In this huge house we did concrete on most of the ground floor - about 3000 ft is concrete. On this project we even poured and finished the concrete itself, though we specialize in concrete staining and overlay. We're not bad, eh! We cut the lines for the floor design as the only control joints. We hoped that since there were so many cuts that it would be enough to channel the potential cracking even though the design cuts rarely went where there might be a weak point - like the corners of the walls. Only one crack climbed out of the control cuts - luckily it's not very noticeable - they didn't even want me to try to fix it. Concrete cracks!!!
After we cut the lines, we masked the 6 inch ribbon sections the first of many times, and applied a few coats of Overcoat (a polymer modified cement product by Absolute Concrete Colors) in order to achieve a slightly tinted, white cement base. If we stained the regular concrete it would never be light enough. Then we had to take the masking off the ribbon sections and mask the 6 foot squares to protect them from the stain when we applied it to the ribbons. We masked both sides of each saw cut to grout them. We went through a lot of tape and plastic. It turned out so beautiful - just like the rest of the house. It is full of the most beautiful wood work, wall papers and plasters. carpets, tiles, and stone. Richard Kennedy Construction built the house. It was a fantastic project to work on and a great contractor to work for.
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