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.
Building a concrete countertop in place.
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.
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.
You can purchase precast counters from fabricators that are cured and finished in a workshop and which can.
Buddy takes you from a to z.
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.
Measure and mark the exact dimensions on the mold base then cut using a circular saw image 2.
The key to a great countertop is a well built mold to pour the concrete into.
Set firmly on a pair of sawhorses.
In this video buddy shows how to create a cast in place concrete countertop with a hard troweled finish.
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.