Concrete Waterfall Style Island Bench
by
Colum Black-Byron
(IC: vlogger)
2 Materials
$300
5 Weeks
Advanced
I needed a new island bench, and I thought, lets make it out of concrete. It came out quite well I think.
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Check out the video, it has way more details, and shows the whole progress
Some pretty shots first.
So there is a few layers of concrete going on in here, but it's as follows:
1 part GP cement.
1 part Dolomite Sand
1/10 part Chopped strand Fiberglass
1/10 part Builders Lime
1/30 Bondcrete
1kg Black Oxide Colour
The second layer in between the two is a mixture of vermiculite and cement, to keep weight down
I set it in two pieces, making sure it was square.
Got tig welding up the supports to go in the middle.
And casting the bottom piece.
I ground off the initial layers with a coarse concrete cutting disc.
Then sanded it all smooth with concrete/stone polishing pads
And went through the grits.
Then added a layer of concrete sealant.
And I built and sprayed up a shiny center piece to go in the middle.
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Suggested materials:
- Concrete (bunnings)
- Mdf (bunnings)
Published July 23rd, 2017 10:14 PM
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Chuckee Notelling on Aug 10, 2017
Gorgeous! If you were in my area I would ask you to build me one!
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Deborah Morris on Aug 14, 2017
Very nice job. I want to try it...(saying 'hell' every other word takes away from the presentation). LOL
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That's the step(s) I wanna know how to.......? Concrete I'm OK with....lighting not so much....does one need n electrician?