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Flooring options for a concrete porch? naztazia 08-20-2006
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Posted by on August 20, 2006, 11:05 am
Need advice. We have a concrete back porch (8'x16' or so) that the
previous owner painted numerous times. It has severely chipped, and I
don't want the hassle of removing the chips, etching with acid, drying,
then repainting. Power washing only removed 50% of the mess.

I'm leaning towards covering the mess -- something like installing
indoor/outdoor carpeting. The problem is that while the porch is
covered with a roof, the 3 sides are exposed to the elements (wrought
iron railing holds up the porch). So how does one install any kind of
floor covering nicely with the wrought iron installed at 10 points into
the concrete? I don't want to enclose the porch (which would be
another option).

Are there any other floor covering options? Or is the least problematic
just to paint it again? BTW, we get the 4 seasons -- hot summers and
icy cold winters.

Thanks.


Posted by on August 20, 2006, 11:15 am

naztazia@gmail.com wrote:
> Need advice. We have a concrete back porch (8'x16' or so) that the
> previous owner painted numerous times. It has severely chipped, and I
> don't want the hassle of removing the chips, etching with acid, drying,
> then repainting. Power washing only removed 50% of the mess.
>
> I'm leaning towards covering the mess -- something like installing
> indoor/outdoor carpeting. The problem is that while the porch is
> covered with a roof, the 3 sides are exposed to the elements (wrought
> iron railing holds up the porch). So how does one install any kind of
> floor covering nicely with the wrought iron installed at 10 points into
> the concrete? I don't want to enclose the porch (which would be
> another option).
>
> Are there any other floor covering options? Or is the least problematic
> just to paint it again? BTW, we get the 4 seasons -- hot summers and
> icy cold winters.
>
> Thanks.


Posted by James \"Cubby\" Culbertson on August 20, 2006, 11:57 am

> Need advice. We have a concrete back porch (8'x16' or so) that the
> previous owner painted numerous times. It has severely chipped, and I
> don't want the hassle of removing the chips, etching with acid, drying,
> then repainting. Power washing only removed 50% of the mess.
>
> I'm leaning towards covering the mess -- something like installing
> indoor/outdoor carpeting. The problem is that while the porch is
> covered with a roof, the 3 sides are exposed to the elements (wrought
> iron railing holds up the porch). So how does one install any kind of
> floor covering nicely with the wrought iron installed at 10 points into
> the concrete? I don't want to enclose the porch (which would be
> another option).
>
> Are there any other floor covering options? Or is the least problematic
> just to paint it again? BTW, we get the 4 seasons -- hot summers and
> icy cold winters.
>
> Thanks.
>

I don't know how much of a step down you have onto your porch but you could
lay pavers if you wanted a brick look.
Just an idea.



Posted by Jay Stootzmann on August 20, 2006, 1:46 pm
We put heavy duty ceramic tile on our concrete porch over 5 years ago and it
has held up very well.

We had it professionally installed so that we would have a guarantee if
something went wrong so that made it expensive but it was worth it.

> Need advice. We have a concrete back porch (8'x16' or so) that the
> previous owner painted numerous times. It has severely chipped, and I
> don't want the hassle of removing the chips, etching with acid, drying,
> then repainting. Power washing only removed 50% of the mess.
>
> I'm leaning towards covering the mess -- something like installing
> indoor/outdoor carpeting. The problem is that while the porch is
> covered with a roof, the 3 sides are exposed to the elements (wrought
> iron railing holds up the porch). So how does one install any kind of
> floor covering nicely with the wrought iron installed at 10 points into
> the concrete? I don't want to enclose the porch (which would be
> another option).
>
> Are there any other floor covering options? Or is the least problematic
> just to paint it again? BTW, we get the 4 seasons -- hot summers and
> icy cold winters.
>
> Thanks.
>



Posted by Italian Mason on August 20, 2006, 3:23 pm
Anything like tile or pavers is going to require you to go through the
cleanning process you mentiond to achieve the proper bond.

So how does one install any kind of
floor covering nicely with the wrought iron installed at 10 points into

the concrete?
Slowly and watch your cuts..the in/out carpet is so thin you can press
the carpet next to the area to be cut and either mark it or cut it and
glue it. Or you can purchase covers for the points that attach into the
concrete its like a finish cap...



naztazia@gmail.com wrote:
> Need advice. We have a concrete back porch (8'x16' or so) that the
> previous owner painted numerous times. It has severely chipped, and I
> don't want the hassle of removing the chips, etching with acid, drying,
> then repainting. Power washing only removed 50% of the mess.
>
> I'm leaning towards covering the mess -- something like installing
> indoor/outdoor carpeting. The problem is that while the porch is
> covered with a roof, the 3 sides are exposed to the elements (wrought
> iron railing holds up the porch). So how does one install any kind of
> floor covering nicely with the wrought iron installed at 10 points into
> the concrete? I don't want to enclose the porch (which would be
> another option).
>
> Are there any other floor covering options? Or is the least problematic
> just to paint it again? BTW, we get the 4 seasons -- hot summers and
> icy cold winters.
>
> Thanks.


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