9 Concrete Countertop Ideas
Tips on how to design, build, and install beautiful concrete countertops in kitchens, bathrooms and more.
While its easy to get lost in all of the countertop options available, you’ll want to pay close attention to concrete countertops. Whether you plan to install concrete countertops in kitchens or baths, this handy collection of articles and videos, covering countertop design, how to build concrete countertops, how to mix concrete, how to cast a concrete countertop in place, how to form small concrete projects, and more, should have something for you. Solid, durable and attractive—concrete countertops may be the perfect option for your next remodel.
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Concrete Possibilities: A Gallery of Ideas
Designer Fu-Tung Cheng illustrates the aesthetic potential that concrete countertops can have in kitchens, bathrooms, fireplaces, and more.
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VIDEO: How to do a Pour-In-Place Concrete Countertop
In this video, Buddy Rhodes shows you how to cast a concrete countertop in place.
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Noted author and designer Fu-Tung Cheng, answers dozens of questions from Fine Homebuilding readers on the process of designing and building concrete countertops.
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VIDEO: How To Form Small Concrete Projects The Easy Way
In this There’s a Better Way video, Chuck Miller shares step-by-step instructions on how to form small concrete projects.
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Reinforcing Cabinets for Concrete Countertops
Whether its in a kitchen or bathroom, you’ll need to know how to make cabinets strong enough to hold the weight of concrete countertops.
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Before you make up your mind and plan your new concrete countertops, look at some other unique kitchen-worktop alternatives—including one that is a combination of concrete and recycled glass.
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Concrete Countertops, Up Close
If you are building a concrete countertop with an integral sink, you’ll want to read this online-member primer on building a three-part form for custom installation.
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This a classic concrete countertop construction article from our archives, but the principles are timeless.
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VIDEO: Mixing Concrete in a Wheelbarrow
This video offers great tips for any small concrete project—not just for countertops.
