Stained Concrete In Rockford, MI, And The Surrounding Greater Grand Rapids Area.

Make Your Concrete More Appealing With Help From Rockford Stamped Concrete

Do you want to give the concrete floors in your home in Rockford or the greater Grand Rapids area a sophisticated, modern look? If so, consider our staining services. Rockford Stamped Concrete can stain many preexisting concrete slabs or install new concrete floors and stain them for you.

Staining concrete is a great way to transform your concrete floor or add a distinctive touch to your outdoor concrete project. Concrete stain does more than simply add color. Unlike using a solid color concrete paint on the surface of your concrete floor, stains permeate the concrete and infuse it with rich, deep, translucent tones. Depending on the various color and application techniques we use, the stained concrete floor results produce a variegated or mottled look often described in ways like polished marble to tanned leather. It's this variability, rather than uniformity that gives stained concrete floors their broad appeal.

In our market, stained concrete has not yet become the well know product that it is in many southern homes, so finding knowledgeable concrete staining contractors is not always easy. An experienced concrete staining company understands how to achieve great results.

Although stained concrete is frequently called acid washed concrete, acid stain is not always the best choice for changing your concrete's appearance. We choose the best of three staining products to produce these results-acid stains, water-based stains or acetone dyes.

With acid stained concrete, acidic solutions containing metallic salts react with the concrete's cement content. When we acid etch the concrete, a chemical reaction takes place. The stain forms a permanent bond with the concrete. Acid stain colors come in subtle earth tones, such as tans, browns, terra cottas, and soft blue greens. Although the basic color palette is limited, stain colors can be mixed before application or done in layered applications to achieve various shadings.

Water-based stains penetrate the concrete surface and deposit pigment particles into the open pores. These stains come in a much broader range of colors than acid stains. If you want colors beyond the limited color palette of acid stains, water-based stains are often the best choice.

Concrete dyes are translucent, penetrating color solutions. Like water-based stains, they do not react chemically with concrete. Instead, they contain very fine coloring agents that penetrate the concrete surface. Dyed concrete allow more vibrant colors like yellow, blue, and purple.

If you intend to have your slab stained, we prefer to pour and cure the concrete that is to be used as the canvas. With stained concrete, the original finish of the concrete is the single largest determining factor in the appearance of the finished surface. We know how to install new concrete floors to optimize the final stained product. Stained concrete companies understand that both the concrete finish and subsequent curing directly affect the results of the final stained product.

On new concrete, stain manufacturers recommend letting the concrete cure for at least 30 days before applying a stain and to avoid the use of curing compounds. Make sure that the stained concrete company you hire follows those best practices for optimal results. We hope we are that company!

It's also important that in new construction, your concrete staining contractor helps your builder understand stained concrete and how the process works. Stained cement floors require care that most builders don’t consider, because most concrete floors are covered up with other flooring or left unfinished. Dropped tools create chips, rusty nails create spots, red or black chalk lines are almost impossible to remove, and plumbing glue or dripping sap from building lumber can block the pores of the concrete, resulting in white spots on a stained cement floor. Leaving lumber or plastic on the curing slab will cause the slab to cure unevenly, and those areas will be obvious when stained.

On existing concrete, it's important to keep in mind that stains are intended to enhance rather than disguise the surface. They will not mask cracks, blemishes, discoloration, or other flaws because they are semi-transparent. In some cases, this can be an advantage and work well with the design. For example, if you're going for an aged or rustic look, stains can accentuate minor blemishes and cracks and add greater distinction. However, an existing concrete slab with major cracks or spalling is usually not a good candidate for staining because any patchwork is likely to show right through the stain. If your desire is to match different pours together or to hide worn or miscolored concrete, an overlay or full concrete replacement is likely to be the best product to consider.

We also use stain on exterior concrete for borders and stamped concrete accents.



When it comes to concrete staining services, we'll utilize the best type of floor staining product there is to choose from.

When it comes to stained concrete, we're your local experts