We power washed the patio today. Does anyone else have a patio like this? The individual concrete blocks appear to be painted. Is it possible to repaint them?
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- “Don’t repaint, looks amazing the way it is! What a beautiful feature!”
- “If it is integrally stained concrete, power washing them and then applying a matt sealer will bring them back to life and restore their original vibrancy.”
- “I don’t think this is painted I think it is stained concrete! I believe if you get it sealed it will look brand new.”
- “My husband and I inherited his grandparents 1958 Florida block home. The back yard had been overgrown for years. We cleaned it out to find painted green and brick hexagon pavers laid in concrete. It was a pathway around the back of the home. We got the power washer out. And now we love it.”
- “I think it is kind of cool but you could try to stain it to reduce the intensity of the color. The other thing you could try is turning them over to see what is on the other side. Might require flip flopping certain sections of the patio where the pavers were cut, assuming they are pavers.”
- “You can paint concrete (any paint will work then seal with polyurethane). In keeping with mid century, choose Cherokee red, or a deep slate color…I totally understand wanting to paint …it looks like a Mondrian and is cool as is.”
- “It looks like chalk drawings the little kids are doing in the driveways. It looks cheap and i I would resurface it.“
- “I’d replace it with another stone or raised wood platform deck. The money and effort you’d put into restoring it could be spent on finding some beautiful modern stone or wooden deck.”
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