Cement Countertops Over Laminate

Overlay ensures a durable concrete look and feel at a fraction of the cost required for freshly poured concrete slabs.

Cement countertops over laminate.

Diy concrete kitchen countertops. Cut one piece of melamine the same size as the finished countertop. All opinion are 100 my own. Of surface area so i figured it wasn t too large for me to take on.

Easy peasy diy concrete countertops over my laminate counters. You may or may not be aware that you can replicate the look of concrete kitchen countertops with a concrete underlayment called ardex feather finish spread onto existing. Concrete overlay may be customized with concrete dye stain and pigment for rich color and texture at a fraction of. The back of the feather finish said to use a 1 part water to 2 parts dry cement ratio when mixing smaller amounts and i used a disposable plastic cup to mix this ratio in my paper bucket.

Enter to win a free countertop refinishing system kit here for those of you who don t know we bought our first home several months ago. Box for around 17 but you can. Melamine is readily available at home centers and lumber yards has smooth surfaces that don t imprint on the finished concrete and won t de laminate. The concrete forms are made of 3 4 melamine boards.

I m going to share how we did it with you the good and the bad because i want you to be able to learn from our mistakes. I have about 25 sq. I suggest only doing 1 cup water and 2 cups of dry cement per batch so that you can spread it all before it dries any more and it tends to harden before you can use it. It s a lovely 50 s era single level house.

Concrete countertops are on trend right now for many people even replacing the granite that was the elite countertop material of choice for the last 10 20 years. The product i used is henry brand feather finish concrete underlayment patch and skimcoat. In this video i will tell you step by step how i used feather finish concrete over my existing laminate countertops to transform my kitchen. I got mine from home depot in a 7lb.

We got all sorts of crazy and decided to pour concrete right over the laminate counters in our kitchen. Concrete overlay for countertops is an ultra strong easy to apply concrete layer used to lay over existing laminate formica wood or tile countertops. This post is sponsored by encore. Concrete countertops over existing laminate.

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