Comments on: How to Concrete a Wall

By: susan

susan — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:45:00 +0000

In reply to Cassie House. Hey Cassie, Rob here. We did not prep the wall. We used a concrete mix with polymers in it so it stuck. Home Depot has it and we linked on the blog. As far as the nail, yes the concrete does make it more difficult once hardened. I handled this by converting around screws that I knew we were going to keep in place (the ones we used to hang the mirror). For the picture frame and blanket rack I had to drill through the concrete and add in anchors before adding in a screw. It is harder with concrete to hang stuff but does look good. Oh and you shouldn’t use a nail. Drill and concrete anchors only.

By: Cassie House

Cassie House — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:40:59 +0000

Did you apply this over a textured painted wall? Did you have to prep the surface at all? Also have you hung anything on the wall since? Can you put a nail in the wall or does this cement chip off? I would like to do this on one wall in our master bedroom!!!

By: susan

susan — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 21:06:47 +0000

In reply to Linda Schombert. Hi there! Susan is always dreaming up new and creative ideas. Concrete may not be typical, but with her vision and Rob's love for DIY they made a dream come true! It sure is a beauty. Glad you liked the tutorial.

By: Linda Schombert

Linda Schombert — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 14:53:41 +0000

Hi, good tutorial, difficult job, just wondering why you chose to concrete a wall, I know there has to be an excellent reason to prep the surfaces, carry the weight of all those supplies, mix it all up properly, get it up on the wall in a short time period, etc…Quite the challenge!