Make Your Own Concrete Counter Tops

Make Your Own Concrete Counter Tops | Rustic DIY Tutorial

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Looking to upgrade your counters on a budget? Join me as I show you an A-Z guide on how to build your own custom concrete counter tops! To see this project finished click here: • Video
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@propertymaintenancesouthwe3111 5 жыл бұрын

To all the haters posting negative comments, firstly this guy had never made a concrete counter in situ before and was good enough to show every stage warts n all so we could learn from his mistakes. Someone with a bigger ego would have never posted this video because we all know the "experts" will being telling us how it should be done. Maybe post a comment with a link to the video of the perfect job you did so we can all learn, but we all know 99% of people posting negative/what you should have done comments are pathetic individuals who use this channel to try feel better about themselves, let's see if you could carry out all types of construction to his standard. Check out all the videos home renovation have posted and you will realise this guy is a top multi skilled tradesman with an impressive attention to detail.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 жыл бұрын

AMEN!

@wirelessone23 5 жыл бұрын

So true.

@martymeyer4125 5 жыл бұрын

Loving that he shows all the "issues" that come up, so we can learn what not to do or how to remedy the situation. Keep them coming warts and all

@kenlafountain269 5 жыл бұрын

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@americasswimmingpoolconort3199 5 жыл бұрын

I like it. How about the haters send us links to their videos...

@markcruzmedia 4 жыл бұрын

love this guy! been watching his videos for years to pass time, now i'm midway to finishing the bathroom built from the ground up! learnt so much from you Jeff that every time i accomplish a task in my bathroom project i say "perfect everyitme!"

@IfyStatement 4 жыл бұрын

I have been watching all of your videos back to back. I just bought a house, and plan on finishing the garage + a lot of other projects. I feel like im sitting through the entire project with you. the banter chit chat is amazing. I have worked in design and engineering for 20 years, and watching your videos i get it. you take a lot of the mystifying parts out of the work, and explain the over complicated approaches. I enjoy seeing the products I would never look for randomly. I have quite a lot of work ahead of me, but you've shown its a one man weekend job for a lot of these things. A DIY that will save my family a boat load. Thanks, and keep it up!

@CleanSC 5 жыл бұрын

If you pull the filter off your sander, you can connect your vacuum to that port and you're working virtually dust-free. I do it that way with my Bosch sander and dust extractor. Leaves the house spotless! Lastly, great vids, I just found you and have been binging all your stuff. You are so easy to watch and a wealth of knowledge.

@yvonnehummel7323 3 жыл бұрын

The world is watching because you're so very good at what you do, plus you're a master teacher!

@royalmotors 4 жыл бұрын

Here's a guy taking the time to show us how projects can be attempted without a background in the building trade. This one highlighted why construction projects can easily go past a deadline but more importantly - don't start crying about how this or that didn't go as it should have, but roll up your sleeves and get in there and finish it out like a champ. This z form system can turn out to be an easier and nicer looking project than building a counter outside and lugging it in - once you have the process down. This was a first attempt and it was excellently filmed and not edited to look prefect, teaching is how to get the same or hopefully better results for ourselves. Thank you for making this video!

@cp001ful 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh: I have worked in machine shops and wood shops a lot, and done plenty of my own work on wood furniture and limestone and today, thanks to this guy I now know the true purpose of those holes in the sand paper! Nobody in all those years ever said anything about it, but this guy just mentions it in passing like, "oh by the way..." Keep up the good work, and thanks!

@upnorthviking823 4 жыл бұрын

Lollll 90 max iq right there and im generous

@chrisw5150 6 жыл бұрын

Love how you showed your mistakes!!! Sometimes that helps most. Best edited video ive seen👍👍

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

Max is amazing at what he does. Cheers

@Mickey-Knox 4 жыл бұрын

@@HomeRenoVisionDIY no, no hes not.

@metalmassacre84 5 жыл бұрын

May not have been the outcome you wanted but we can all learn from these types of videos. Thank you for posting.

@ricardotrujillo5106 4 жыл бұрын

Good day, my friend, Jeff, and I said my friend becouse the more I watch your videos, I feel I like to copy everything you are doing. Man, I’m really learning. Been a trucker for 19 years and never done any of this. God bless you and your family and business. Keep on doing the great work. God bless you.

@miami312 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy listening, and watching you do your work. I'm a DIY person, and even if I don't put in a concrete counter top, I learn things that work in other areas. Thanks!

@jch4831 5 жыл бұрын

This was VERY helpful to me. Your commentary isn't overly detailed, but you also refer us to helpful links for more information. I also can see where I'd do things differently that you mention as options. Oh, btw, I stopped reading the troll comments because they're petty & needlessly mean (& very often weird). KEEP MAKING THESE VIDEOS, please!

@isaacocasio3165 5 жыл бұрын

A video that shows us that professionals make mistakes too? How could you?!?! Lol...people will always have stupid comments. As a true professional and great person, you filmed a video to teach stuff even with mistakes...this is why I follow and support this channel. Thank you yet again

@rizzotto139 5 жыл бұрын

This is a realistic DIY. Not someone missed leading you and having a DIY’er expecting pro results!!! Shows how this will go on a first try pro or not. Thank you very much all your videos rock!!!!!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 жыл бұрын

Keeping it real! Cheers!

@thomasabney4898 5 жыл бұрын

Simply screeding, floating and troweling (like anyone who's ever done concrete knows is the standard) would give WAY better results.

@WhiteFox011 5 жыл бұрын

JEff You amaze me with each new video. Every time I ask myself, "How can he top this?", and you do EVERY time.

@gipiac 3 жыл бұрын

Your shows are way better then cable tv. Great content , camera work and editing thank you for sharing your knowledge !

@Damyka4 6 жыл бұрын

I love your channel. I researched subway tiles a few weeks ago and stumbled on one of your videos. Researched concrete counter tops today: your video again. I just had to subscribe! lol

@williamberrios1747 5 жыл бұрын

@sydneyshinshi 6 жыл бұрын

Well that just about cured my desire to have a go at a concrete countertop.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

LOL It was a dirty business, but very rewarding. Total material cost was around $400.00 to cover 8 linear ft of counter and build a 9' island.

@0neKingD0wn 6 жыл бұрын

You can use the other method with melamine moulds, do your countertops outsides then have a friend to help you carry em inside once they all done and clean. Thats what im gona do.

@nvcreations 6 жыл бұрын

I know at the start he said the melamine mould and flip version is more work, but honestly this seemed like FAR more work.

@phillyvoodoo 6 жыл бұрын

nvcreations ..... Yeah a melamine gfrc mix would have been more efficient, stronger, lighter in weight and eliminate the need for the rebar

@blakerugg 5 жыл бұрын

i wouldnt attempt to pour in place. much easier to use the melamine. templating is the way every other counter is done, why not this type too.

@nickolasbillman1127 4 жыл бұрын

I have been doing this work for years and still learned a few tricks from watching you. Thanks for the helpful videos.

@deniseescobar696 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing I understood everything he said explained so that this diy stay at home mom who is so ready to do her own kitchen countertops can achieve the end goal concrete countertop ty can't wait to get started 😍

@CurvedSlightly 5 жыл бұрын

Awww, damn! I want a concrete worktop, until I watched this. Nice to watch Jeff do all the hard graft so I hopefully never have to! Good effort, Jeff!

@jasonronin6814 5 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rJmalaahvp62eYU.html Watch this...much better representation...

@chris259charter 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks John. I own my own handyman business. Always learning. Your videos are real life on the job.

@raymondray3232 5 жыл бұрын

You are by far my favorite contractor project diyer

@thewoodshaman9190 5 жыл бұрын

we learn more from mistakes than from luck or perfection. he is doing us a favor by letting us learn from his.

@quentiusrygaard2259 3 жыл бұрын

Lotta work but beautiful!

@geitinblik 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, You explain things in such a way everyone with a bit of braincapacity and a pair of hands, could do this. I personally like how you give the extra ins and outs, especially the quick patch up activating the chemicals in the product with warm water you showed in another video was really something im gonna look for when i need to patch something up. Keep up the great work!!

@muddytracker404 4 жыл бұрын

Instead of working I'm watching your videos lol. I love your work and the time you take explaining how it's done. I might actually try this. Just did my cabinet dota thanks to you

@alejandriodeblazio-juarez6093 5 жыл бұрын

I wondered why your level looked like it had been through a war... until I saw you using it for a mud screed. I've never seen anyone do *that* before!

@joeymerrell8585 6 жыл бұрын

I used ztop two years ago. The forms are great. Pouring in place is a huge mess though. We had concrete everywhere lol

@richh9904 5 жыл бұрын

Just sanded my concret floor today. Removed adhesive for self leveling . I used the vac connection and dual filtration, no silica dust.

@calebyagow7568 4 жыл бұрын

I watch you for everything and I envy you for your knowledge and craftsmanship, that being said I'm a concrete finisher and absolutely enjoyed watching that concrete whoop you're butt lol thank you for posting.

@billzima7068 6 жыл бұрын

I did a counter about 2-3 yrs ago and they had a mesh net with these little clips that keep it midway in the thickness of the tops. I been a carpenter for 25yrs and had my fair share of concrete work and I tell you honestly if it was a customer and not a buddies that talked me into helping him. I would have been buying them new tops! One and done for me and I usually welcome a challenge lol

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

Agreed, my next attempot will be with some custom concrete mix from the z top people.

@lauraflood39 6 жыл бұрын

Very informative. I had a turquoise cement kitchen island and counters done after searching for someone who would do it in northern Arizona. He had me check samples several times at his shop/adding miracle gro - yes; and acid to get the swirls of copper imitating real turquoise. Its very cheerful in my mountain cabin, rather than typical black, white or gray. I did not know about the Spectrum bee's wax every six months. Its just been one year; but will go out and buy that to protect it. Thank you!

@glenryland7871 6 жыл бұрын

Don't know if I'll do this, but this is not just valuable information, it is genuinely fun to watch.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching glen, glad you liked the video. Cheers!

@CoryWard1970 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff! I've watched many of your videos and you are one great teacher! Thanks for the great videos!

@abennett56 4 жыл бұрын

This video just gave me the confidence to attempt my own concrete countertops for my bathrooms. Thanks!

@1474wilson 6 жыл бұрын

Another great video, and I'm glad that you were upfront about never doing it before and showing us some of the issues that may come up as we do this project.. I think this video is going to get you a lot of views!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you sean. I have done the melamine method but wasn't crazy about trying to make that island with such a huge sink mold and then carry that into place. Had nightmares about it breaking during install.

@jp360ford2 5 жыл бұрын

Have watched several videos but absolutely love this one! Very informative! Thank you for taking the time to do this video 🖒

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 жыл бұрын

I am glad you liked it . Was a real paint to make. Cheers!

@lucaavery9987 5 жыл бұрын

Just want to say I think you are awesome!!! I have learned so much watching your videos, which in turn has allowed me renovate my house myself on a smaller hit to my bank account!!! Thank you for taking the time to teach us!!! Ps grew up in Osgoode now living in Bartlett TN so I may be slightly bias, it gives me a bit of home watching your channel ❤️

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers to Osgoodians abroad. Cheers Luca!

@ane4412 5 жыл бұрын

Now i have an undeniable proof for my wife to show her the work involved to achieve this result, which in my opinion doesn't worth all the hard work and frustrations... thanks anyways to both Max for the filming and you for the efforts, as i say always you are a generous person, god bless you

@thefireman285 5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that you show ALL the steps in detail and are not afraid to show what went wrong and what you decided to rectify it to help us. All the youtube experts posting the armchair quarter back comments of do this do that, are full of BS. If they were experts they would either have their own videos, or not be trolling the internet on how to do videos.

@obzelite 5 жыл бұрын

oh man, glad you did this. saved me from making a massive mistake. going to to do mine the original way and flip it.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@sandieyule1644 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff! I appreciate your teachings!!! Looking forward to more of your video's

@yopage 5 жыл бұрын

It's tough grinding and sanding inside the house. For an ultra smooth finish, I poured a countertop upside down onto an old glass patio door (using a wood mold for sides). Then just wet sanded up to 2000 grit.

@MrFakit 6 жыл бұрын

A palm sander makes a great concrete vibrator :)

@stephenself9547 4 жыл бұрын

A palm pneumatic nailer also makes a good concrete vibrator. :)

@Nana_Wright 5 жыл бұрын

That looks like a whole lot of hard work. Thanks for the video!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 жыл бұрын

It is for sure. Cheers!

@sherry9133 5 жыл бұрын

I am excited to see that I can do the concrete countertops in place (I do not trust the moving process.. lol)- but can we skip the mess of sanding but adding a layer of epoxy to protect it?

@canadianlogger6578 5 жыл бұрын

You can sift the same project through a screen and use for patching compound so you get the same color

@cbadcardaddy 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting Jeff, we're learning every step of the way!

@allendean9807 6 жыл бұрын

They watch, because you are a very professional, knowledgeable craftsman!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

Sure Thanks!

@CupimMarceneiro 4 жыл бұрын

Ótimo vídeo e parabéns pelo trabalho! Eu prefiro fazer a forma e trabalhar de maneira inversa, evita bolhas pois elas sobem e dá um acabamento muito melhor.

@gerardotalamantez9581 5 жыл бұрын

I ve watched a few of your videos thank you for your schooling. Your bad dude keep up the good work and God Bless

@jimmieroan9881 5 жыл бұрын

i can't imagine the guys doing videos like this not getting discouraged at all the idiot trolls running off at the mouth, i've been around a long time, way too long for some, but for some reason today's generation seems to be really overloaded with so many genius's that are capable of doing every thing anyone else can do only better, maybe some of them should make videos and sell them for what they think they are worth and none of them would ever have to work again. i appreciate learning, even if i don't use the information. by the way what is that sink, i kind of like it.

@superiorbeing95 5 жыл бұрын

I agree but also on something like this where Jeff was doing this for the first time people can learn from his mistakes and I'm sure he'd admit it went a little bit wrong in places, I'm sure he learnt from it.

@setherwin91 6 жыл бұрын

Just poured mine this afternoon. Z Counterforms is some great stuff. Stressful during the pour but they came out looking great so far. Looking forward to removing the forms in a few days

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

Patience is the key to perfection. Here's hoping it all went well.

@lederse 6 жыл бұрын

How was it @Seth. I just did it. Will wait 7 days to cure it with water, spraying it and covering daily. I steel trowel it. It's amazingly smooth, especially towards the end portion of it. the Quikrete Countertop sets fast but if have help would turn pretty well.

@216inka 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are addictive ! Awesome work you do ! I've learned a lot !

@kevinkepa6364 6 жыл бұрын

The good thing with you canadian is that all your products have the things written in english and french :p and for a french native like myself it makes it a lot easier to understand what you're using

@tiawilliams5690 6 жыл бұрын

Kevin Kepa Z-form is a US product. I don’t know if they have instructions in French but they have a ton of how-to videos.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

The only bad thing is we all need magnifying glasses to read anything now that the packages have gotten so small.LOL

@kevinkepa6364 6 жыл бұрын

Home RenoVision DIY lol try to beay belgium at this game ! Every product has it in french dutch german and english ! Thank god i have good eyes

@falstaff0808 6 жыл бұрын

I didn't even notice the 'Eh accent till the very end when he let out an "abooot"!

@bcampbell4146 5 жыл бұрын

Love all the videos! Keep them coming!

@Nick_Tippett 4 жыл бұрын

So, I'll be going with the melamine! You've taught me well. =)

@chasonjohn2052 3 жыл бұрын

The type of honesty we have cone to love and admire

@sancop 4 жыл бұрын

I didn’t notice the negative comments, but I personally VERY MUCH APPRECIATE Jeff showing the mistakes!!!! It’s very helpful!! As they say, learn from other people’s mistakes, not your own! I HATE when I try to replicate a video that makes it look simple, then I’m lost because nothing goes as planned and noone is available for questions. THANK YOU JEFF!!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers, just keeping it real!

@jamesfauren3994 3 жыл бұрын

We watch because you are funny and very informative at the same time :) thank you for your videos! Every home project was done by watching your videos! Your the go to for build and fix and I have another for car stuff :)

@odemonet 5 жыл бұрын

I love this, I have wanted to do this on the top of an island I build but I have always chickened out!

@888hoosier 4 жыл бұрын

What if you like the more leather look for concrete. Can you run a textured roller over the concrete before it's dry?

@DiannaAtherton 5 жыл бұрын

Just love your videos. The good the bad. I always learn something from you.

@lightwavz 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, that took a LOT of fortitude to post your first go at concrete counters! I also appreciate the errors and fixes. And I also have fears about all that dust inside. I have a hard enough time trying to convince my husband not to spoke-shave around the laundry area! But it does give me some great ideas for both a mud room and some semi-exterior artist studio counters! Thanks again for the inspiration!

@suzylarry1 6 жыл бұрын

palm sander without paper, works great as a vibrator on the face and underside of the counter

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

Truth is John vibrating this material after the 5 minute mark is a counter productive exercise. This mix has a super fast setting compound in it so we found it better to leave it alone soon after pouring.

@bobbyj0708 6 жыл бұрын

A sawzall w/o the blade works well also.

@nedwik7109 6 жыл бұрын

Hammer drill set to chisel and a block of timber also works well.

@superiorbeing95 6 жыл бұрын

Headbutting it repeatedly whilst shouting "why did I ever try doing this" helps marginally!

@123Goldhunter11 6 жыл бұрын

Agreed. 100 taps per second instead of one.

@mekloten 3 жыл бұрын

Love these vids, used alot of the advice on my own house already, but listening to imperial measurements fucks my brain up after a while.

@lol567345 4 жыл бұрын

Great video thank you, is there a material list somewhere ? I cant find the stuff you are using.

@Weapuhx 4 жыл бұрын

What if I wanted my concrete counter top to be outside (SW Ontario)? I'm sure it would get cracks in winter, but would enough 1/8" remesh and rebar keep it from crumbling into a heap? Thinking of making a grill table with a circular cutout for a 22" Weber BBQ.

@duallinguallady-aishaahmed1812 5 жыл бұрын

* I get a kick out of myself, someone like me, LOL! Anyway I love construction work even though I know nothing and couldn’t probably do a thing, but it’s always nice watching others doing it. The only difference between those other people and you, I think, I am actually learning something! They make things look like a piece of cake, but you forget everything! Thanks!

@mattleggett5609 3 жыл бұрын

Slow and steady absolutely wins the race when it comes to most all construction, only if my boss could understand that!! 😆 🤣 Well done another great job on a project sir!!

@NUR0402 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff, Ran into your videos by mistake but I'm glad I did! The way you show things from start to finish and even include your mistakes is perfect for homeowners who want to do it themselves. I wanted to ask if you have ever done concrete stain, the acid spray stain kind and added a clear coat to give you the wet look? I built a 300 sqft Rec/Family room addition and decided to go with no flooring. I went with a dark acid stain and a clear coat that gives you the wet look. The final product came out perfectly....until the a few weeks when it got wet from mopping or even drops of water! Basically it started to gray/cloud up where ever it got wet. Im wondering if I did something wrong in the process of painting/rolling the clear coat on. I did make sure EVERYTHING was dry and to be honest the slab was poured over two years ago. What are you thoughts? Have you done a stain with a clear coat like this? Best, K p.s this kitchen and countertops look great! I am going to attempt this in my next house, just sold my current home and looking for our next one. I'll be reaching out for help! jk jk ha ha ha take care and keep up the great work sir.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry I am not familiar with that stain. I keep to food grade materials and use a penetrating sealer. Cheers! P.S. we are here to help.

@craigmonteforte1478 5 жыл бұрын

Nice work and good information on the process and some of the tools that are out there BTW Fast Cap has a great set of scribes available they are plastic and the nice thing about that is they do not make any marks on Drywall or even finish painted walls i actually have a couple of them i carried in the feild for installing Architectual Woodworking for 20 years and they never had a problem for me i am in no way associated with Fast Cap other than owning a few of their products and being a Subscriber of their You Tube channel just a suggestion on mixing in a 5 gallon bucket with a drill usually if you put water in the bucket first it seems to mix quicker When i was younger i helped Out some freinds that were in the ceramic tile and Marble industry and did some apprenticing with them often i was mixing thinset and grout to keep the job moving as fast as we could at one point for a outdoor tile we were grouting it with a Quickcrete bagged mortar and sealing it with Biled Linseed Oil/ Mineral Spirits mixture That happened to be in South Florida and many of those jobs were for Pool Patios and l the tile was a Mexican Terra-cotta hand formed 12 X12 tile with 1/2 “ grout joints the Lindseed oil sealer was used to seal the grout and tile

@vincentsutherland3175 5 жыл бұрын

GUYS.......SUPERB WELL DONE GREAT JOB !!!!

@gdonalyn 6 жыл бұрын

i've seen filipino construction workers make cement wall and floors really smooth. they slap/throw dry cement powder over still wet cement. the final finish is smooth without scrubbing or a top coat.

@tazwowe 4 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

@cymbaldeals 5 жыл бұрын

Love your channel man. It's like having a teacher at home! Thanks!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers, glad you like our little channel. !

@Oaxmex346 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your skills and knowledge mr!

@testthisfordecficiencies 4 жыл бұрын

I did the flip method by forming using shelf board and added lots of colourful granite stones. I did it 5 times for different pieces and messed up the first attempt completely. I then ground down the surface by maybe an 1/8 and polished thcrapnout of it. Definitely things I did wrong and wish I had watched this first, but it was fun and ended up with a great result.

@AggressiveHiDef 4 жыл бұрын

Great Job on the Counter. Especially as a DIY. very nice indeed.

@JTP1967 3 жыл бұрын

I've been doing a variety of construction projects for a long time now. I'm very good at what I do. But I will say this, we don't get good at what we do by doing things right the first time. We get good by learning how to fix all the mistakes we make trying to make it look good. It's one thing to have everything in a project go smoothly and come out perfect, but it's a whole different beast when something goes wrong but we still have to make it right. So I can relate to this video. This is more realistic of what the outcome usually is. And why people like myself make money doing it.

@erinconstantine4626 6 жыл бұрын

Just finished pour of a 15 foot basement bar using exact molds and concrete with the exception of a charcoal coloring added. Bar has two levels. Was a two day pour, about a week apart.We now have a 900lb bar, so pour in place was the only option.We are still in process of polishing (most labor intensive but totally worth it) we absolutely love it for the look and design we were going for...thank you so much for making video!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome Eric! Send me a pic for our Instagram account and we can show the world your work! Cheers!

@jmoore1738 5 жыл бұрын

You make me want to learn your trade...awesome job glad I watched, think I will need to hire a pro, but going to try a coffee table first to see if I can make it look like yours!!!

@lunajean1544 5 жыл бұрын

Did you ever do a video on the sealer you used for the countertops? Also, do you recommend any dyes to get the concrete a specific color? TIA

@Gershom. 6 жыл бұрын

Big fan. Have gotten a lot of inspiration from your channel. Thank you!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Mathew. Cheers!

@alexniakanirealestatebroke9988 5 жыл бұрын

great video again jeff. thank you

@jeffreysalzman1497 6 жыл бұрын

Inspirational. I love how these look.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

Nice to have options!

@Vwmannick 5 жыл бұрын

Really informative video. Thanks for all the tips

@itisyewolf 5 жыл бұрын

well you don't know this for sure but also i'm from Syria and i watch your videos :) so far best channel i came through

@diddi1641 5 жыл бұрын

Germany does watch channel..because your explanations are great and detailed..a real piece of work. Cheers :D

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Christian Dietze....Cheers to Germany!!! We can't wait to visit there again!

@cellblock007 5 жыл бұрын

hey man nice video and very helpful and i like ur honesty. i have seen other videos on utube and they use non aggregate concrete with fiberglass mesh. why did u not use that curiously. can u make one like that but finish with epoxy coating so that it looks like marble. i am not an expert but would like to see and expert do it and give an honest opinion on that.

@japan-e9j 6 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful work 👍 Mr.Thorman but let me ask you why you don't put iron net in mix of concrete that call P.R.C that makes the concrete very strong good job again Mr.Thorman Mr.creativeness

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

I will consider a different approach next time. Like I said in the video, this was my first time. I do appreciate the strength in the concrete mix however I found it too difficult to work with. I prefer to technique on the melamine. We will have to show that one day soon as well.

@davidstrickland6428 5 жыл бұрын

What form of iron is P.R.C. ???

@beerzooka25 6 жыл бұрын

Your videos are great! I'm from Ottawa and working on my own whole first floor reno, removing load bearing walls, moving the kitchen.. Picking up lots of helpful tips from your videos. Tip from me, you should look at getting a dust shroud for your grinder, hooks right up the the shop vac, sooo much less dust!!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

Nice idea. will do , thanks!

@johnrodgers3751 5 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!! I always wanted my counter tops to match my garage floor.

@robinstephens6889 4 жыл бұрын

love the video. i have exactly no experience at all and i am about take on this project. i am stressed out about the sink cut out. question. can a sander be attached to a wet and dry vac eliminate all the dust?

@TheDisBeat 3 жыл бұрын

Your tiling is always on point.

@Bozemancurtis 5 жыл бұрын

Informative video. Loving your channel. I'm a realtor and even if I don't do these projects it helps me understand the various projects people might undertake and the effort/expense involved.

@mikewilliams4947 5 жыл бұрын

I like this system. For sure figure out a better way than grind inside like that. Seems like a little more time on the tops with the float would work wonders. The good thing is that if you totally screw up yo can always attach a nice big shop vac to get most of the dust. Doing it like that inside is a little nutty, something I have done but still.

@vesnx 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, this shows the errors most of us are going to get and how you'd go about and to fix them. All these "it's so easy just do as I do" videos really do not show the reality of what a viewer is going to experience when trying this themselves. Shows the "pitfalls" and "oh wish I thought of that" parts with a nice dose of humor, fun to watch. What I would do differently is put more effort in the vibrating, it's not only to get the bubbles out but also makes leveling easy as vibrating does that really well. One more tip, vibrating makes concrete stronger is it gets more compact and structural integrity improves. Concrete vibration improves the strength of the concrete by about ~4% per each percent of air removed, as you start with about 20% of the air in your mix you end up improving it a lot, basically if you get half out your 40% stronger. This gets' noticeable on the corners and other bits that you ideally do not want "chipping" off when bumped (google Concrete Vibration Handbook). Anyway, fantastic channel, I love it, a must see before my wife has me starting a new "project".

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter, you obviously have not worked with this particular product . It sets up as fast as you can pour and vibrating had no effect after 30 seconds. It was a nightmare!

@vesnx 5 жыл бұрын

@@HomeRenoVisionDIY Yes, that is correct, I', in Europe we have other stuff. But, your video is cool and all know what they are going to run-into. Makes a realistic "follow along". great job

@ziprock 6 жыл бұрын

turned out great. jigsaw or sawzall without a blade makes for a decent vibe aswell. Definitely a lot of work!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

Somethings in life are worth the extra work.

@coynerooski 6 жыл бұрын

Ditch the casino keno music @ 17:00 its the worst! lol love the vids brother! Never quit!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 6 жыл бұрын

fixed the music. cheers!

@coynerooski 6 жыл бұрын

you guys are the best!

@bryghtgyrl 3 жыл бұрын

I just did my counters in concrete after watching this segment. I used the Quickcrete product. seems like it's being discontinued. none in-store at lowes but at HD. Now in the process of cupping and sanding. It's as easy as it looks.