Southern Home Handyman Deck and Fence Staining Techniques and Materials: Floor epoxy

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Side Porch Restoration in Richmond, Virginia, BEHR Epoxy Porch Paint on Porch Floor, www.southernhomedeck.com, Southern Home Handyman

This is the first exterior porch refinish project to begin the year in 2025! The cold weather in Richmond, Virginia finally snapped, and temperatures have moved above 65 Degrees! We are so excited!

This project has begun in the 23226 area-code, near the Country Club of Virginia. Our client is a newly expecting mother, and as she readies the house for the babie's arrival, it was important that her side-porch looked fresh and new. She understands the value of the pretty side porch area when Spring arrives!

We made suggestions to use a Baby-blue coloring on the porch ceiling area- a popular color to use on porch ceilings, as it is believed to repel mosquitoes. This may not be completely true, you will need to do your own research, but it is a popular ideology in modern culture. But, what young and expectent mother would not want to pair that color with a new baby comng in March? I think we are creating a "Mom-Porch"!

If the Baby-blue coloring on the ceiling does not keep the bugs away, the newly hand-crafted screen door was made by us from a couple of pieces of wood and a few screens.

All will be painted using BEHR exterior semigloss paint, raw wood will be primed before painting, and the ceiling will get its Baby Blue finish!

I suggested using Garage-floor Epoxy, matched to the color of the trim. And, to finish it off, we will give the floor a dusting of garage-floor-flakes to give it a modern look. The flakes also help to hide dirt and debris and certainly pollen when sometimes you do not have the time to get out and clean the floor. Also, the Floor-Epoxy is a product that will last for a great amount of time. I have learned in 35 years of Sealing side-porches that a simple acrylic garage-floor coating will look nice for a few months, after several months it will start peeling off of the cement floor. Do the right thing and use Epoxy on the floor!

Southern Home Handyman in Richmond, Virginia 23220