Concrete Dust is History

Progress is being made, as we race the clock to get back into our great room, and what a Great Room it is turning out to be! The kitchen is now complete, sans grouting, which we will do later. It is unbelievable how much work this floor has turned out to be. Debbie and I have been working, non-stop, since last Thursday (March 15th) when Terrazzo Bobby finished grinding the concrete down for us. We jumped in on Thursday afternoon, right after the floor dried, and cut the score lines. We did the kitchen square first, which you can see, incidently, came out precisely centered in the kitchen alcove. Amazing, simply amazing. We stained the barely dry exterior squares that would be under the kitchen appliances, like the dishwasher, the gas range, and, of course, the refrigerator. We finished them first so that we could re-occupy the space, maybe make some toast and feed ourselves again, the motto: the sooner the better.

Once the stain set in-place for twenty-four hours, we had to wash the areas down with clean water, to remove the residue of the process. This was a dark stain (Aged Leather, by name) and when the stain is a darker color, it's mildly acidic nature interacts more vigorously with the chemical compostition of the concrete, thus, a lot of brown powder, which, when clean water is added, turns it to a muddy brown liquid.