How to Make a Lightweight Concrete Table

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I made a lightweight concrete table by using self-leveling concrete mix typically used for floor resurfacing to apply a 1/4" coat of concrete over a solid core masonite door. I used mesh FIBA tape and concrete bonding adhesive to create a strong bond between the concrete and the door.
The concrete added about 45 lbs to the weight of the table and me and my sister jessie have had no trouble picking up the table and moving it. This is an easy DIY friendly alternative to GFRC concrete mixes and doesn't require trowel skills the way poured in place concrete countertops do.
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@raraavis7782 2 года назад

I really like the look of this. The pattern reminds me of water swirls on a sandy creek bed or something. A 'calm' but not boring design. And it would be really inexpensive to make, if one could snatch up an old door, about to be discarded. I'll definitely keep this idea in mind!

@tylerhuttosmith 2 года назад

Really cool idea man. I’ll definitely have to incorporate the two tone concrete look at some point

@marloreidland8821 2 года назад

I love this idea of making a concrete table for our patio! When we fix cracks and holes in our polished concrete we use concrete mix with clear epoxy and it blends in almost seamlessly.

@user-ib6vk5jk6q 2 года назад

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@LucasDirkx 2 года назад

Great project as always! 👍 Love the way you say Fibahtape. Can't wait to see the next vid!!!

@raynoladominguez4730 2 года назад

I love this so much. Going to watch again.

@c.a.g.1977 2 года назад

Love those SemiExact legs! Chris is such a cool designer!

@moneymakingmikeg.9555 2 года назад

Pure genius on making it look like an entire slab & keeping it lightweight!!! Well done Ben. Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!!

@SchysCraftCo. 2 года назад

Very nice and very clean design Ben. Keep making. God bless.

@JMC8415 2 года назад

Heard about this on the podcast and it really turned out good!!!

@sgsax 2 года назад

It'll be interesting to see how this holds up, especially with your extreme temperature ranges. Thanks for sharing!

@leevy6753 2 года назад

@@hotrox2112 Do you think this would hold up if installed over ½ inch plywood and ¼ hardibacker? I would like to do this on an outside bar top. It will be fully exposed to the elements though

@DiffEQ Год назад

It WILL NOT hold up. He bonded concrete to a wooden substrate with no mechanical decoupling. Big NO NO and it's not a secret. This guy is showing people how to waste their time and money.

@leevy6753 2 года назад

Can you give an update on cracking? I'm thinking of doing an outside bar top like this but its an L shape and much bigger......and it's ony wooden deck.

@dwwoodbuilds 2 года назад

Very interesting project Ben. Some definite out-of-box thinking and expansion of materials for design/construction. Really want to see how well it holds up outside after a year. 👍

@DiffEQ Год назад

It won't take a year. It's mechanically coupled to a wooden substrate. Big no no. Thanks him for wasting everyone's time and money.

@amandahelenkennard2009 Год назад

What if you waterproof the door before pouring the concrete?

@sittingindetroit9204 Год назад

@@amandahelenkennard2009 I think the problem will be different expansion/contraction rates between the wood and concrete. That is what would concern me anyway.

@ksp1278 2 года назад

I watched due to the thumbnail, and wasn't disappointed. Jessie is super-cool. :-) The table wasn't bad either.

@Toibsche1 2 года назад

Looooove it - will try one in spring for sure

@JeromeSqualor 2 года назад

This is awesome. It would be cool to make a whole furniture set, coffee table, side tables, shelves, etc with this same surface.

@DiffEQ Год назад

Awesome? Really? How would you know? Bonding to a wooden substrate is the OPPOSITE of what you want to do. Never heard of mechanical decoupling? SMH Blind leading the blind.

@JeromeSqualor Год назад

@@DiffEQ You are a gentleman and a scholar!

@jpcolindesign517 2 года назад

I would seal the wood underneath as well. The particle board WILL absorb moisture from underneath and swell if it's not well sealed. THAT would be more likely to cause cracking over time than the expansions and contractions caused by temperatures. Just a thought.

@nc3826 2 года назад

great minds think alike.... so using an epoxy paint to completely, replace the porous brittle cement based material, would have been even a better choice IMHO

@nc3826 2 года назад

particle board is to flexible even before it would deteriorate....to have anything brittle applied to it... but QUIKRETE is the sponsor so this what you get when that happens ;)

@pooploop3509 10 месяцев назад

This was perfect as a vanity desk for me. ru-vid.comUgkxMAlHv7-BBWMrPRm5-uEoD6rtdT7SG2Qr Especially the glossy finish. Easy to cleanI was looking for something that wasn't the traditional white and with more of a modern feel. This fit the bill beautifully. I put it together with no problems, by myself in under an hour.Make sure you double check where you place the drawer tracks before screwing down. I had one track that needed to be aligned with different holes than the rest.

@wifi2166 2 года назад

looks amazing!!!!!!!!

@Mickey_McD 2 года назад

Really cool project

@garagemonkeysan 2 года назад

Great video. Such a cool idea. Love Chris' legs. Mahalo for sharing! 🙂🐒

@Ryj1987 2 года назад

Did you seal the underside of the table(door) at all? You should especially if it is going outside. Also maybe it is just the camera lens but it looks a bit warped at the end of the video which may also have happened because you didn't seal the underside before the concrete cured. I have seen the same effect happen with epoxy on wood where it is only on one side and the other side is raw wood.

@spudpud-T67 2 года назад

Concrete will crack, the reinforcement just prevents the cracks pulling away. Reinforcement is normally put suspended into the liquid mix. Putting it onto the door is no more useful than the door its self is holding the table together.

@quicksilverstrom 2 года назад

also the side are not supported in any way. had this been just a screed layer then it would have sufficed

@otallono 2 года назад

@@quicksilverstrom yep this at the most just makes for a good youtube video when they run out of ideas

@anthonyromano8565 2 года назад

And how light is floor leveler. Have you ever picked up a bag, its not light. Not light at all. Plus a solid core door. At least 300 bucks in materials not including the legs.

@PetrVacek 9 месяцев назад

To my opinion, the edge crack is related to unprotected chipboard sides. As it soaks moisture, it expands.

@Zaihanisme Месяц назад

Most common point of failure

@boots7859 2 года назад

Nice idea for a cheap outdoor table.

@ngocoanhlim9851 Год назад

Love it!!!

@dennismacwilliams196 Год назад

What a great idea

@sccrguy10 2 года назад

Nice! I remember when @modernbuilds did the same thing in his outdoor kitchen years ago.

@Ihaveaboyfriend Год назад

Really really good

@nema151 Год назад

The most valuable part of this table is the experience of putting it together.

@mrsri2554 2 года назад

Woww absolutely best idea... 🖤👌🏼💯I am MR SRI channel from Sri Lanka, I like your video as an inspiration for me...Keep going❤👌😍

@actionjack7655 Год назад

incredible fingerboard table

@michaelmeihaus9892 2 года назад

Very cool idea, is the table bowed slightly in the morning? Or was that an effect of the wide angle lense?

@HomeMadeModern 2 года назад

mostly the lense since the floor looks a bit bent as well

@nc3826 2 года назад

@@HomeMadeModern love the creative hybrid use of the materials.... but without sealer, the moisture retention when its used outdoors, will weaken the core... and even with use of fiber tape the edges seem like they could become cracked and broken off easily.... IMHO an epoxy coating would have given it a similar look that would last much longer... and I would have at least eased (ie rounded) the edges in either case...

@numairsindhu 2 года назад

I'm form Pakistan and I loved your videos 🎦🎥📽️📹

@arcticredpanda4598 2 года назад

you need one of those barista's to pour the concrete like the foam designs on the cappucino

@RedShoesSmith 2 года назад

I'm curious what winter outdoor patio set would look like. Heated table would be a plus.

@Nollie_Fullcab 2 года назад

As a skateboarder, im always looking at projects like this and wondering what i can use in making DIY skate obstacles. This is a very interesting idea that i might try with a concrete "ledge". Hopefully itll hold up!

@StallionFernando 2 года назад

I got one.... make a concrete skateboard and helmet, your welcome.

@elwood212 2 года назад

Love the result although I would use concrete sealant.

@maverickstclare3756 2 года назад

nice table, I enjoy these experiments. "plastic tarp" - tarpaulin is the name of the material, not the form of the sheet. You can also use vermiculite as an aggregate if you want to reduce the weight of regular pours by a little, and it adds an interesting rock like texture

@DiffEQ Год назад

Well, expert, why don't you explain to him that bonding to a wooden substrate is the OPPOSITE of what you want to do? Huh? Never heard of mechanical decoupling? SMH Blind leading the blind.

@Matasky2010 2 года назад

Definitely should have covered ALL the edges with the fiber tape to help adhere the concrete to the door. This is a great idea, an alternative to using a sheet of thick foam to make lightweight concrete.

@JohnMadeit 2 года назад

Interested to see how it holds up.

@marcosbarbosa-je8pr 21 день назад

It's definitly a bend, this just work well in a small table or something like that, it seems pretty fragile and do not look like able to endure weith at all. However its is cool and gave ideas for other kinds of projects.

@ssoundwaves Год назад

My mind just got blown! I'm never giving Design Within Reach my money ever again!

@kishanarts 2 года назад

Great ❤👌

@onetruesoldiervt3686 2 года назад

You can use a palm sander to get all the air out , and you can use molding around the edges to leave a round edge too also wire in the slab would make it stronger cool results though for not a lot of cash

@Showmake 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing such a cool idea. I usually do small cement projects, did you add fiber tape to stop it cracking, I have a question, will the table be stronger if some thin steel bars are added?

@mackenziemill 2 года назад

just found you today, great build xoxo Sandy

@HomeMadeModern 2 года назад

Oh thank you!

@TrainFlood 2 года назад

I'm intrigued. I'd love to consider this as a countertop. Curious to see if it cracks over time and what impact it can take.

@rocketsmall4547 2 года назад

u can pour something over the counter top. and make the new crete top

@benrussell314 Год назад

I'm thinking this could be good for a counter top too.

@dsmmike95 2 года назад

Any update? Wanting to try this out soon

@billj5645 2 года назад

Concrete shrinks as it cures which is why you had the crack around the perimeter- the door underneath provided restraint against the shrinkage. Maybe if you had a strip of foam rubber around the edge of the door it would not have offered restraint against the shrinkage but the concrete edge would not have been connected to the door edge. I would have continued the mesh tape into the sides too.

@robohippy 2 года назад

I would think you would want a 1/4 round profile on the edges of the door. A right angle transition to the sides is guaranteed to crack.

@ThaEurasian Год назад

By any chance do you know if it's cracked over the year it's been out or has it held up well through the elements?

@keenowl1410 9 месяцев назад

So cool

@edmay1166 2 года назад

Yay, IJessup, and concrete table is nice too.

@Stephen_Strange 2 года назад

I wish this for my kitchen shelving units.

@curiousbystander9193 2 года назад

your concrete edges will surely eventually pop off from wood expansion and shrinkage..... but ideas about pouring things thicker and popping that door out come to mind.

@SSingh-nr8qz 2 года назад

Not to be "THAT GUY" but the wooden door core is a fatal flaw. When you pour wet concrete on wood, the wood will expand as it absorbs the water from the concrete and act like a sponge. If you leave it outside, the cold or the hot sun hitting the concrete will make the wood INSIDE the concrete contract and expand (or contract at different rates than the concrete. That pressure will crack the concrete or create void that will be much weaker in parts of the table. I also worry about freezing and wooden core expanding inside the concrete like a form of ice heave.

@propertystuff7221 2 года назад

You're quite correct and beat me to pointing this out. He'd have been better served using the door (completely waterproofed somehow then drenched in release agent) as part of a form and then removed it. This would fall apart in less than a year in my climate.

@sawdaproductions8037 Год назад

Would pouring an exact amount of concrete work to maybe give it space to not crack or how would u avoid that

@sawdaproductions8037 Год назад

Nvm I wasn’t watching vid def a different build than I had in mind

@sawdaproductions8037 Год назад

Or maybe weld in some smaller bars on the inside lining of the wooden walls maybe give it some support and something to grab on

@billymacktexasdetective5827 Год назад

It's just fine being "that guy" when you are 100% correct and aren't douchey about it, which you weren't... When he said the door itself wouldn't stand up to the elements, I thought to myself that the concrete actually made things a lot worse...

@diabloliks 2 года назад

You could screw a bunch of screws in the underlying board and add a mesh so you could bound better the concrete to the board, making the table much more resistant. Great job!

@guangyizhu5232 2 года назад

Not a good idea

@Simphome Год назад

I can say the results are satisfying. however, it's just me or not, but it doesn't seem balanced. table legs like different height

@oldtimefarmboy617 2 года назад

That is nice all in all but what about the door? Did you thoroughly seal the bottom against moisture? If you did not it will absorb moisture from the air or from rain that runs over the side and swell and contract. If that happens your table will soon be nothing but cracks. Making certain that no moisture whatsoever can get into the door from any source and adding fiber reinforcement to the cement and putting stainless steel screws along the edges of the door will go a long way to prevent cracking and holding everything together so someone putting pressure on the edge will not break off a chunk if they press too hard.

@mgbeck98 Год назад

Any update on the resilience of this table?

@milou66 2 года назад

But could you use this method for an interior countertop?

@Jungler77 10 месяцев назад

How’s this holding up? Thanks for sharing!

@mariano_353 2 года назад

Cool technique. I'm gonna ask you in about a year to see how it fared. Cheers

@coldmorningcoffee101 10 месяцев назад

Cool idea. Min effort, decent results. So, how long did it last ?

@dietrichcdrr Год назад

interesting! Will the wood of that door not expand too much when you put it outside, and eventually crack the table?

@fitztastico 2 года назад

I suspect that the wood door expanding and contracting with temperature and humidity changes between night and day will put a significant strain on the concrete. Will it be under a roof? Obviously with this being a video project you weren't able to do this, but in instances where you can let the concrete cure longer, going over it with Water Glass/a concrete densifier before your top coat would help as well and prevent water from seeping through the concrete to penetrate the wood below

@mmmbiscuits1211 11 месяцев назад

All these years and this man still don't use saw horses.

@user-qv5np2ke8t 8 месяцев назад

What would we want to buy if not using a door? Thanks for a great video!!

@mattm1634 Год назад

How's it looking after a year? Any cracks?

@peregrinesteller 2 года назад

Did you seal the bottom of the door? It seems likely that the wood will bow if you don’t finish both sides.

@ericsyvertsen5880 2 года назад

Ben, everything I know about concrete says there is no way this will hold up outside, please do everyone interested a favor and follow up...Thanks

@TheChromePoet Год назад

Omg, I just got an even crazier idea. I will use Loctite spray foam as a replacement for the door.

@codyeasonBGR 2 года назад

What happens with the day night expansion in the long run?

@nc3826 2 года назад

love the creative hybrid use of the materials.... but without sealer, the moisture retention when its used outdoors, will weaken the core... and even with use of fiber tape the edges seem like they could become cracked and broken off easily.... IMHO an epoxy coating would have given it a similar look that would last much longer... and I would have at least eased (ie rounded) the edges in either case...

@johnsjarboe 2 года назад

Is this sort of concrete strong enough to hold together as a full slab tabletop?

@MakingMadeSimple 2 года назад

Wait a minute, both of Jessie's shoes match! What is going on?!?!?! I really like this project, by the way!

@viktornuevo8600 Год назад

So, how is the table doing?

@metalgirl 2 года назад

Ha ha ha!!! I have an architectural firm and all of our countertops are doors from a 1955 house. They work great!!

@abbyferrari 2 года назад

the thumbnail led me to believe your sister would be on it XD otherwise great video!!

@HomeMadeModern 2 года назад

Sorry!

@tsmith3286 2 года назад

Very nice!! Can you add color?

@buzzwerd8093 8 месяцев назад

try soaking fabric with cement. add fiber/wire for strength. ferrocement layers with cloth spacers.

@blamuk 2 года назад

Surely comcrete is porous so water will get to the fiber board which will expand etc. Love the look though. I'd do this for an indoor table. Though if such a thin coat of comcrete is sturdy, then that's how everyone would do their counter tops?

@craigchingren-hamann9700 2 года назад

I'm wondering how this table held up.

@FrancisOpoku 2 года назад

Is the water based polyurethane you used the wood finish type or there is one for concrete?

@ramonching7772 2 года назад

Great idea. If only there are stainless steel table legs. That will be great for the grandchildren. 😁😁😁

@alexandergradle1623 2 года назад

did you seal the bottom of the table?

@lloovvaallee 2 года назад

Interesting, I wonder how well this would work for a kitchen countertop ...

@TheLovelyMissBeans 2 года назад

You're better off with a solid concrete countertop. Or, if you currently have laminate, I have seen people just "skim coat" the laminate with concrete.

@alexadawson97 2 года назад

What ratio of cement to water did you use? Mine has turned out way too thick. even with adding 50% more than recommended it was a little too thick

@Digitallyferal Год назад

Has this table lasted?

@richardtucker5686 2 года назад

WTF Jess, I want to see crazy desert house get built, and what about those abandoned squirrel updates? LOL, just kidding, do you on whatever timeframe works best

@jsnthurst1 Год назад

Is the water based polyurethane UV resistant since it's an outdoor table? Plus I don't think water based polyurethane is waterproof. This table might need to be covered up when not in use and it will probably continually produce cracks like stucco tends to as the wood expands and contracts with moisture and heat.

@aibronman 2 года назад

did that bend ? It seems that middle part is lower than sides (or maybe it is a lense curve or something)

@mpkeller 2 года назад

make an outdoor pool table pleae

@philindeblanc 2 года назад

If you agitated or mixed the pour when freash wet so you dont get those pour patterns it would be much better....Why did you not do that?

@jessicat3951 2 года назад

I love experimentation so I support this wholeheartedly, but I suspect/fear this will not work. It’s basically a cheap door with cheap stucco… and the two materials will shrink and swell differently in the outdoor temperature and moisture conditions and it will pop off, right? Thank you for sharing and please let us know how it works!!