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I Updated My Patio Because of a Hurricane

11/15/2023

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This project just went on and on!

I set out to do one thing after the threat of the hurricane had passed: return the outdoor furniture to the patio. But I ended up with a whole bunch of cleaning, repairing, replacing, and painting projects BEFORE ever moving the furniture back!

Here's what I ended up doing...

Materials/Tools:


  • Ryobi Pressure Washer

  • Fein multitool with scraper blade FMM250Q

  • BEHR PREMIUM 1 Gal. #PFC-63 Slate Gray Low-Lustre Enamel Interior/Exterior Porch and Patio Floor Paint (Home Depot)

  • Wooster 9 in. x 1/2 in. Pro Surpass Shed-Resistant Knit High-Density Fabric Roller Cover Applicator/Tool (3-Pack) (Home Depot)

  • Mr. Longarm 3 ft. - 6 ft. Adjustable Extension Pole (Home Depot)

  • Mechanics Roller Seat (Harbor Freight)

  • Sika 1 Qt. Ready-Mix Concrete Patch and Repair, Textured Concrete Patch (Home Depot)

  • Husky Fabric Cap Gel/Foam Non-Marring Knee Pads (Home Depot)

  • Rockler Putty Blade (Rockler)

the concrete patio before removing stuff before the hurricane.
This back patio functions more of a storage area rather than a nice place to sit. Water coming off the roof continually creates those dark dirty spots on the concrete.
Another view of the very dirty concrete patio.
It was a mess! Plus, that kayak stand on the right needed some work as well.
Using a Ryobi electric pressure washer to clean the patio.
Silly me, I thought a little elbow grease, scrub broom, and cleaner would be all I'd need to clean this. Nope, I had to get out the Ryobi pressure washer to have any hope of getting it clean.
Using Fein Multimaster with scraper blade to remove the old crack filler.
The cracks in the patio had been filled many years ago, but this stuff was cracked and missing in places. I used a putty tool as well as a multitool with a scraper blade to get rid of this old stuff.
Still working on removing the old crack filler.
I also used a carbide rasp in the multi-tool to help smooth out some of the old crack fill.
Sika Pro ready-mix concrete patch for fill the cracks.
This crack patch seems liked a good option to fill the cracks. It was easy to use and didn't leave a raised line like the old stuff that was used.
The cracks filled with the Sika pro concrete patch.
There were so many cracks to fill! Those white patches are where I used that multi-tool with the rasp to grind out rust stains. The still dirty looking areas of the patio are places where the previous paint has worn off and areas where the concrete has been worn from rain and water coming off the roof.
Automotive wheeled stool from Harbor Freight.
After patchcing the cracks, I just felt like the siding needed to be cleaned and this flashing, cleaned, sanded and painted. I was right--it's a real improvement! This wheeled stool was the MVP of this project. This one is from Harbor Freight.
Of course, I needed to paint the fence now that the siding was clean.
And once the siding was clean, this fence was looking a little shabby as well. A little cleaning and painting freshened it right up!
Using the Sika Pro ready mix concrete patch to fill in this foundation crack.
One last thing before starting the concrete painting; fill in this crack that runs the entire length of the patio using the same Sika concrete patch.
Painting the concrete with Behr floor paint specific for concrete among other materials.
How NOT to paint your concrete. I wised up later and bought a long handle for this roller so I could stand and paint. But at least this rolling stool is helpful!
Wearing Husky knee pads.
Don't do this without knee pads! I'm using a pair by Husky. They really do save your knees.
This is what the can of Behr premium porch and patio floor paint looks like.
After finishing two thirds of the patio I ran out of paint and patience for using the short-handled roller. I purchased a long handle that would work on the Wooster roller as well as a roller with a three quarter inch nap for concrete.
Using the long handle on the Wooster paint roller.
The long handle works much better.
Here's a good look at the new vinyl expansion joints from Trim a slab which you can order from the home depot.
In another video, we removed the old expansion joints and added these new vinyl ones from Trim-A-Slab. They are the perfect finishing touch to this patio refresh. We also added a new deck box, moved the location of the kayak stand and also painted the stand with the same patio color.
You can see the kayak stand on the back patio in this picture.
That's the kayak under the window. We moved it here as it kept filling with water in the previous location.
Whew! This was a lot of stuff to do back here. Oh, I also cleaned the outside of the gutters as well which you can see in the video. I am hopeful that with this fresh coat of paint, the patio will stay cleaner. 

I love the new look and the color. The Behr paint we used comes in a variety of premixed colors or you can get a custom color. We used one of the premixed colors. Because this concrete was in such poor shape it really used a lot of paint. I probably could have easily used a five gallon bucket of paint to really cover all the damage.

If I had realized how worn the concrete was I would have used a concrete resurfacing product before painting. Next time!


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