DIY concrete counters.

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Refresh Home Improvements

Жыл бұрын

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@VictorHernandez-zu3nu 5 ай бұрын

That oatmeal came out great! 👍

@RefreshHomeImprovements 5 ай бұрын

So good 🙌

@grovermoore4071 4 ай бұрын

Needs more raisins

@stephensingletary8374 Ай бұрын

This is like spending a fortune having your room replastered, then covering it in woodchip wallpaper.

@LucRCyr-wn2om 5 ай бұрын

Your final job looked good 👍

@jeremiahduckworth-mk6pq 2 ай бұрын

Looks nice! What sealant did you end up using?

@liamwolf32 24 күн бұрын

That looks awsome. I'm giving it a go myself for the first time making a compass slab for my uncle's house to go in the yard. I never realized that you could just use plastic mesh one hour after twisting up a bunch of wire😂 Making stuff is fun😅

@RefreshHomeImprovements 23 күн бұрын

Have fun! We agree!

@bilgehankara1319 4 ай бұрын

What is the white mortar you used on your last surface? How is it made? With love from Turkey.

@RefreshHomeImprovements 4 ай бұрын

It’s Ardex Feather Finish

@devingoss2863 4 ай бұрын

@@RefreshHomeImprovementsIs that not that a underlayment? Looks great

@kirillkolesnikov566 Жыл бұрын

Ardex sd-m?

@Snake56230 Жыл бұрын

The concrete needs to be looser and will pour better with less screeding. Looks good tho

@RefreshHomeImprovements Жыл бұрын

Good tip 👍 Thanks

@crustyflatonion9595 Жыл бұрын

It doesn't matter. They covered it with something else to have a smooth finish.

@angelamapes7553 Жыл бұрын

@@crustyflatonion9595 it does matter, it's easier to work with from the start.

@DestinationJapan95 4 ай бұрын

No, oatmeal consistency is what you want for countertops

@grizzo9976 4 ай бұрын

If you're coating it why do you make it out of concrete? Stained concrete would have more value correct?

@arthurhoneycutt1599 Жыл бұрын

Future reference, use a release agent around the Forum.

@Dr.Dipshit69 11 ай бұрын

Cooking oil outta work just fine

@rdy4trvl 11 ай бұрын

Say more about Artex...why? Just to color match? How does it impact the strength, durability, etc

@RefreshHomeImprovements 11 ай бұрын

Because of colour, yep!

@noahtittle1233 9 ай бұрын

I love the idea but the cost of the cheap plastic forms that you throw away is outrageous.

@wemcal 10 ай бұрын

Great video… how is it holding up

@RefreshHomeImprovements 10 ай бұрын

Perfect

@BIN3RY Жыл бұрын

One way to ruin a concrete counter top... cover it in Artex 🤢

@RefreshHomeImprovements Жыл бұрын

😂👍

@jackpatchett3116 3 ай бұрын

Vegan friendly counter top

@amcra4science Ай бұрын

coated with Ardex? whats that? epoxy?

@RefreshHomeImprovements Ай бұрын

We used their feather finish to replicate a MicroCement finish.

@mobaumeister2732 Ай бұрын

If you’re using it as a kitchen counter, ardex will look rubbish in no time as it doesn’t have the hardness of microcement. Microcement is a polymer based product, kind of like a mix of resin and cement.

@mariliacoelho2942 11 күн бұрын

🤔🤔🤔🙏sharing.

@backyardbuilds12 2 ай бұрын

What concrete is that

@RefreshHomeImprovements 2 ай бұрын

Check out our full video👍

@danielpineda1062 Жыл бұрын

Try polishing

@jeremypearce3056 Жыл бұрын

Z forms are trash. I use regular lumber wrapped in packing tape with silicone caulking in the corners, 3000 psi cement only mix (different than concrete) with pea gravel and 2% liquid calcium chloride. After thousands of sqft of countertops this is by far the best method i have found

@iamdjsluggo Жыл бұрын

Any videos on this method. Would love to see it before I do my Bathroom counter.

@victorrodriguez4081 Жыл бұрын

Any videos of your method? Interested

@charles5259 Жыл бұрын

Apreciate you

@charles5259 Жыл бұрын

Wait you recomend doing 100% cement with wire and no aggregate? So i would do fine with the 90lbs bags of cement from depot?

@Fucyallfr 7 ай бұрын

Thanks

@ahmedfarooq3897 Жыл бұрын

Sandmix really?😂

@yog_g5001 3 ай бұрын

Why use wire mesh

@RefreshHomeImprovements 3 ай бұрын

The mesh comes with the product for added strength💪

@yog_g5001 3 ай бұрын

@@RefreshHomeImprovements I'm planning on creating a foundation base on which water pump will be installed. I've bought wire to create a mesh. will use it inside cement filling. will it be added strength? any suggestions?

@JoeTom1963 8 ай бұрын

Just a quick misconception to everyone choice of words on concrete. You do not pour concrete, workers Concrete is placed in the desired location. Great job on how well the counter top finished out.

@inkspill9189 8 ай бұрын

It sure poured out of that bucket they weren’t placing it with there hands or any tools. I hate when I was in the union and they would correct that term not even true masons say placing concrete because no one actually grabs the concrete and places it we throw it and pour it.