How to Make a Cast in Place Countertop 

Once again giving of your talent while others charge for a fraction of info. You the man

River monster is a good show.... Keep it up.

My wife is still cracking up!!! Great video!

That was a good impression of a person from the hood, and also of a boat person. A great video made awesome by the ending scene.

Buddy! That was great! Thank you so much! The ending was hilarious! Keep it up! Light-heartedness is what DIY projects should be all about!

Finally someone who knows what they are doing!!! I have been looking on all the DIY websites, when I should have you tubed it all along.GEEZE who knew! Thank you so much far sharing..And I love your sense of humor!!!!

I like that you showed the voids in the bull-nose so that we know how to repair them if that should happen. I really liked ending too. Funny.

Nice to see someone enjoying what they're doing. Informative and entertaining, thank you Buddy

Hhaha. The ending cracked me up. Thanks for this. I'm going to use this for an outdoor bbq install. Possibly my kitchen too. They look great.

AWESOME video. I feel like I spend a day with you at work....very infprmative. Thank you!

I like this how to video. Very easy to understand and now I'm ready to start a new project.

Buddy is all about workin' up that CREAM ;)

Love the presentation and comedic closing --- can't wait to try it myself!

You guts did a great job on this video, I plan on showing this in my shop class

Your video is fabulous! I have been wanting to learn the techniques for concrete counters and through your sharing I can see that it is possible. Thank you for making this video. I look forward to having a concrete counter in my home one day. Your detailed explanations show your love for this art medium. Thank you thank you thank you! Love the humor at the end!

The ending of this video is awesome, the hats were to funny.

The project 's a good example for followers

The one shot view of the center of the counter in the fake kitchen really sells the process.

The background never changes.

Great technique. Your video makes the instructions very easy to understand. I so want to try this!

Wow. You are very clever, and enjoyable to watch. bless you

Thank you for this video. So well thought out, well made, and shows all the steps!

I am so impressed how you make this project. I am doing repair of my kitchen countertop. This video really helps. Thank you.

I'm amazed...! Really great craftsmanship!

Not Much Videos i like over RU-vid yet i find this Video Helpful , Actually i didn't know there was such worktops made of concrete the idea came up to my mind and found that it is long used b4 :) thumbs up buddy Rhodes concrete :)

Shout out to Pappy & Harriett's!!! Wow . . . . Currently in IA, and grew up in 29 . . . nice bit of home on the interwebs while trying to research ways to make my kitchen better :) Thanks, Buddy!

Pappy and Harriet's is the shit!!! Hell yeah brother!!

Thank you. Nice work.

Wonderful video, very informative and I like how the steps weren't rushed to be explained.

Love the details and tips! Excellent tutorial!👍😘💚

Thanks for sharing your products and steps. I so what to do make my counter tops.

This is a great video! I love the way you explained the process.

great video i learn how not to pour concrete to thick!!! thanks for everything on this video love it!

Incredibly helpful, man

Great Video Buddy -Wish I had seen it before I started my project, good luck

A couple of people have asked about the marbled look. That is also know as a hand pressed finish and is a look that Buddy is best known for. This finish is accomplished by pressing concrete in an upside-down form. You can get a sense for the pressed technique by watching the All About Buddy Rhodes video. This sounds like a great topic for a more detailed upcoming video. Thanks for the feedback.

Awesome Instruction...Thanks ! Love the ending ;)

Buddy is cool! Nice job- thanks for sharing.

@AndThusSpake GR8 idea! Watch out for over troweling because it will get very cloudy the more you work the surface. There is so much you can do to the concrete like scratching and digging at the surface to create voids. Let it set and fill the holes with a colored concrete paste and polish out.

great looking video

would have been nice to see the counter from above looking downward.

Very nice, I really like it 👍🏼

awesome video with an awesome ending!!! HILARIOUS

best green screen since 1972

holy green screen batman

This video was very informative. The debate and almost sly side joke on the size of your trowel was awkward to be honest, and no matter what camera you never were looking into it. Always to the right. Like your talking to someone we weren't introduced to. Maybe try to put your teleprompter right under the camera like real close. Other then that, you educated me on how to save from lifting the massive weight one of these poured into a form would weight for an install. They are finger breakers if you have to flip it and bring it in for an install.

great vid ! greets from germany!

Great teaching thanks!

Don't pay any attention to some of the mean jerks that responded. I think it was a great video. I hope you covered the floor before you started.

I think Buddy is on something.

Great video

this was pretty informative, haven't seen this type of top done yet. the part i don't get though is that color. I don't know of anyone that would want their kitchen looking like a skate park. I'd like to see this same technique preformed with some sort of color or pattern that makes it look more like a bad ass counter top for a kitchen rather than a mold poured park bench. and i'd like to see buddy doing it. Cause he's cool like that.

Oh just clicked on your link for all the other vids. i do hope there is something in here that tells me where I can buy this stuff or how to make it. I like the how to make part better because i am a cheap bastard on a low budget. This stuff looks awesome though man. I gotta get this in gear, my kitchen counters suck and my back yard patio will be amazing if i can get all crafty like this. Thanks for the videos.

I love this guy..such great vid

Loved the video. I needs Loved the demonstration. Thanks

Very cool! I want to try it!

I love Ya buddy! Great video!

Awesome video!

I trained with Buddy and Rich,,,Awesome product and nice people..

Wooow man Beautiful !! Thank you

How would it look, I wonder, if the edge voids that were filled in by hand was done in a different, but complementary color.

Well done!

That green screen DOE LOLOLOLOL.

good job on the top

Your right! I should have put some screws in the center and not just the screws used to secure the "Z" edge forms around the outside edge. I also should have mentioned to tape any seams of the hardibacker so it doesn't telegraph through the fresh concrete.

THat was so great thank you Buddy.

A sawzall with no blade is good to vibrate the edge to minimize the voids. You can finish it like concrete steps with a 1 to 1 mix of pointing sand and Portland...You add too much time to the project when you don't finish the edges with the top...Use a bull nose trowel.

more video of the counter top and less closeups!

respect your knowledge and craftsmanship, I detail cars and there are quite a few similarities in the processes with regards to finishing the paintwork. but I still wouldn't use concrete countertop thouh. Marble, granite, tiles or even hardwood is the way to go IMO.

funny man... thanks for sharing..........

What if you are doing this up against the wall? How do you form in order to make sure it isn't dripping down underneath? Thanks!

Buddy, could you explain more why not to cover the form with plastic? Is this because you were casting indoors? Also, if I wanted to stain the countertop do I need to do that before or after polishing and sealing? I've also watched a lot of DIY videos and Buddy is at the top of the list.

Yayyy! We can do it in the hood! Lmao!...but also, that was a super awesome vid! Thx for all the great info :)

Thanks! Excellent!

Thanks for showing this. I work with lime putty mortars and plasters which I think give a better finish plus another thing about lime is that you get better accoustics in a room than with a gypsum plaster. The downside to using lime is that it takes longer to dry than cement but if you look at some of the Roman harbours where the lime is stronger than it was when it was first made thousands of years ago and this is because of a chemical reaction (these platelets are called Phillipsite I think) between the lava/pumis and sea water which produces a material that bends rather than shatters when it hits. So, wouldn't you get a nicer, more interesting finish using white cement and marble dust for example or added different coloured crushyed glass or perhaps I'm talking bollox because you guys do this anyway? Anyway, all the best for the future if you are still going now in december 2017.

thank u sir! great job

Good vid. Thanks

Fiber glass mesh vs wire mesh vs re-bar. Which is the best and why. I understand fiber glass is the easiest which will give you the best strength? Should you use 3/4" plywood as a backer? What is the best way to strengthen the thin strip in front and behind the sink people are always sitting there..

This is my trusty 24 inch steel trowel or 18 inch hmmm I'm guessing it's not your trusty trowel lol. Good video :)

Muchas Gracias Sr.

Get Buddy a Mag float somebody, stat!

Nice career change for Anthony Bourdain

I am looking for a step by step with timeline instructions for this please... you mentioned screeding for a couple hours... is that accurate? We are using Quickrete Pro Finish 5000 and needing all the info we can get before pouring on Saturday Thank you!!!

Nice video. How it is done without making it look too easy. Thanks.

A show of how you put the form together would have been nice.

Final thought. I wonder if it would be possible to embed flat stones or objects into the concrete surface during the wood troweling step. A final polishing step might ensure that everything would wind up smooth and level. Have you tried anything like that with a cast-in-place process? What do you think?

Great! I watched from beginning to end. Ima doit in da hood

Shades of Dr Dave Baldwin - famous Flying Doc in New Zealand!

Very likable

I want 2 of what Buddy just had, plus one more 'cause I can, lol. To all you nay sayer's, stay on the porch. The pop-off bullnose looks to be the sh*t. Who cares trowel a 24erm, 18, erm about 20 inch one,. Buddy KNOWS how to work up the cream in an organic way. Lol. LOOKS GREAT BUDDY!!!! KEEP IT UP!!! ;-)

love it

One of the best video's on the topic I've seen. I have a question. When U R troweling the surface with the wood or resin trowel U work in some a little more concrete 2 ensure it is level & solid. When U add this additional concrete could U use a different color (or shading of the same) 2 add more color variation 2 the surface? I assume U could also use the same second color/shade when U fill in the voids on the edges of the top. Is this reasonable, or in practice it might not work every well?

Very nice... I'v seen some polished to a shine. How is that done??

Buddy, have you ever tried adding fiberglass strands (1/4") to your first layer of mix? Would have to be a little wetter, but turns out very strong.

I love the forms. That sure makes casting in place much easier. Does anyone know if this product would work with epoxy?

Love the use of green screen. lol

Very nice work! But can you do it space?

Hi Buddy. I am doing a counter in my garage. Sadly in Austin, TX the weather is reaching 100 degree's. Should I do anything to help cure the cement like keep it moist? Thank you for everything. I am a single mom who will be trying this all by herself, but will take my time and follow your steps.

I guess if you have a 500 lb counter top to install picking it up in 5 lbs increments isn't too bad. thanx for the vid gonna try this