Making a Concrete Bowl

Making Concrete Bowl

A short video explaining an easy process of making a concrete bowl

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Hello, how are you doing? I am Julian and this is my very first YouTube video and my new YouTube Channel 1989go. Here we go. As you have seen in the beginning, it is about how to make a bowl of concrete. All the materials and all the tools you need are listed below in the video description. Here you can see how I started to mix

the first load of concrete. I have some water in the bucket and then add more and more of the concrete. Important is that the concrete is neither too damp nor too dry, but you can also read in the description on the packaging how much water you can do. The f...
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Differences Between Lightweight Concrete and Normal Weight Concrete

Differences Between Lightweight Concrete and Normal Weight Concrete

Have you ever wondered how to make light weight concrete? This video explains the differences between the two.

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This is Jason Spangler with Wagner Meters and today I'd like to talk to you about a couple of subjects, one of them being some other questions I get revolving around the differences between lightweight concrete and normal weight concrete. Obviously, one of them is the actual way to the concrete. A normal weight concrete is going to be about 140 to 150 pounds per cubic foot where a lightweight

concrete is going to be about 90-115 pounds per cubic foot. Now, the key thing about that is that...
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Make a Concrete Garden Bench : Assembling a Concrete Garden Bench

Make a Concrete Garden Bench : Assembling a Concrete Garden Bench

Part two of making a concrete bench - assembly

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Now we are going to be talking about how to put your bench together. Once you find the place in the garden or the yard where you want to put it together you could set it up just like in this step like this, on top of it, or you could also mix some concrete mortar mix or grout and put it here on top and

set the top on top of it like this, adjust it you know, pretty much make it look nice and even and it should be done. Now you can treat this bench by sealin...
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Make a Concrete Garden Bench : Casting Bench Leg Molds for a Concrete Bench

Make a Concrete Garden Bench : Casting Bench Leg Molds for a Concrete Bench

How to make and cast leg molds for a concrete garden bench

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Now we are going to cast the concrete bench leg. So start with the mold, this mold here has been used before so you see a little bit of concrete present on it. Again as we did with the seat, dust it a little bit, that's it, not much. I'm using here an old bag as a filler because the leg is not even in size

so I'm going to set it on this one. We will go ahead and scoop concrete in the center an shake it and let it drop down...
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Build a Concrete Pub Table - How To - Menards

Building a Concrete Pub Table - How To - Menards

Custom concrete furniture - How to build a custom concrete pub table

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Today we'll be building this pub table with a custom concrete countertop using prefinished planking and concrete countertop mix. The concrete top is what sets this project apart, and while it looks expensive, when you do it yourself, it's very affordable. Stick around and we'll show you how to do it. First we will build the table base. For a printable materials list and instruction guide, follow the

link in the description below. Build the table frame out of two by fours. Our bas...
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How To Make a Concrete Volume Knob

Concrete Furniture & GFRC Video Transcript

A really cool video explaining how to make a custom volume control knob with light using concrete.

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In this video we'll be building a stylish desktop volume knob, which, besides looking really cool, allows you to finely control the loudness of your music in a tactile way. As you can see, the knob itself is made out of concrete, so feels pretty solid. The design is also completely customisable, so you can match it to your desk setup. Here for example I used plexiglass

for the base, and added an LED to give it a ring glow, which looks really cool. If you do customise yours and want to share your results with others, then ...
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How to stain concrete sculptures and benches by Merrideth Jile

How stain concrete sculptures and benches |Merrideth Jiles |Central Texas Gardener

Some simple methods for applying stain to small concrete sculptures and concrete benches.

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Have you ever wanted one of those really nice stain concrete pieces but didn't want to shell out the money to get one? Well today let me show you how to do that yourself. I'm Merrideth Jiles with Backyard Basics. I've got a couple of disclaimers we want to throw out here first. We're not actually going to perform these techniques in here. We're using some fairly caustic

chemicals so we don't want ...
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Making concrete more sustainable by using fabric formwork

Making concrete more sustainable by using fabric

Using fabric to form concrete and create interesting structures

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We've always been interested in how to make the best use of materials... Concrete is particularly interesting because it's a bit misunderstood in that most people's experience is of this grey, massive, em, cold, aggressive material. Our view is that that's a consequence of the process of making it. If you understand in detail how to make concrete, you can make it quite differently. Using textiles as formwork... it

is quite counter-intutitive because we're using a relatively flimsy material to deal with a heavy, quite harsh material. The fabric actually ...
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How To Create a Faux Concrete Finish on Furniture

Create a Faux Concrete Finish on Furniture

If you are one of those people who don't like concrete because it is heavy, this video will show you how to create concrete-like visual effect by painting furniture surface

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Hi there it's Rosanne here from Country Chic Paint. Today I'm going to show you how to create a faux concrete or cement finish by layering paint glazing and textures. Stay tuned to see how you can replicate this look! I always love finding new ways to get creative with paint and making faux finishes on furniture can be so much fun Today I'll be using the following supplies we have...
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How to Make a Concrete and Redwood Garden Bench

How to Make a Concrete Bench

This video will show you how to make a simple concrete bench with wooden top.

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Today, I wanted to show you a bench we made using Quikrete concrete mix. Click the link below, or visit our website at Remodelaholic.com for full plans and instructions of how to build your own. Cut out and assemble the forms. Remember inside dimensions are critical and be sure to use smooth plywood and screws. Only use the screws on the outside of the form. Always pre-drill the holes

for the screws . only pin nail on the inside of the form in sma...
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Concrete Furniture Design and Handcrafting Chicago

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Hello, I'm Darek @ Designs by Rudy / Chicago concrete furniture design studio

Creating unorthodox and practical things was always on my agenda, however, designing concrete furniture became the most enjoyable and challenging experience so far. They are not your everyday pieces of furniture; made mostly with glass fiber reinforced concrete, some are quite heavy when put together, but… every single one of them is always one hundred percent unique.
It is virtually impossible to make any two of them the same, they may appear similar, but when you take a closer look, they are completely different species.
If you are looking for a very unique piece of concrete furniture to complement your office, house, or backyard, a design that nobody else can and will ever have, give me a call or complete the form below.

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How concrete furniture evolved over the the last 100 years...

Creating household concrete furniture was first introduced in the early 1900s. This new concept, however, has not gained popular support among the general public as concrete was then viewed as ugly and unappealing. Moreover, the use of concrete has only been associated with the construction of roads and bridges and was thought to be an unlikely material for the creation of furniture and other household fixtures. At that time, even the use of concrete in building houses were deemed to be unattractive and impractical. Advocates of the new concept were also unable to prove the reliability of the material and its many uses.

It took several decades before advocates of the use of concrete in building houses and creating concrete furniture were able to develop mechanisms as well as equipment that will allow concrete to be used for creating highly durable and resilient concrete products. When these methods were developed, the usual rough and stiff material has been transformed into a more pliable and soft substance that is capable of being designed and molded into various forms and sizes.

First types of concrete furniture designs

Concrete tables are among the first forms of concrete furniture that were created. These tables are created for their functionality and for style. Early forms of concrete tables only featured giant slabs of rectangular concrete. Recent innovations however has allowed concrete to be shape and molded, creating various forms and sizes. It has also become a lot more soft and fluid as opposed to the usual rough and stiff structure of concrete tables.

Applications

These types of concrete furniture are great for both indoor and outdoor areas. Concrete table looks great when used for outdoor dining. It easily blends well with all the natural elements. It is also highly durable and capable of resisting all types of weather. It is able to endure the high temperatures of direct sun as well as extreme cold. It also does not get damaged even when exposed to rain and hail. Thus, for outdoor settings, one is able to avoid the inconvenience and the trouble of having to drag outdoor tables when sudden weather changes occur.

Concrete furniture generally blend well with other themes and decorative implements. Thus, it is also used for indoor dining and decorating purposes. Concrete dining tables are sturdy and are easy to clean and sanitize. It is, moreover, a great conversation starter when there are guests in the house. Since modern concrete tables can come in different shapes and forms, smaller ones with interesting designs can be used as side or coffee tables, or they may be used as concrete console tables and become part of the decorative items in the house.

Commercial use of concrete furniture

Concrete furniture also make a great addition to the décor of businesses and offices. They are usually utilized as conference tables, waiting tables for reception areas and display tables for certain businesses. Businesses sometimes purchase customized concrete tables to create a more unique look or to complement the existing design scheme that they have. Most businesses employ a sleek industrial look for their offices and having concrete tables greatly accentuate that theme.

Restaurants and cafes, especially those which follow a more modern and relaxed theme, will also find the use of concrete furniture to be highly advantageous. First, they get value for their money. These tables are extremely durable so they are made to last even when used on a daily basis. Second, it is a great decorative piece of furniture. It is able to combine aesthetic appeal and sheer functionality. It can also be transformed into a stunning centerpiece and buffet area. Its uses are endless and its charm is limitless.

These tables also work well with cafes and diners which offer al fresco dining. Concrete blends well with other outdoor elements and it serves as a striking invitation to passersby who will most likely be intrigued by the decorative effect of concrete tables. Moreover, care and maintenance is relatively easy since concrete tables are virtually indestructible and requires minimal upkeep.

As mentioned earlier, concrete tables are highly suitable for outdoor dining because it is able to withstand various temperatures and changes in weather. This makes it highly cost-efficient and versatile, and business managers will not have to go through the hassle of frequently replacing broken furniture.

There are two kinds of concrete furniture available in the market today. The first one is precast concrete furniture. These pieces are mass produced from a single mold. They can usually be purchased at a much lower price than its counterparts and are readily available to the buyers depending on the availability of stocks.

The other type of concrete furniture is the customized one. Customized concrete tables are made according to the wishes and specifications of the buyer. They are unique, one-of-a-kind products that are only sold to the one who ordered them. One advantage of having customized tables is that it can be highly personalized, where personal insignia or markings are placed depending on the buyer’s preferences. These kinds of tables, however, are generally more expensive and take a longer time to be finished and delivered.

Concrete furniture designs

Modern concrete furniture designs are quite versatile and they come in various shapes, sizes and functions.  It is now common to see concrete kitchen countertops and sinks.  Recent additions to these kitchen novelties are concrete cabinets, dining tables and chairs, which may be customized based on the form, size and color preferences of the user.

Concrete countertops may either be precast, where it is casted off site based on the template chosen by the client, or site casted where it is poured, cured and finished right on top of the kitchen cabinets.  A lot of people are now interested in transitioning to concrete countertops because of its tried and tested durability.  It is also easy to customize because it is handcrafted.

Therefore, certain details that the client wishes to incorporate into the design may easily be added before it is cast and cured.  Moreover, due to the latest innovations, concrete materials may now be stained, coated and infused with certain additives to attain a more customized design.

Dining tables and chairs, coffee tables, bar stools, and other seating implements are also common concrete furniture designs.  These designs range from the block-like structures usually associated with concrete furniture to the soft and fluid look of more contemporary designs.  Furniture designers have also now ventured into making rocking chairs and several decorative pieces like statues, decorative panels for walls, home ornaments, planters, and even drinking fountains.

Concrete furniture designs are also now easily customized according to the color preference of the client.  Coloring concrete pieces can be done in several ways with varying results.  One process is done with the use of an internal pigment.  This is a colored powder which is mixed into the wet concrete and allowed to set with the entire fixture.  This process completely and permanently colors the entire concrete panel.  This process is also more predictable in the sense that the client is able to choose the exact color outcome of the process.

Another process of coloring concrete projects is acid staining.  This process involves infusing metallic salts on the hardened concrete and allowing it to react with the material.  This also results to a permanent color but the exact outcome may vary per project.  Putting dye on the concrete slab is another coloring process that may be used.  The dye is applied to cured slabs.  This process only allows color to penetrate the top layer of the concrete.  The designer may create various patterns with the dye but there are limited color choices and some dyes may not be suitable for concrete surfaces.

Maintenance of furniture made of concrete

Maintaining the quality of concrete furniture depends greatly on the kind of concrete used and the additives that are applied to the design.  It is important to note that while concrete is durable and practically indestructible, some additives, colors and sealants are not.  Many of these materials may show signs of wear and eventually alter the overall appearance of the furniture.  Thus, it is best to be well-informed of these possibilities before using them.

Interior home decorating has never been the same with the emergence of a wide array of options for concrete furniture design.  The possibilities are truly endless, limited only by the imagination of the concrete furniture designer.

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The Gardener Magazine: Making Concrete Floating Stepping Stones

Accessorizing your Garden with Concrete

This is a cool video showing you how to make floating concrete stepping stones for your garden.

Video Transcript: so we've shown you the area that we want to make over really need some work on the verge and every verge you know its entrance to your home it's a it's kind of like it's the first first impressions now everybody has our tires everybody generally has a car and you all go to your local tire place and change your tires probably once a year or so so you know

what instead of leaving them with them why not take them back because we're going to show you how to use them in a r...
The Gardener Magazine: Making Concrete Floating Stepping Stones
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Concrete Garden Lanterns

Concrete Garden Lanterns

How to make concrete garden lanterns using inexpensive materials and one power tool. This would look cool next to your concrete furniture set!

all right folks we're going to show you something really cool to make from the garden that we saw Grand Designs we saw known as really cool lanterns that you could move any way in the garden create them a different hats and what I loved about them is it was so simple just so easy to make so you can ask me well how on earth do we get that

right well we're going to show you exactly how couple of things you're going to need some PVC popping ...
Concrete Garden Lanterns
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Making a Concrete Trough Container

Making Concrete Planters for your Garden

This video will show you simple process of making cool looking concrete containers you can use to plant flowers in your garden.

Video Transcript: Hi Hannah rel this is Heather Sherwood from Chicago Botanic Garden and we're going to be making some cement containers that look just like hypertufa stone and we're going to be using Portland cement peat and perlite so laying out our cement and you can kind of make that around what exercise mold you want to use whatever size container you kind of just have to eyeball it it's now technical we like

to make it pretty flattened out because we...
Making a Concrete Trough Container
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Making Draped Concrete Planters

Making Concrete Hypertufa Planters Part 3

The final chapter of making cool looking draped concrete Hypertufa planters your neighbors will be jealous about, take a look...

Video Transcript: Okay this morning I have my draped hypertufa lined up just to show you the results that I have I had success with almost all of them some better than others but we had some really good turnout and I like these tall thinner ones the best I think now that one it's that out in the rainstorm all night long and no worse for the wear see you can see how

strong it still is it oops it's just fine still some water down in there I don't know if you can see but he's just fine the rest of them turned out prett...
Making Draped Concrete Planters
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Making Draped Concrete Hypertufa Planters

Concrete Accents for Your Garden

In this part 2 of 3 video you'll see next steps of making draped concrete planters.

Video Transcript: Okay here we are in part two of my draped hypertufa and I'm going to try to do it myself this time I don't have an assistant but this is my planter on its pedestal and what I'm going to need to do is pull it off and a little hard doing this one-handed but that's the tower that it was on one and then you pour your plastic away from

it and there you have your planter so I can come out a little bit there's the planter and those are the quart jars of paint so you can tell us about as high as two of the quart cans but that is what it looks like I don't k...
Making Draped Concrete Hypertufa Planters
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Making Draped Concrete Hypertufa Planters

Concrete Hypertufa Planters Part 1 of 3

In this first part of making draped concrete Hypertufa planters you'll learn the first step of making those cool concrete planters.

Video Transcript: We're going to show how we make our draped Hypertufa and I've got some preparations Maids those were the little ghost um supports that we've got it looks like we're going to get ready for a Halloween party but those are my little supports for the drape beam to hang from to have our little cement sheets these particular ones I've got ready are discarded table napkins they're ones that were stained and everything

so I just thought I'm going to throw these out so I will use them for my drape and I'v...
Making Draped Concrete Hypertufa Planters
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Cool Concrete Lamp made out of a Cantaloupe

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You can pretty much make concrete things from anything, all you need is your imagination. In this video you'll learn how to use cantaloupe fruit to make a concrete lamp.

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Today we're going to make a concrete lamp out of a cantaloupe I'm going to start by using a hot glue gun to glue the cantaloupe to the bottom of a bucket it's just a few inches in diameter bigger than the cantaloupe to make the mold I'm going to mix together mold star 30 it's a two-part silicone product that works great for casting concrete I want to fill the bucket

all the way up until the cantaloupe is compl...
Cool Concrete Lamp made out of a Cantaloupe
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Making a Concrete Pendant Light

Concrete Interior Accents - Pendant Light

This funny video will show you how to make a circular pendant light out of concrete, enjoy.

Video Transcript

hi everybody my name is Mike Montgomery and today I'm gonna be showing you how I built this concrete pendant light on modern builds I'm going to be using some scrap plywood that I had on hand for the forum and I'm going to start by cutting three pieces to 22 and a half inches round so I clamped my three pieces together and then use the jigsaw to cut them all

out at once this way they stayed pretty symmetrical then I took two of those circles and cut them down to 15 inches making sure to save all my scraps once my two 15 inch cir...
Making a Concrete Pendant Light
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Concrete Table with Gold Veins

Concrete Furniture & GFRC  - Making Concrete Table Top with Gold Veins.

You will learn here a simple technique for making gold veins in a small concrete table top.

Video Transcript

today we're going to make a concrete table with gold veins in it stay tuned to the end of this video for a special offer from sashko this is a technique that my sister Jesse developed you should totally check out her YouTube channel I'll put a link to it in the description box below I'm going to make the mold for the concrete table out of strips of melamine and a

piece of white board I use my hot glue gun to glue the pieces of melamine down to t...
Concrete Table with Gold Veins
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Do It Yourself Concrete Chair

Simple Concrete Furniture - Concrete Chair made using IKEA plastic chair 

It is so easy to build simple concrete furniture. This video will show you how to make a small concrete chair using plastic chair as a mold. Watch closely and make it your afternoon fun project.

Video Transcript:

Today we're going to make a concrete chair I got this cheap plastic children's chair from Ikea I won't transform it into a mold for concrete so I use gorilla duct tape to seal up one of the sides there's a hole in the bottom of the chair that lets water drain through it if you put it outside so we rolled up some magazines duct tape them and then hot glue

them ...
Do It Yourself Concrete Chair
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How to Make a Concrete Coffee Table with Embedded Logo

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Hey there, welcome to DIY projects with Pete today I'm going to walk you through the process of building a 2-inch thick concrete coffee table will wet polish it to give it a nice smooth and sleek finish and then I'll show you the process of embedding a metal design or a logo like I did here of the state outline of Montana where I live now many of the techniques used

in today's project can actually be used to build concrete counters if that's something you're researching so let's go ahead and get started with today's project the first step to making a concrete t...
How to Make a Concrete Coffee Table with Embedded Logo
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Concrete Buffet - Concrete Console Table DR CBU Gallery

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Concrete Buffet / Concrete Console Table Gallery

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This concrete buffet I made for one of my clients was inspired by concrete bench, piece of outdoor concrete furniture I designed some time ago. It is available in any combination of gray, and charcoal concrete. While ordering you can mix and match colors of the 2 concrete posts as well as the slab.

The pictured piece is quite large, it has an 18" wide, 2" thick, 94" long horizontal slab suspended between two 14"x14"x39" tall pedestals, its top surface is 32" from the floor. It can be used as a serving table / buffet for your indoor or outdoor parties, a display of artwork, concrete console table at the front entrance or any other part of your home or garden.

The concrete slab and two pedestals are separate pieces and their only setup requires sliding of the slab inside the large jaw openings in each pedestal.

Click any image of this concrete buffet to open its full size version, use left/right arrows to change pictures.

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Cast in Place Countertops by Buddy Rhodes

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Hello my name is Buddy Rhodes and today we will be making a cast-in-place concrete countertop we have prepped the counter using a concrete board debt for our sub top which is backer board there are many different brands and then we're using this edge form by made by concrete countertop solutions it's a sturdy plastic this is a two-inch bullnose and after it's all cured out we can snap off the curved bullnose edge

leaving half of the plastic inside protecting the cabinet as well as giving us a nice straight edge as we're casting so I really like these forms they make many different profiles and today the two-inch bullnose cast-in-place is really you can cast it anywher...
Cast in Place Countertops by Buddy Rhodes
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How to Build Custom Concrete Countertops

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all right Peter you're already working in here that's good are you doing and so you actually do a lot of work in concrete don't you we do quite a bit of work in concrete we do everything from fire pits, bars, outside concrete seating areas a number of things lately though we're doing a lot of countertops for a homeowner perfect just what we need and so how do we start with

this countertop well this countertop we actually got here earlier today and we made a template of the countertops in the house so what we do is we take this quarter inch luan yeah and we run it around the perimeter of th...
How to Build Custom Concrete Countertops
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Concrete Countertops Reinforcement

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hello my name is Jeff Girard and I'm president of the concrete countertop Institute today I'm going to teach you how to reinforce concrete countertops or any longer sections of unsupported concrete furniture slabs so that you can have confidence and avoid cracking I'll help you understand what kind of structures concrete countertops are how to reinforce that structure and clear up some common misconceptions about reinforcing reinforcing is critical not just after the countertop is installed and being used by the client but

beforehand while it's still in your shop being ...
Concrete Countertops Reinforcement
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GFRC All in One Mix

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What we'd like to introduce you to you today is our gfrc all-in-one mix what we've done is we've taken the ingredients you need to make glass fiber reinforced concrete and we put it all on bucket with no liquid additives except water needed we call it up our 11k gfrc RT you are tu students were ready to use when you get a bucket of this

you're going to add water and there's other things will show you you can add that's it you go to work it comes in two different of set time like this you're safe first standard set this will require overnight cure and the winter time you might be might have to eat it a little bit when you give it a two-day cure and then we've got our fa...
GFRC All in One Mix
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The Basics of GFRC - Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete

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Welcome to smooth owns concrete you my name is Adam and I'm Kevin and today we're going to talk about the some of the basics of GFR C we've done a number of videos showing the process of GFR C but we've never really gotten into the actual components or a little bit more about the mix design so we wanted to produce something that gave a little bit more detail

about those those aspects of GFR C we're going to have kind of a conversation about the materials themselves and then talk a little bit about two different types of mix design and then like a sequence of mix design so let's just start by defining what is GFRC -  it stands for glass fiber reinforced concrete and that'...
The Basics of GFRC - Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
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Concrete Nightstand with a Live Edge Walnut Drawer

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 A concrete bed table with a solid wood / walnut drawer.

Today we're going to make a concrete bed table with a walnut drawer here's what you need to get started a hardwood board I used walnut with a live edge some 3/4 inch thick pine boards scrap piece of plywood a circular saw an orbital sander and a cordless drill to make the perimeter of the nightstand I'm going to build a Lego mold and pour in quikrete countertop mix and built the mold

out of Legos and that included down with a hot glue gun to a laminate board a mix to quikrete in a large plastic mixing tray as I shoveled i...
Concrete Nightstand with a Live Edge Walnut Drawer
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