Finishing Outdoor Concrete Countertops

Exposed aggregate finishsome of the most unique and dramatic concrete countertop finishes can be created by exposing the aggregate.

Finishing outdoor concrete countertops.

From a single piece of concrete a range of finishes are available depending on if you polish and how deep you polish. After screeding floating and troweling the countertops i let it sit and harden for about 24 hours. Best of all we absolutely love they way they look. Three days including drying time.

For a more natural low luster finish hand sand the concrete or only polish the surface lightly. Uniform finish the concrete has a uniform color because when it s being cast there is a thin layer of cement paste that forms on the inside surfaces of the form work. This project came out amazing and shows. The process begins by seeding the concrete countertop mix with pieces of decorative colored stone or glass.

Snap the edge forms off of the concrete countertops. Two for outdoor kitchen areas and one as an interior top for a wine rack. Embed glass in concrete learn about how glass can be added to concrete countertops to create a unique finish for your outdoor kitchen. Allow the concrete countertop to cure completely before you remove the forms and set the countertop in place.

Outdoor kitchen layouts discover how to properly configure and size an outdoor kitchen to meet your entertaining and dining needs. How long will it take you to diy. Smoothing the concrete mix with a hand trowel is the only technique you will use on the day the countertop is poured. This was fairly easy to do.

The encore concrete countertop refinishing system is a low voc product that uses a cement mix to create a stone like finish that s both stain and scratch resistant. Concrete countertops can accent almost any decor and they certainly stand up to the test of time. With some quikrete products and a little know how you can complete this project over the course of a few days. Concrete river rock espresso slate and onyx.

Light polish as soon as you begin polishing the surface the thin layer of cement is removed. Tip finishing or polishing concrete countertops using these techniques is done the next day and in some cases 3 7 days after the concrete countertop was poured. Once the countertop is set on the base cabinets finish it with a hand polisher to. All 3 were simple to make and have been incredibly durable.

Then i snapped off the plastic edge forms.