Finishing Concrete Countertops

The key to a great countertop is a well built mold to pour the concrete into.

Finishing concrete countertops.

The encore concrete countertop refinishing system is a low voc product that uses a cement mix to create a stone like finish that s both stain and scratch resistant. Start with a 4. Our island countertop will be 3 x 4. To determine the size of your countertop measure the base cabinets or your existing countertop.

Enjoy a kitchen countertop bathroom countertop or patio countertop in your home today. If measuring the base cabinets add an extra 3 4 for an overhang. Tip finishing or polishing concrete countertops using these techniques is done the next day and in some cases 3 7 days after the concrete countertop was poured. Head over to my new channel diy concrete countertops and subscribe to continue following the series.

Then i snapped off the plastic edge forms. In some cases the surface of the form itself imparts the finish with its texture reproduced in the concrete. Allow the concrete countertop to cure completely before you remove the forms and set the countertop in place. After screeding floating and troweling the countertops i let it sit and harden for about 24 hours.

How long will it take you to diy. Steps to finish my diy concrete countertops. Uniform finish the concrete has a uniform color because when it s being cast there is a thin layer of cement paste that forms on the inside surfaces of the form work. Snap the edge forms off of the concrete countertops.

Concrete river rock espresso slate and onyx. It s available in five different shades. Because concrete countertops are made from scratch you can choose from a wide range of finishes from mirror smooth to stone like textures. Three days including drying time.

The basics for making a concrete countertop are simply building your mold pouring and finishing the concrete. Concrete countertop finish options. Another option is to trowel the concrete surface which. From a single piece of concrete a range of finishes are available depending on if you polish and how deep you polish.

Once the countertop is set on the base cabinets finish it with a hand polisher to. This was fairly easy to do. Smoothing the concrete mix with a hand trowel is the only technique you will use on the day the countertop is poured. Light polish as soon as you begin polishing the surface the thin layer of cement is removed.