The best concrete paint extends the life of your garage floor, deck or basement. Painting tough concrete surfaces preserves and protects floors while also preventing slips. If that doesn’t seal ...

To paint concrete successfully, so that it looks good and lasts a long time, proper preparation is key. If you are tired of looking at a dingy concrete garage floor or patio, you can update the ...

Prime your concrete surface to fill in its pores and help paint adhere. Apply exterior grade concrete block filler, which will require 2 hours’ drying time and another 6 hours before it can be ...

Over time, concrete patios can begin to look a little worse for wear. Whether they are stained from that accident at your last BBQ party or cracked and chipped after years of entertaining outdoors ...

Painted concrete can be very slick, so use paint with anti-slip ingredients, such as Behr’s anti-slip porch & floor paint ($42.98 a gallon at Home Depot). Follow all steps listed on the label ...

When paint doesn’t stick well to concrete, sometimes it’s because moisture is coming up through the concrete from below. To check, tape a piece of relatively thick, clear plastic, such as a ...

You want to blast away any old paint, mildew, mold, algae, oil or loose, crumbling concrete. Any of these things, if left on the surface, will interfere with the bonding of new stucco to old concrete.

Painted concrete can be very slick, so use paint with anti-slip ingredients. Follow all steps listed on the label, including etching and priming. (Photo courtesy of Metro Editorial Services) ...