Finishing Outdoor Concrete Countertops

Two for outdoor kitchen areas and one as an interior top for a wine rack.

Finishing outdoor concrete countertops.

This was fairly easy to do. Three days including drying time. 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. Smoothing the concrete mix with a hand trowel is the only technique you will use on the day the countertop is poured.

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. Outdoor kitchen layouts discover how to properly configure and size an outdoor kitchen to meet your entertaining and dining needs. Then i snapped off the plastic edge forms. Once the countertop is set on the base cabinets finish it with a hand polisher to.

This project came out amazing and shows. Exposed aggregate finishsome of the most unique and dramatic concrete countertop finishes can be created by exposing the aggregate. Embed glass in concrete learn about how glass can be added to concrete countertops to create a unique finish for your outdoor kitchen. Snap the edge forms off of the concrete countertops.

For a more natural low luster finish hand sand the concrete or only polish the surface lightly. 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. Allow the concrete countertop to cure completely before you remove the forms and set the countertop in place. After screeding floating and troweling the countertops i let it sit and harden for about 24 hours.

Concrete river rock espresso slate and onyx. It s available in five different shades. With some quikrete products and a little know how you can complete this project over the course of a few days. All 3 were simple to make and have been incredibly durable.

Concrete countertops can accent almost any decor and they certainly stand up to the test of time. Best of all we absolutely love they way they look. The process begins by seeding the concrete countertop mix with pieces of decorative colored stone or glass. This sleek and functional concrete countertop is a stylish way to give your deck patio or gardening space a convenient outdoor kitchen.

Light polish as soon as you begin polishing the surface the thin layer of cement is removed.