"Winds of Change" - Stained concrete patio in Fort Worth, TX by SolCrete, LLC

April 2011 Job of the Month This stained concrete patio project we did in Fort Worth is an excellent example of how we apply an acid stain to exterior concrete. It was particularly interesting for two reasons, first the patio was not all poured at the same time. As acid staining is a reactive process it will color the concrete differently if it is not all the same. We explained this to our Fort Worth homeowners who weren't worried about it, "It'll give it some personality" and we agree. The second reason was the wind! We often have to deal with the elements in exterior projects but this was ridiculous, wind gusts up to 30 mph! Needless to say it made it pretty exciting. The first step in a stained concrete patio project is to thoroughly clean it. We normally do it by power washing it to get the grime up and use a non-reactive concrete cleaner for more stubborn spots. This is the most important step as anything that gets left behind will be visible in the final finished floor. Once clean we placed a couple of color samples for our homeowners, and they loved both of them. In the end we decided to go with a two colors for this stained concrete patio- a "burnished copper" and an "onyx". As the onyx is a darker, black toned stain, we used it as a highlight color. Before spraying a drop of stain on the concrete, we first taped everything up to protect it, from the stones, to the coping, to the columns, to the walls, everything. And as fast as we taped it up, the wind pulled it ...

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