Tuesday, April 15, 2014

A Do It Yourself Epoxy Pebblestone

By Anita Ortega


Doing something new to our homes sometimes make it worth staying home. We love redesigning and transferring things to different places to make it look new all the time. We always love it when guests or visitors love how cozy and inviting our home is. We surely love sharing decorating ideas like were professionals even when we are not.

One of the best thing to do is redecorating our homes. From changing the curtains to painting the walls. As much as possible, we want everything to be new to the eyes of the people. But, there is one thing that we often do not mind changing. That is the floor. You might just think that it is not needed since anyway, it will only be stepped onto by everyone. You must change that mind set. There is a way for you to get even more appreciations with epoxy pebblestone.

You sure will not be having a hard time achieving your all new flooring. This is just so simple. It is a do it yourself process which you can surely follow. Here are the steps to get your most wanted pebble flooring.

Start up with cleaning your floor. When you say clean, you must make sure that there are nothing on it anymore. Even the littlest dust may affect the process of attaching the stones. They might be the reason why the pebbles can easily be detached. Simply sweep the floor with a broom then mop it up so it will completely be free of any dirt.

In case there are cracks, make sure to fix it using wood putty for wood floors and repair sealant which is injected right through the cracks for stone ones. For this step, you need to wait for 24 hours. It is important so that the repaired area will surely be perfect.

Since you are done with cleaning and repairing, get your epoxy. Take a big bucket where you can mix it without spilling. Make sure that you already have 2 epoxy primer. Whenever you buy things like that, there is always a list of instructions from the manufacturer which you should follow. Read the steps properly and o everything perfectly as much as possible.

Now, pour the mixture to your desired area. If you have a paint roller you may use it so you can have an even amount of mixture in each part. One half gallon of this will be able to cover a 100 feet floor. Wait for an hour for it to dry.

Then, get your 2 epoxy resins and pebbles. One set of it is best for 100 pounds of stones. After mixing everything, immediately pour it all over your desired place. Use a trowel you have equally divided layers of stones.

After 24 hours, recheck everything you did. If you find pebbles that did not stick on the epoxy, you do not have to worry. It always happens especially when it was not properly divided to every sides. Simple sweep it and gather all the loose pebbles so you may be able to use it again at another side of your floor. Apply varnish on it so it could look shiny and will not hurt even if you step on it without your shoes on.




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