Concrete Counter Tops

JPhelps

Was just browsin and ran across these, looks like a lot of hard work. Looks like a lot of fun too. Anybody here into this? Just wondering never seen anything in here about em.--JP

dirt diggler

i could get into that!

it does look cool


talk to sixstringmason - he does em & has some really cool pics

skyhook

Reminds me of a morgue.

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stacker

look in the masonry board and look at some of six string's counter tops he has made.he just started doing them this past fall.they are sweet.

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john elliott

I had a good long hard look at concrete counter-tops, even bought the book, and read it too. The conclusion I came to was that it might be fun to do for your own kitchen, but was too time intensive and therefore more expensive than solid granite.

John

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747

They have countertops out now that look like granite but there not instead there made out of recycled glass and they are sharp looking. I just thought i would throw that out there. Concrete countertops are big in like arizona.

Same Old

They sell for 80-100/sq ft installed. But it isn't nearly as easy as people think. You really need to understand the chemistry of concrete to be able to produce 1 1/2" slabs that can take the abuse of a countertop.

Precast is the way to do it. I recommend using melamine sheet for your molds, and silicone caulk all seams. there are so many recipes on mix designs I don't know where to start.

Get Fu-tung Cheng's book.

MattCoops

I don't like the look.

Do they get sealed?
Can imagine the absorption of all the chicken and fish juices

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carolinaprowash

We actually resurface existing countertops with concrete....don't have the weight issues or cost and can get any look you want.

Celeste

Same Old

oh god! With what product? I want to see pictures of this.

carolinaprowash

I don't have enough posts to put in a url. The company is Pure Texture. If you www before their name and .com afterward, you can look in the gallery

Celeste