How To Distress Concrete Walls

Mike day everything about concrete 2 031 087 views 27 12 use epoxy to coat existing countertops to make them look like real stone step by step explained duration.

How to distress concrete walls.

A few years ago i wrote about a distressed glazing technique which has a distressed feel to it a way we developed to add visual texture to your walls that doesn t like a stock rag rolling. I would use a different color blue but i still really like this. Here we take this process one step further. It s unique every time and in this example we re.

I m using some of my own cast concrete pieces like the critter and the hands. Proper design and detailing in most cases could have reduced the distress to acceptable levels or eliminated it completely. Courtesy of bridgewater builders. One common cause of distress is stress cracking of masonry elements caused by the absence or improper spacing of movement joints.

Distress and then wax with brown antiquing wax or stain and rub off immediately and seal with poly. Protective polyester dust sheet for your floor one sanding block ideally fine one to smooth out the plaster pva glue and water to dilute one bucket or container. I used the harris 2 50mm flat brush for the bulk of the work. Then 25mm round brush for the.

Relieving masonry s distress many masonry buildings suffer distress. For more modern styles combine a shiplap wall with stone or faux stone. Grab a squirt bottle and any old paint you have laying aro. The look is both soft and contemporary works well in urban environments and is still livable.

How to antique concrete to look aged. First and foremost we have to removed the cracked surface concrete and study the quality of existing steel if we found the area of steel was drastically got reduced due to rusting then we have to provide extra steel by anchoring it to the concrete with the help of anchoring grout but before anchoring we should clean the existing steel with the help of sand paper and remove the rust completely then with the help of paint brush apply zinc rich primer zrp allow it to dry for an hour. Twist the cloth to create a long uneven tube and roll the cloth along the. Very quick easy and cheap.

Paint gold on piece first and then dry brush turquoise over vaseline as a resist. Dip the cloth in a tinted faux finish glaze and wring it out once again. As above step 2. As above step 4 optional.

Dip a ragging cloth in water and wring it out.