How To Do Concrete Countertops In Place
There are two main ways to do concrete countertops you can either pour in place by building forms directly onto the top of your cabinets or build forms separate from your cabinets and then transfer the slabs to your kitchen.
How to do concrete countertops in place. Place the handheld power sander without sandpaper against the sides of the form to vibrate the concrete. Poured in place concrete countertops also called cast in place concrete countertops are built poured and finished right on top of the cabinets at the jobsite or in your kitchen. Pour in place concrete countertops are absolutely a diy solution to countertops if you are on a budget or just love the versatile look of concrete. Cover the cabinets with concrete backerboard.
To determine the size of your countertop measure the base cabinets or your existing countertop. You can even embed tiles stones etc. In their videos they used durock but i prefer hardibacker. I say after having poured them as long as you can lift a full five gallon bucket up to your head 15 20 times you are good to go or at least have someone handy who can.
Screed move a 2 x 4 back and forth across the top of the form to remove any excess concrete and to create a smooth surface. If measuring the base cabinets add an extra 3 4 for an overhang. Our island countertop will be 3 x 4. Then i used a pencil and marked the underside of.
The cost of concrete countertops will depend on if you go the diy route or have them professionally installed either pre cast or poured in place and how much personalization you want. This technique of building concrete countertops has some advantages over a precast concrete countertop that is built in a shop and installed after it is completed. Prep work for diy pour in place concrete countertops 1. The key to a great countertop is a well built mold to pour the concrete into.
Vibration helps to remove any air pockets in the concrete. After spending lots of time looking into it adam and i decided to pour in place countertops was the way to go.