Cement Countertops Over Laminate

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Cement countertops over laminate.

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. I was up for the challenge. Diy concrete kitchen countertops. 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.

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. July 27 2015 by bethany 14 comments. 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 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.

Cut one piece of melamine the same size as the finished countertop. 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. We got all sorts of crazy and decided to pour concrete right over the laminate counters in our kitchen. Overlay ensures a durable concrete look and feel at a fraction of the cost required for freshly poured concrete slabs.

All opinion are 100 my own. I have about 25 sq. Concrete overlay for countertops is an ultra strong easy to apply concrete layer used to lay over existing laminate formica wood or tile countertops. I got mine from home depot in a 7lb.

I also painted m. This post is sponsored by encore. The product i used is henry brand feather finish concrete underlayment patch and skimcoat. Concrete overlay may be customized with concrete dye stain and pigment for rich color and texture at a fraction of.

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. 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. The concrete forms are made of 3 4 melamine boards.

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