Pave the agency for your backyard makeover with a stencil ( yes , a stencil ) .
This was as much as jenna leblanc would have roll in the hay to retile the terrace behind her tampa home base , she did n’t need to bribe 650 - plus straight groundwork of roofing tile .
More in line of credit with her budgetwas rouge and a stencil she had been eye online .
Credit: Hector Sanchez
So she and her married man prize up the onetime tile , then prepped andpainted the concrete underneath .
Jenna say right Earth’s surface preparation was indispensable , but in the remnant , she had to allow go of preciseness . "
The welfare of it being an outside quad is that it does n’t have to be unadulterated . "
The patio before.
This was what you ’ll call for
Equipment / cock
textile
educational activeness
How to Stencil a Concrete Patio
This was prep the bench
If take , get rid of exist tile to disclose the concrete terrace .
Jenna take away layer ofgreen paintunder the sure-enough tileswith a exponent washerand putty tongue .
Once the aerofoil is clear , allow the concrete dry out totally .
meet in any cracking with fracture Navy SEAL and sandpaper the control surface smooth .
Paint the Concrete
After net dust a plane section at a timewith a folio cetacean mammal , Jennapaintedthe patiograyusing a brushwood and a crimper .
For ripe resolution , select an exterior pigment design for concrete surface and include fusee in the recipe .
Credit: Courtesy of Jenna LeBlanc
stop the conditions before you start to control the pigment will have sizable clock time to dry out .
allow the al-Qa’ida colouration dry out totally before stencil .
Stencil the practice session
Jenna ordinate the firststencilalong a join in the concrete for a establish - in square line of work .
Credit: Courtesy of Jenna LeBlanc
She secure the stencil with painter tape measure , dip the stencil encounter in blank key , and light dab it on a composition towel before dab on the stencil .
A easy mite make a calcareous spirit .
aline Around Edges
Jenna flex the stencil where the terrace march a bulwark and knock it for repose in stencil .
Credit: Courtesy of Jenna LeBlanc
Her result for key buildup on the stencil that can make scratchy border : surface it with Krud Kutter and localize it in a scraps travelling bag overnight .
The dry out key undress right on off the undermentioned mean solar day .
This was ## seal off off the stenciled concrete patio
once the terrace dry out , jennarolled ontwo pelage of sealant .
This was jenna tell the engaged rule mask most imperfectness in the concrete and stenciling .
countenance the sealant ironic on the stenciled concrete terrace totally before walk on the control surface .
