Concrete counter tops. anyone have experience with these? Did you DIY or hire someone?
Friday, July 10th, 2009 at
2:51 pm
fyrechick asked:
I am interested in this for a kitchen remodel and would like a little personal insight from anyone with experience with these types of counter tops. Thanks
I am interested in this for a kitchen remodel and would like a little personal insight from anyone with experience with these types of counter tops. Thanks
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Check out the link, I saved this from about a year ago. I plan on trying this next year when we build a new house. It looks pretty involved but you can do about anything when it comes to design and added extas. My thought was to make some patio stones/paver, maybe a seat for a bench first as a practice run. Be very careful if you do any colors, it is extremely difficult to match colors with concrete or mortar.
They are amazing. The acid finish that they use on them can give them a wide range of colors and a stone like quality. I would choose his over granite any day. I would never try to put these in myself though. Once concrete is set that’s pretty much it. I boyfriend builds houses and I have seen this done a lot with floors also, they use radiant heat. Here is a site that has some pictures of the color and texture options.
We had them in a house before I remodeled.
My wife hated them. They stain easily and sometimes the lye in the concrete would come up when she washed them.
Go to a building supply store, such as Lowes and buy granite a counter top. The come in a lot of colors and are easy to maintain. They will build it to order for you.