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Is there a "stain" available for exterior concrete ?

  • 28-09-2010 09:52PM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭


    Hello ,I'm looking for something other than paint for exterior ground and walls.
    I was hoping there was some sort of stain for concrete ,rather than paint.

    Am I clutching at straws ?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,301 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Only thing I can think of, is dye, but thats no use if the paths are already in. What are you trying to achieve, something more hard wearing than paint or what?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 127 ✭✭Hell Toupee


    Heres one - not sure if it's what your after:
    http://www.colourstone.ie/staincrete.html


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭yoshytoshy


    Davy wrote: »
    Only thing I can think of, is dye, but thats no use if the paths are already in. What are you trying to achieve, something more hard wearing than paint or what?

    Basically ,it's out the back garden where work was done ,there was finishes at different stages and the concrete and cement are different colours.
    I thought if there was something like a stain ,it would hide the different finishes.

    I was thinking of just washing everything down with wet cement ,but don't want to make a complete mess of things.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,301 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    yoshytoshy wrote: »
    Basically ,it's out the back garden where work was done ,there was finishes at different stages and the concrete and cement are different colours.
    I thought if there was something like a stain ,it would hide the different finishes.

    I was thinking of just washing everything down with wet cement ,but don't want to make a complete mess of things.


    Well thats not a total bad idea, do like a sand and cement light screed, and add a dye to it. I was thinking maybe a special paint would work, like anti skid etc. They are think and would remove the shading problem


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭yoshytoshy


    Davy wrote: »
    Well thats not a total bad idea, do like a sand and cement light screed, and add a dye to it. I was thinking maybe a special paint would work, like anti skid etc. They are think and would remove the shading problem

    Thanks Davy ,I did look at paints for walk areas ,but they all seem to be black or red etc.
    My plan was to do something more subtle ,so I'll probably go with the sand and cement thing.

    Cheers.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,301 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    You can get other colours, grey is quite common. It doesn't look that great in my own personal opinion if its your own garden, but do check it out and see what you think.


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