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 https://amzn.to/3MugcVH and small paint roller https://amzn.to/3NfCYBC (I used the large roller for the first two coats and the small roller for the dark checkers)
tack cloth https://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 https://amzn.to/3miol4x (we love this small electric pressure washer)
scrub brush https://amzn.to/3tdfQMm
paint brush https://amzn.to/3GOg7uD
Handheld Pump Sprayer https://amzn.to/3aFF1Rd
frog tape https://amzn.to/3amIPX8 or painters tape https://amzn.to/3tdOLbC (both worked for me with my crisp line painting trick)
measuring tape
square ruler https://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

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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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