A Newbie From The North

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Hi All,

Just joined this site today and look forward to learning all I can about the Concrete Countertop business. I retired about 5 years ago - I was a Rotating Equipment Specialist Engineer at Stone & Webster - Canada.

Since then I have started my own concrete countertop business and have since made 8 countertops. I am really interested in learning more about concrete technology and the applications to countertop, integral sinks, etc. I am really interested in learning about fiber optics in countertops - I presently know virtually nothing about it.

Looking forward to getting involved in some of the threads.

Richard

WNYcarpenter

Welcome!

look up 6stringmason, real cool guy and can probably give you tons of advice.

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SLSTech

Welcome to CT Richard - you might also look up GeneCarp, his work is top notch

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woodchuck2

Welcome, i agree with both guys above. Do a search in the masonary section for concrete countertops. Alot of info will pop up there along with pics and videos of their work. I am impressed and will be trying my own this winter in my basement, i will try to do my own bartop. A fella who works with me on occasion has done them before and they look good but nothing like 6strings or genes counter tops.

charimon

welcome to the forum
Craig

Point of Views

Thanks for the welcome and comments guys. I have already spent a little time looking at some of the posts on concrete countertops. 6string's Bar Top and fiber optics are awesome.
Woodchuck - are you thinking to do your bar top in place or in a mold? I am amazed that 6string is able to get his poured in place countertops so flat and smooth.

Thanks again.
Richard

WarriorWithWood

Welcome to CT Richard.

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Mrmac204

Welcome Richard!

katoman

Welcome to CT. Hope you faired well Friday in the storm/hurricane. I drove home fron Toronto in that. Unreal.

woodchuck2

I am thinking a mold for the first one. It is only going to be about 16' long so i think 3-4 guys can turn it over without damage. Trial and error for sure but is the best way to learn.

jarvis design

Hi Richard,

I hope you find lots of information here, I know I sure have!! I have also had the opportunity to "meet" a lot of great people.

Their is a lot of knowledge in here!

Good luck with your new venture

Mike Jarvis
Jarvis Design Build

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This is a very friendly site, I'm really glad that I stumbled onto it.

Katoman - We had a pretty good blow here also, but nothing like what they had in Vaughn (Woodbridge, Canada's Wonderland, etc.). Must have been pretty exciting to drive through. I enjoy summer storms but that was a little over the top.

Woodchuck - Hope you guys are pretty strong. If your 16' long bar top is about 2' wide, it will weigh in at about 800#'s (based on 2" thick concrete). Figure about 25# /sq.ft. for 2" thick and about 18# for 1 1/2" thick. If it's like my experience, you will carry about 50% of the load and the other 3 guys will handle the rest.

Mike - Thanks for the welcome.

J F

Welcome aboard Richard (& Mike).

J

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Sorry I confused you J. I was thanking Mike for his post and forgot to sign off.

Richard