braintrust on stained concrete

[LivinADream]

here's the deal, i am building a house and am about to start insulating. after this i will be ready for sheetrock, do i need to do my floors before or after the sheetrock?? seems to me after sheetrock spraying the stain would be a problem, but before the sheetrock, sheetrock mud would be a problem.... any ideas?
thanks in advance
chase

[ON THE EDGE]

Don't get sheetrock mud on the floor

[RdRdrFan]

If you are supervising it yourself and you are staining a large area it is typically easier to stain as early as possible and then cover with heavy duty paper. In this case that would be before sheetrock. Just make sure to cover it up well (as in multiple layers) with paper. Most subs aren't used to working on a finished floor so they will spill and drop crap everywhere. Keeping them covered is the only way to avert those disasters. Good luck.

[Jefecinco]

I stained my whole house and then applied a wax coating. I then covered with Tyvek and put some masonite type board in the high traffic areas. If you are stainint the whole house it is easier in the beginning. But I was always checking on the floor covering when I was out there working or on my way home when I wasn't there.

[Stuck]

To be safe cover it with paper then 1/4 plywood. Learned his along time ago. You think the plywood is expensive until the floor gets F'd, then it' cheap.

[RdRdrFan]

To be safe cover it with paper then 1/4 plywood. Learned his along time ago. You think the plywood is expensive until the floor gets F'd, then it' cheap.

Good idea. Then you can use the leftover plywood to build a few blinds!

[Mike D]

It's best to do it right after the slab is poured. You have to protect the floor throughout construction. That's one things that is swaying me against it.

[Bill M]

The folks we use stain after framing then cover with perforated plastic. Never had a problem.

[BIG IRON]

Best thing I found is to cover with plastic before drywall. Run the plastic up the studs about 3" and staple it. Then proceed with drywall, trim and paint. You will want to put rolled paper down during that time because the plastic will get slick. Anyways, when it is time to stain, cut the plastic about a foot off of tthe wall so you can use it as a shield for the base and drywall during the staining. You will want to tack it upto keep it off the stain until it dries. Then you will need to mop the floor as many times as it takes to get all of the stain residue up before sealing. Then you can cut the plastic at the base. The most important thing is to prep, prep prep. You only have one shot when it comes to staining. PM me if you want me to go over it on the phone, good luck. It is a great way to save some $ and have a great looking floor.

[Monster Buck]

we did our floor after the sheet rock and it was a pain. we put plastic up around the walls and had wet vacs to suck up water. just a tip stain a closet first to make sure it is what u want and it also gives you practice that way you can learn before you get to the big rooms.

[Geezy Rider]

When we remodeled our house we went with a "stamped, stained" concrete. Had to pull up the baseboards but the walls were already textured, of course. Good thing that we planned on painting and paneling the walls afterwards. Even with putting up plastic to protect the walls, they still got messy and several times the workers got stained hand prints above the plastic border.

[N Dubya]

It's best to do it right after the slab is poured. You have to protect the floor throughout construction. That's one things that is swaying me against it.

Hey Mike, if you're wanting to do it, Alan's FIL is the guy to call. He's a haggler though so don't take his first bid...lol

[SSCONCRETE]

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Thanks, jeremy