Deco Concrete - chemical staining

Traditionally covered concrete floor carpeting, laminate flooring inside buildings or paving slab outside buildings. All these types of coatings are good in their own way, but more recently has become widely used decorative concrete. In this case, all the characteristics of concrete are the same as they are known powerful and durable the rest.

There are several methods for decorating concrete, is one of them - chemical staining (translated c Eng. Chemical staining). The method is that the concrete is poured into a special liquid, with certain proportions of chemicals (the foundation serves as hydrochloric acid and water), it reacts with the composition of concrete and stain it the color you want.

The color produced concrete depends on the proportions of chemicals. But even professionals can not fully foresee the result. Before you begin, concrete must be roughened and thoroughly cleaned for a good reaction. Otherwise, color will be uneven and in places that are not washed off the fat, will be unsightly stains. Then applied directly to the dye itself, and reacts with the concrete.

Good quality of this method is that it is painted not only the concrete surface, the reaction proceeds at a depth that depends on the concentration of the liquid. This means that the paint will never crack or peel. Then wait until the concrete dries, and cover it with lacquer.

After the completion of the concrete floor will look like granite or marble and will have a luxurious look.

Integrally colored concrete

Of all the technologies decorating concrete, integrally colored concrete (in translation from English Integrally Colored Concrete) is the most simple and cheap. It does not require any additional construction skills or specialized equipment.

During mixing of concrete is added to the dye, which is distributed throughout the concrete and provides a uniform color. Dyes are produced in liquid form and in powder form.

If the integrally colored concrete is used on a large area, it is necessary to take measures to make the color and tone remained the same:
For this cement has to be one brand, and preferably one party.
Always be strictly adhered to the same proportions of water, sand and cement.
Water should not contain chlorine, dye can react and produce unpredictable results.
Do not carry out concrete work during rain, high heat and extreme cold.

The advantage of integrally colored concrete is that it is not exposed to the sun - does not fade with time. And also, retains all the properties of concrete and does not change its physical characteristics. After finishing work, concrete can be changed a little shade during the week. Often, after staining using skorring - engraving on the concrete.

This method does not require much effort and cost, making it the most attractive from a financial point of view compared to other techniques of decoration.