Porcelain on the back porch??

[theGibber1]

The wife and I found some beautiful porcelain tiles for the back porch.
My concern is the porcelain might be too slippery and even dangerous for the kidos. I hear there is a treatment you can coat over the top to make the surface slip proof. Has anyone used such a product?? Does it work?

Thanks

 

[fatdaddycool]

The wife and I found some beautiful porcelain tiles for the back porch.
My concern is the porcelain might be too slippery and even dangerous for the kidos. I hear there is a treatment you can coat over the top to make the surface slip proof. Has anyone used such a product?? Does it work?

Thanks

Why Porcelain? You can get the same look with an overlay. Not even kidding here. You can achieve the same look for far less and pick what color scheme you want also.

 

[theGibber1]

Why Porcelain? You can get the same look with an overlay. Not even kidding here. You can achieve the same look for far less and pick what color scheme you want also.

Im afraid im almost totally ignorant when it comes to stuff like this. Whats an overlay?

 

[fatdaddycool]

Im afraid im almost totally ignorant when it comes to stuff like this. Whats an overlay?

What kind of surface do you have on your porch now? I am guessing if you are in the Dallas area it is a poured slab. A concrete overlay is a fine premium concrete that is troweled over your current slab porch and can be textured to look like anything from granite to travertine tiles. You can put in any tile pattern you want also. Much less expensive also. Depending on what you want it is generally around $6 a square foot installed.

 

[theGibber1]

What kind of surface do you have on your porch now? I am guessing if you are in the Dallas area it is a poured slab. A concrete overlay is a fine premium concrete that is troweled over your current slab porch and can be textured to look like anything from granite to travertine tiles. You can put in any tile pattern you want also. Much less expensive also. Depending on what you want it is generally around $6 a square foot installed.

thats what I got..

Nice... Would you consider acid staining the concrete? Or will the overlay do the trick?

 

[fatdaddycool]

You can go with any variety of texture as well and grout color etc...

 

[fatdaddycool]

thats what I got..

Nice... Would you consider acid staining the concrete? Or will the overlay do the trick?

What are the dimensions?

You would be remiss to do a straight stain because of the aggregate concrete mix that is used in Texas. It is a very porous concrete. It needs to be prepped very particularly. You need a 3000 psi power washer that has a turbo tip on it, seal any cracks etc... In other words, the overlay will be the way to go rather then the straight stain, unless you are going to sawcut the pattern in etc...

 

[theGibber1]

What are the dimensions?

You would be remiss to do a straight stain because of the aggregate concrete mix that is used in Texas. It is a very porous concrete. It needs to be prepped very particularly. You need a 3000 psi power washer that has a turbo tip on it, seal any cracks etc... In other words, the overlay will be the way to go rather then the straight stain, unless you are going to sawcut the pattern in etc...

Jesus..

Its sounds like I just need to hire you to come do it for me... As a new home owner I am totally clueless:0008

 

[fatdaddycool]

thats what I got..

Nice... Would you consider acid staining the concrete? Or will the overlay do the trick?

The overlay will do a fantastic job and you will be very happy with it so sure we can do it for you! Get my number from Jack if you want and I can come look at it and you can tell me what you are looking for as far as design and such. I would certainly take a look before you make a purchase of porcelain. I will be happy to help you out. Plus you get the MJ's super buddy special!!! LoL.

My email I think is in my profile too?!?! I think

 

[fatdaddycool]

Jesus..

Its sounds like I just need to hire you to come do it for me... As a new home owner I am totally clueless:0008

I would be happy to do it for you brother. Gimme a call and if you decide to go a different way I may be able to hook you up with some assistance at least.

Honestly, and I say this only because I have seen it before. It is not something you want to just try. A lot of tooling etc.

 

[theGibber1]

Thanks!

Ill kick this around with the lady of the house.

If you stop by just make sure and leave that AK 47 in the trunk!:mj07:

 

[fatdaddycool]

Thanks!

Ill kick this around with the lady of the house.

If you stop by just make sure and leave that AK 47 in the trunk!:mj07:

I won't bring it with me....lol..

If nothing else at least you have something else to compare to also.

But yes the porcelain will be slick, I mean you won't go flying but for a back porch I would really reconsider it unless it is covered. Porcelain is a very hard material and can crack with impact and we get lots of hail here bro.

 

[Hashish]

A little porcelain on the back porch always adds a touch of class.

 

[saint]

Had some friends put travertine in around their pool and it was slick as fuck. I'm not a big help but they did have it coated wih something that helped.

 

[fatdaddycool]

Had some friends put travertine in around their pool and it was slick as fuck. I'm not a big help but they did have it coated wih something that helped.

Most preformed tile will be pretty slick in an around the outside areas

 

[MadJack]

Most preformed tile will be pretty slick in an around the outside areas

:0003

 

[fatdaddycool]

:0003

:rimshot

 

[krc]

A little porcelain on the back porch always adds a touch of class.

:facepalm:

 

[homedog]

Cool deck.