Probably a lot of suggestions for the sink now, but something you could do is cut out a thin laminate film (similar thickness as the type used to laminate paper, just longer so it can wrap all the way around) and wrap it around the wood mold (I saw someone suggesting foam, which can work too). The laminate can be fixed with double sided tape, and then just seal the edges like normal. It also has the benefit of providing a 100% smooth surface compared to the wood which is very difficult to get perfectly mirror-finish smooth. Another great bonus is that post-curing removal is super easy :)
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@@LewisRenovation Thankyou! I actually built a concrete table this year and it’s amazing but I have since sold it and I’m about to do some table tops for a local craft beer bar.
Hi great job, I see other videos where they do like a face coat, how come you didnt? Also what did put on the counter top after you took it out the mold? And why did you do this? Thanks
I've seen both methods, a layer sprayed on the forms first and not. I think if you spray a thin coat it doesn't require filling in any pin holes. I was applying Portland cement plus dye to fill in pin holes
@@LewisRenovation ah ok, so you just mix cement and die, rub in, leave to set then sand and polish? Will any ready mix concrete work, I see alot of people use quickcrete but that isn't available in the UK ?
Hello 👋🏽 in regards to the bit where you are using plastic wood filler. I would use thick sellotape! It works like a treat! Keep up the great work! God bless!
You asked about sealing the end of the ply. Buy yourself iron-on melamine edging strips that you would get for standard kitchen worktops. Iron that on and trim. Job done.
Good evening, beautiful work, could you explain to me the materials you used and the quantities, please, proportions and texture of the dough, thank you and won another follower, hugs from Brazil
Regular bags of premixed concrete, dye powder and superplasticizer per directions on package, water quantity per bag concrete instructions. Thanks for subscribing!
The color is looking very nice🔥 What am I doing wrong, because I struggle to get my cement black, no matter how much pigment I add. Can it be a bad quality pigment?
The stuff at the home centers is junk. My first project I used some from Home Depot and it was useless. Go to a concrete staining supply store and get pigment from them.
@@LewisRenovation Also thought I must be junk, will definitely go to a concrete supply store. Atleast now I know what has been going wrong. Thank you very much.
Tolle arbeit, trennmittel auf die form macht es einfacher beim lösen und du könntest mehrere produkte herstellen. in die mischung sollte ein fliesmittel damit es in die form läuft und auch die blasenbildung weniger ist, die ganze geschichte sollte beim giesen auch gerüttelt werden und fasern in die mischung dazu.
Well a few things came to my mind, 1. Your damn good at making videos, and building things. 2. Lots of tools you have(yoda voice) 3. Way to much money and time went into this hahahahaha. Thank you for the Entertainment, and from your video's you seem like a good AMERICAN.
I just used plastic tape to seal my edges. Worked great but I guess if you are undermounting and don't want the edge of the tape to show then you might not wanna do that but I would just leave the seam at the front where it wouldn't be noticeable. But I'm not a pro and my sink isn't undermounted
Just curious about if it will not be easier to pour the concrete directly to the place ware is going to be, I feel that is a lot cost on materials and labor to make it some ware else and then transfer it to ware is going to be , thanks.
This is probably the only countertop video where they actually use concrete and correctly use it in the title. People be using cement and putting in the title concrete countertop, which it ain't
feel your pain on 'putty'... in the past, being the lazy slug, a thick sludge/slurry of elmer's and saw dust and pushed the edge through the slurry as needed using a wet sponge for clean up. i think this may work for what you had and a wax for the release. maybe worth a shot...
Yes yes I did out of the 15 years of construction work that has to be one of the most efficient ways to do a concrete top and cost-effective has to be tricky in a pain to move around but genius
I have a hydraulic scissor lift cart that I used to move them into the house. Pumped the cart up to the countertop height and slid it over. They are quite heavy
You could seal the plywood with a thick emulsion or primer. Brush it on and sand it smooth when dry. It could take an oil or wax finish then for easy removal from the concrete
