re-painting my concrete porch in checkerboard pattern

I finally had the time to repaint our concrete porch in a checkerboard pattern and love how it turned out. Let me show you what I did. I have a favorite painting trick that gives you crisp lines every time and definitely helped to give this checkerboard floor a professional-looking finish.
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Materials used:
large amzn.to/3MugcVH and small paint roller amzn.to/3NfCYBC (I used the large roller for the first two coats and the small roller for the dark checkers)
tack cloth amzn.to/3GNvP99
Behr ALL-IN-WOOD CLEANER rstyle.me/+vcIsL4Ut_H8PLMuXX5lVrg
Behr Porch & Patio Floor Paint Low Lustre (two colors I used are: White Cloud PFC-72 and Tan PFC-23) rstyle.me/+J2bCoXzs7u1Zv3phVI5yaQ
pressure washer amzn.to/3miol4x (we love this small electric pressure washer)
scrub brush amzn.to/3tdfQMm
paint brush amzn.to/3GOg7uD
Handheld Pump Sprayer amzn.to/3aFF1Rd
frog tape amzn.to/3amIPX8 or painters tape amzn.to/3tdOLbC (both worked for me with my crisp line painting trick)
measuring tape
square ruler amzn.to/3GMTqaa
pencil
tarp if you need to protect and cover up plants
posterboard or cardboard (optional)
acid-resistant rubber gloves, protective eye goggles and footwear like rubber boots
#paintedfloor #concretefloor #paintedconcrete
00:04 introduction
00:47 materials used
00:58 determining checkerboard pattern size
01:08 bare concrete porch before painting
01:12 pressure washing old painted concrete porch
01:21 covering flower beds with tarp before using concrete cleaning solution
01:29 spraying diluted cleaning solution onto painted concrete porch
01:38 applying first and second coat of paint onto clean and dry porch
01:57 drawing checkerboard pattern onto porch with rulers and pencil
02:34 using cardboard template to guide you
03:13 taping off checkerboard pattern with painter’s tape and frog tape
03:42 sealing painter’s tape with base color to prevent paint bleeding
05:18 applying two coats of darker checkerboard color
05:18 removing painter’s tape
06:20 finished re-painted concrete porch
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[@ChalkingUpSuccess]

It's gorgeous, Julia! Thanks for the tip for getting the edges nice and crisp, I'm taking note of that one! 🙂

[@juliakonya7266]

Thank you Jayne!

[@bettinazeitler5482]

Das sieht wunderschön aus! Ich fürchte nur, dass bei der Witterung in Deutschland, bei Eis, Schnee und ständigem Regen, die Haltbarkeit nicht allzu lange wäre.
Perfekt zu den Rattanmöbeln und den tollen Pflanzen - wie im Urlaub bei dir! 😍☀️

[@juliakonya7266]

Wir haben hier noch viel mehr Schnee und Eis als in Deutschland und die Streifen vorher haben gut gehalten. Hoffentlich hält die neue Farbe genau so.

[@bettinazeitler5482]

@@juliakonya7266 Oh! Ja dann wäre das wohl auch was für meine Gefilde hier! 👍

[@kalezi]

Beautifully done!

[@wickerman5577]

fantastic, love it

[@tabuena.fineart]

Lovely environment😍

[@jessicamartinez-ks3zj]

Im lost on the math! I wasnt exactly sure how you calculated the pattern

[@wagnerteles7350]

Sou Brasileiro e quero te falar que o seu trabalho é lindo. Muito obrigado

[@wickerman5577]

so the crisp lines are accomplished by doing a coat of white on edges? I dont know how that helps?