Some contractors use stamps others use scoring and staining and still others allow the natural grain of real wood boards to leave an imprint on the.
How to stain concrete to look like wood planks.
And keefe duhon of concrete revolution has developed a specialty of concrete floors that look like wood planks and he s become known for it across the country.
Duhon 29 installed his first plank like floor four years ago for a parade of homes house.
How to paint concrete to look like wood.
Staining concrete like wood will give the look of one continuous piece of wood.
Concrete floors that look like wood have become very popular in the south and particularly in louisiana where floods from heavy rains might destroy a wooden carpet or tile floor but a concrete floor that looks like wood is impervious.
In fact people often ask us how to make concrete look like wood planks.
Concrete is tough and durable and it s a construction material with many virtues.
See examples of stamped concrete that looks like wood plus floors counters and more with wood grain updated april 1 2020 concrete can be used in a variety of ways to recreate the look of wood.
Wood floors are fine but in this area prone to flooding concrete floors are even better.
Beauty however is not one of them.
There are many ways to make plain.
To mimic the look of a hardwood floor with panels you will need to use a stamp to create the seams of the floor panels.
It looks like the photo above is actually a stamped concrete which i have found out you can do on top of an existing slab if you prep it just right.
A skilled contractor can make concrete look like practically anything you can imagine including brick stone and even wood.
This would be perfect if i could pull it off.
Then the more i dug i saw the idea for doing a stain and scoring that would make it look like wood.