Breathtaking How To Pour Concrete Countertops

Work quickly when pouring concrete countertops but dont be sloppy or careless.

How to pour concrete countertops. If you want to add color to the countertop nows the time to add pigment to the mix. In this video I will show you the quickest and easiest way to make a concrete counter top usin. Once it is ready to go you can roll the wheelbarrow right inside to where you are building the countertop.

When the mix is ready add it into the form. Use a trowel or paving tool to even out the top and push all of the concrete. Pour a bag of the concrete mix into a wheelbarrow.

Add more concrete if necessary to reach the top of the form. Clean any excess concrete mix off the tops of the forms sink knockouts and any other inserts you have in the countertop. The weight of the concrete with this technique is about 13 pound per square foot or about 150th the weight of precast concrete.

Choose a high-strength concrete mix - it doesnt need to be a countertop mix but that variety is also available. Pour the Concrete Carefully pour the concrete into the form Image 1. Pouring concrete countertops upside down means this is the bottom of your countertop.

Continue reading below Our Video of the Day Out of the Mold. Mix the Base Layer of Concrete Using a quick drying concrete mix prepare the concrete in a wheelbarrow. The technique uses simple.

Cement board cut to cabinet layout. Add water slowly as you hand mix it making sure that you dont get the mixture too wet. White Countertop Mix from CCS if doing white counters Sand Topping Mix from the hardware store if doing gray counters Z Liqui-Crete if doing gray counters counter edge forms.