Got a crack in your concrete.
How to make concrete look like slate stone.
Errr make that clean faux slate if you ll pardon my pun.
This is the diy for you.
Note that no stone is one uniform color.
In nature nothing is ever a single flat color.
There s a basic background color then small mottles or flecks in other colors.
Once the base coat dries apply strips of thin masking tape in a grid to lay out a tile design.
Turn a plain concrete floor or patio into an imitation of natural stone by blending two or more colors of concrete stain.
Look at an actual piece of slate or an image of it to best emulate the colors and color variations with paint.
The first thing i did was power wash all the concrete so that i d start with a clean slate.
Before you re ready to paint any concrete surface to look like stone you have to select what colors the stone will be.
Traditional concrete stains are acid based and work by causing a chemical.
Emulate the look of a slate tile floor or patio by painting the base concrete color in a grout shade such as light gray.
In order to make it look like real slate i couldn t just buy a solid paint color and roll it on.
The desha blog details exactly how to make your entertaining space look like this.
You can also paint the concrete white beige or dark brown to look like tinted mortar.