Big island concrete countertop in the works
This island is still almost ready to deliver and install. This top drops down on the end to cover the entire side of the cabinets. We rolled it out side and the sun was shining and causing too much glare to get a good picture of the whole thing.
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Melissa, I wish i was the master, concrete has a mind of its own and can be a pain to work with on any given day. But like Stone-crete said, you dont want to paint the concrete! it will never stay on, you will have to stain it or use integral color. If i had to guess you watched someone acid stain concrete to get the marbled look. I dont want to discourage you from trying but to make concrete countertops look like some of the pictures you see online, it takes alot of practice...years! There are so many tools you need to do it right, by the time you buy them all it would be cheaper to hire a professional. Stone-Crete posted some pictures of integrally colored concrete samples that look like marble, actually better than marble. But the method he used is not something just anyone can make, the material you need is not sold at Home Depot or Lowes. Its a special mix along with lot of knowledge,experience, and practice. The way i got the variation in the pictures above were by creating voids that i fill after the top came out of the form, and by making multiple batches that had different consistencies. Good luck with your countertops and if you have any more questions i will do the best i can to answer them.
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Thanks Burco. Needed that answer befroe I bit off my than my husband could chew. It would probably be easier for me to do as a lady told me, to go to a granite slab producer and see if I could find a discard about the same dimensions as my island. Whew! I am so glad you answered this...my God...leave it to the professionals when you need to. Thanks again.
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