The house I grew up in, more years ago than I care to think about, was built in 1954. The living room floor was laid brick with a coating over both the brick and the mortar, applied after the brick was laid.
The coating appeared to consist of a pigment(probably an iron oxide) and a resin (epoxy- back then?) and was fairly thick, it filled the pores of the brick and mortar and gave the entire floor a smooth semi-gloss sheen.
I would like to put a similar floor in a new house we will be building soon. Has anyone seen a recent floor like this? Any ideas on how to achieve this look with a durable finish?
Epoxy seems like the way to go- comments?
Thanks,
Doug
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Greetings Doug,
This post, in response to your question, will bump the thread through the 'recent discussion' listing again.
Perhaps it will catch someones attention that can help you with advice.
Cheers
'Nemo me impune lacesset'
No one will provoke me with impunity
Since the response was lacking here you may want to try your question at the JLC forum
http://www.jlconline.com/cgi-bin/jlconline.storefront
or a tile forum http://www.johnbridge.com/vbulletin/index.php
Cheers
'Nemo me impune lacesset'
No one will provoke me with impunity