Was this a paint specifically for concrete floors and they were dry? Does it get moisture coming up through them from the ground?

I've heard of using resin to seal it but at that point I'd probably just use resin with pigment instead of painting first

Not really the old threshold had been there a while with square edges and seemed to have held up fine.

Even paint specifically for concrete?

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That’s the first rule of PVC club.

So we have one bedroom, a laundry room, bathroom and then another bedroom all in a row on one side of our home. The one bedroom where we installed the regular flip switch works fine. The next three rooms, which would be bathroom, laundry room and this room with the dimmer are all without lights.

A good daily reminder that the only thing separating you from all the creepy crawlies that hang out in a dark place I'd be grossed out merely sticking a hand I to are just 4 inches below your ground floor where you hang out all day and potentially sleep.

Sorry, maybe I jumped to conclusions. Is half your house dark now? Or just the handful of lights near that switch?

Long tweezers are good for this kind of thing if you have any.

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Yer screwed

On Reddit? What sort of sorcery is this?

If you're going to need more than one can of foam consider getting the pro gun. 1000x easier to control application and you can actually use a little and save it for later. Also keep acetone on hand for clean up it dissolves uncurred foam.

There are penetrating stains made for concrete…..typically you powderblast or shot blast the floor then acid etch and then apply the stain…. There are also concrete sealers…..as always the prep is the most important step. I highly recommend NOT using a clear one.
I would not use paint….

You can smooth out the concrete. Like sanding wood.

Wow the difference is awesome!

The ground concrete looks horrible. You can see the patterns from all the different tiles from the home owners before us

Why are you painting concrete that gets walked on?

Strip everything and seal. Paint is for walls not floors.

If you get it off and aren't comfortable getting a new one on there they make shark bite faucets that work well enough. Though you'll still want to terminate inside and attach flush with the exterior wall.

You need and isolation membrane. There’s things like ditra that go over the entire floor, or there is fabric sold on rolls that is around 6” wide and applied to only those areas.

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Had to google aerated concrete wall. Learnt something. My previous home, the concrete blocks were substandard, and crumbled when drilling into them. I would have love to have known this information.

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