Hello people, Question time again. Im trying to match indoor and outdoor colour to my project around the living and pool area. I have 10 Meters of space to work with which includes 5 meters width of the living area. If i break the colours indoor v's outdoor it will make my area look smaller, more confined ? If i use polished concrete inside and try and match the colour outside, the surface will get hot. Soooooo... I have added some photos here. I went and purchased a box of man made granit tiles 80x 80cm. Keeping the shiny for the inside and tried "honing" the surface of the other tile as a test so i could use it outside and keeping the surface of the 'honed tile" slightly textured to ensure not so slippery and matching the inside colour. After coating this honed tile it has gone slightly darker which is ok. What im wanting to know, is this ok to do ? will there be any down the line effects of the tile if its outside in a wet area ? it maybe only wet for 3 months of the year for a few hours at a time. My challenge here is price V's product / Styling / practacality -Timber is too expensive for outdoor application / requires maintenance -Marble expensive -Natural stone expensive also if anyone has any solutions / kmowledge / advice it its ok to hone an indoor tile and add a protective coating for the outside. this would be much appreciated. Thanks Houzz'ers! Justin :)

Thanks :) Yeah decided to go with tile. So sand cement is ok over existing tiles if I prep them first? Only problem is, the new pad can only be about 30mm at it's thickest (leaving up to 15mm for tiles) otherwise it'll end up being higher than the hallway floor. So I either need to make the fall shallower or not bother with the waste and make it all level. If I made it level, could I use levelling compound at that thickness or would deck mud/sand cement be the best option? Also, should I be putting in mesh for strength? (I know I should (and will) ask the local hardware what they suggest, but it's great to have suggestions from the Houzz community also)

Hey there wondered if anyone had any advice on foundation issues. My bungalow bitsa 1910 has bearers currently touching the ground, and also needs relevelling. I want a crawlspace for access, insulating. I need seismic and ground shock resistance ( from state high way) , and vermin control. And I will have a negative grade if I do so. Can't lift house. It has a shop attached at the same level with a concrete floor and a chimney I rather not harm

Hi all, Hope you are enjoying your break. Our garage has very strong musty smell, it is concrete floor, no window, humid, didn't find the leaking thing. We got rid of old rugs and timber decoration which covered with mould, not black mould. my question: Q1: what is the proper way to clean the mould? It may covered the floor, corner and wall, work bench feet and concrete floor. Q2: what is the better and cheap way to stop mould in the future? Q3: Is it okay if we put wool rug in there? if yes, how can we stop the mould? Or we use underlay and vinyl? Thanks in advance.