Cinder blocks are a common building material that can be used on both the interior and exterior of a home.
Faux stone painted cinder block walls.
I m looking to paint the cinder block walls in the basement of our 1959 house.
The basement has never been painted before.
Use joint compound and cement colorants to create an easy realistic concrete wall finish.
There s a basic background color then small mottles or flecks in other colors.
This stone wall is actually a concrete block wall painted to look like stone for trinity worship center in burlington north carolina.
The appearance that the blocks provide however is very plain and utilitarian.
Note that no stone is one uniform color.
The process of painting can be broken into 3 simple parts including cleaning priming and painting.
This space is used as their fellowship hall and needed an update.
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In this video this old house landscape contractor roger cook dresses up a block wall with stone veneer panels.
Remove any remaining stain or paint from the wall with a right angle grinder fitted with wire brush.
Pour in one quarter bag of s type veneer mortar mix designed for stone veneer.
One fairly easy way you can hide the cinder blocks appearance is by faux painting them to look like a brick wall.
Most cinder blocks come in a gray color but you can paint cinder blocks to match the color scheme of your home.
Use a pressure washer fitted with a paint stripping tip to blast the concrete wall clean of all stain paint and dirt.
This is the part 2 video of us showing how to apply the stone ledgers under the cantilever ledge to give your walls houses block walls or whatever you want.
A few weeks ago my brother in law keith who is on staff at twc contacted me asking for ideas for this space.
The church was wanting a marketplace theme and already had the idea for an awning.
There was previously an issue with water seeping up from the floors it s been taken care of with an interior french drain and sump pump system there s been no water since that was installed over a year ago.
For the cost of a few cans of paint and some applicators you can make that ugly cinder block wall look like cut fitted stone or brick.
Before you re ready to paint any concrete surface to look like stone you have to select what colors the stone will be.