For people who want to try concrete staining on their own, the owner of Faux Real does telephone consulting for $60/hr. She will answer your questions freely, give warnings against the most common problems encountered, and list supplies you will need. Almost all of this information is not contained in the instruction sheets put out by the companies which make the stain. There are pitfalls and expenses you can avoid easily, which she learned the hard way over four years of working with the products daily. For do-it-yourselfers who live in a location accesible from Albuquerque by car, the owner charges $75/hr. for consulting in person. She will bring her equipment and perhaps oversee your first day of stain work, to make sure you are dodging the most frequent calamities.
Image-A private residence built by Bright Morningstar Homes in Albuquerque New Mexico.