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How long does it take to stain a concrete floor?

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I am interested in understanding how long it takes from start to finish for concrete floor staining. What I would like to know is from the start of the cleaning process to the staining to the sealing and finally to the cure time…….how long before you can move furniture in on it and start living???
Thanks,
Lou

A. That’s kind of an open questions but here is the skinny to how I do it and I never have to go back because I hurried the installation

Day on-e clean the concrete and if you have taken up carpet and have tack strip holes to repair clean the floor first using shop vac to clean up and then repair the holes using anchoring cement or versabond thinset

Day two- use a drywall sandscreen to smooth repair spots and stain floor – wait two to  three hours and flood floor with water and knock stain loose with push broom and shop vac water and residue

Day three- two coats of sealer using 3/8 nap shed resistant roller

Day five- three coats of floor finish (wax) this can actually be done at the 36-48 hour mark after applying sealer when using Tough Seal WB

Q. Thanks very much for the quick response. Is there a curing time that you need to wait on the floors though? I have been told that there is a period of curing time that you really need to wait before you can move in and “live” on the floor.
A. No sir with our Tough Seal WB by 48 hours in has cured and reached its optimal chemical and solvent resistant properties and within three hours after “waxing” your can literally moved that furniture in, sit down and have that “Bud” that’s waiting for ya.
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One Response to “How long does it take to stain a concrete floor?”

  1. chad - how to stain concrete says:
    February 28, 2010 at 2:52 pm

    thanks for the step by step on how to stain concrete. it is great to let people know that is not an in and out process and there are steps that need to be followed.

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