Cabinets and Concrete

Cabinet installation has begun.  Here is a picture of the kitchen.

And the dining room.

A template has been made so the granite can be fabricated.

You may have noticed the "lines" on the floor.  That is masking tape over brown paper to protect the concrete.  We will have stained concrete floors.  Unfortunately a couple of days ago when the paper was lifted to begin the staining, we found that some sort of chemical reaction occurred and the line remains.  Dave is trying to use an acid to blend it before applying the stain.

In the basement, the concrete was poured gray and then we had a test patch with the acid stain.  We were not thrilled with the color, so we decided to have the main floor poured with a colored concrete first.  The color is canvas, by ColorFlo.

In the basement we are using Walnut as the color of the stain, and on the main floor the stain color is Mahogany.  It will then be sealed with poly-seal.

Here you can see the process in its three stages.  At the top of the picture is the great room, before any stain has been applied, in the middle of the picture is the hallway, where stain but no sealer has been applied.  At the bottom of the picture is the master bedroom where it has been stained and sealed.

Here is another picture of the finished floor in the bedroom.