How to Stain Concrete Basements

Learn how to stain concrete basements and laundry rooms with basement flooring ideas and laundry room flooring tips from Sherwin-Williams. With Sherwin-Williams concrete stain options, you're sure to find a solution for optimal design.

Unpainted Concrete Basement or Laundry Room Floors

  1. Prepare the surface by cleaning the floor and etching the surface to permit penetration of the stain.
  2. Apply two coats of CONFLEX Flexible Concrete Waterproofer Smooth, H&C® COLORTOP™ Solvent-Based Solid Color Concrete Sealer or H&C® COLORTOP™ Water-Based Solid Color Concrete Stain according to label directions.
  3. If desired, decorate with an H&C® Shield-Crete® Water-Based Epoxy Garage Floor Coating.

Unpainted Concrete Walls

  1. Apply two coats of H&C® COLORTOP™ Water-Based Solid Color Concrete Stain according to label directions.
  2. Surfaces that are damp due to moisture penetrating through the walls should be coated with 1 or 2 coats of LOXON® XP™ Waterproofing Masonry Coating.

Painted Concrete Surfaces

  1. Remove all old, peeling, flaking paint.
  2. Rough the surface with sandpaper and clean thoroughly to ensure proper adhesion of stain.
  3. Apply two coats of H&C® COLORTOP™ Water-Based Solid Color Concrete Stain according to label directions.

H&C® Concrete Stains

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