- White concrete will require less pigment color during the etching stain process, and it will create more vibrant and rich color outcomes as well. This is due to its neutral tone, which absorbs stain colors more easily, resulting in less overall stain color cost for you. You will need less stain to achieve the desired color and look you want for your decorative concrete flooring. Use white concrete especially if you desire a muted etched stain color, as it produces cleaner pastels, according to the Portland Cement Association.
- The shade of white in your concrete will be determined by the color of the sand used in the cement mixture. Therefore, if you desire a bright white concrete product to work with for decorative concrete projects; select the brightest white sand to use in your concrete product creation. Metal oxides, such as iron and manganese, also influence the white color.
- Key benefits of using white concrete in architectural structures, such as the exterior of an office building, is the wide range of colors you can achieve with it. You can color white concrete any color you want. Another benefit is that the color will be consistent. You don't have to worry about your brown becoming beige or your orange turning yellow. White concrete has two more benefits: Its properties can be improved upon while still maintaining its white color (If you desire a high strength or low permeability concrete) and it is readily available everywhere in the United States.
- Create more expensive flooring looks for your home or business with your white concrete product through stain etching. Turn your concrete floor into a marble or natural stone floor look, for example, or use stain to make concrete look like real wood. You can even make your white concrete floor look like leather with the stain etching process.
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