[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: Iron Sulphate Concrete Stain

[Lawrence Lile]

The mfr claims 200 SF per gallon, but I ended up using it at more like
125 SF per gallon in the bathroom because I used more coats than
recommended to get the color saturation I wanted.  200 SF per gallon
will work for two coats.  

 
 
Lawrence Lile, P.E., LEED AP

-----Original Message-----
From: Irina Golfman [mailto:irina at inera.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 7:31 PM
To: Lawrence Lile
Subject: RE: [BULK] Re: [Greenbuilding] Iron Sulphate Concrete Stain
Importance: Low

Lawrence,

Thank you for the wisdom. The slab is much lighter than I expected -
more 
like a very , very pale green than a greenish brown sample that we
created, 
so I think I'll try the colored sealer. I couldn't figure out from the
web 
site how much 1 gallon of the sealer covers. Do you remember?

Thank you so much,
Irina

At 12:17 PM 1/3/2007, you wrote:
>A red stain over a greenish yellow slab is likely to turn out a muddy
>brown.  I'd either seal the slab with a clear sealer, if you like the
>color, or add a colored sealer from Green Building Supply to modify the
>color a bit.  If you have any areas that won't show, you can experiment
>with their samples for $10.
>http://www.greenbuildingsupply.com//Public/Home/index.cfm
>
>
>
>Lawrence Lile, P.E., LEED AP
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Irina Golfman [mailto:irina at inera.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:56 AM
>To: Lawrence Lile
>Subject: [BULK] Re: [Greenbuilding] Iron Sulphate Concrete Stain
>Importance: Low
>
>Hello Lawrence,
>
>Thank you so much for your post. I really enjoyed the detail
description
>of
>your floor project. I am trying to decide what to do with my slab
(small
>
>area: mud room + laundry room and 1.2 bath). We added a light
>greenish-yellow stain to the concrete mix when the slab was poured. Now
>my
>contractor disappeared and I am trying to decide how to finish the slab
>myself. We just rented the buffing machine last week to refinish the
old
>
>parquet floors in the bedrooms so we could rent it again and my husband
>would probably be able to buff the slab.
>
>I am intrigued with the iron-sulfate based stain, but am not sure if I
>should apply it over an already "stained" slab or if I should just seal
>the
>slab instead.
>
>I would very much appreciate any thoughts you might have on this.
>
>Thank you very much for the help and happy New Year.
>Irina Golfman Rosenblum
>
>
>At 10:19 PM 1/2/2007, you wrote:
> >
> >I've completed my concrete stain using Iron Sulphate, a relatively
> >harmless garden chemical, and Green Building Supply Gloss Penetrating
> >sealer.  Complete instructions, materials, and an amazing photo of my
> >backside while I am scrubbing the floor are available on my Concrete
>Stain
> >page at
>http://members.socket.net/~llile/ConcreteStain/Concrete_Stain.html
> >or on my blog at
>http://members.socket.net/~llile/buildgreen/buildgreen.htm
> >
> >I can't think of a Greener way to do a concrete floor, unless one
just
> >leaves the concrete bare.  I am really pleased with the results, the
>color
> >is a rich, variegated terra cotta, and the patterns in it are like
>clouds,
> >you can stare at them for a long time and find new shapes
> >continually.  The photos on the webpage can't capture the effect.
> >
> >Lawrence Lile, PE, LEED AP
> >
> >P.S., if you have a webpage or a blog, post a link to my Concrete
Stain
>
> >page, it'll raise the Google Score enough that people can actually
find
>it.
> >
> >
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