Outdoor Kitchen
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polo1665
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Coming right along Buggyman! Did you buy the angle grinder polishing set up for your counter tops? I had thought about doing concrete, but I'm not sure now. We saw granite for $39/sqft installed and may go that way. Looks good so far, thanks for the update.
Mark
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buggyman1
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I'm using my random orbit sander with the diamond pads and water.
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buggyman1
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The grill came from lowes, not sure of the brand. I couldn't justify paying 3 or 4 grand for the grill.
SPIKER
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looks pretty darn good. have to let us all know how much work the concrete counter tops take for final sanding & sealing... I am thinking of going the same way my lowes and Menards carry the quickcrete counter top stuff. wasnt sure best way to try and get mine up stairs though... thinking have to pour them almost in-place or at least pour them in the 2nd floor room then flip em over like yours are. would be nearly impossible to move them up the stairs and probably just as much as flipping them over without pouring them in-place.
How would that work??? have to finish trowel the top surface to smooth then sand to finish? never done it myself but the build of this place has been a full series of never done it before ...
got my floor finished
little too wet here in ohio to get much done floor waited 40 days to stain then over 2 weeks after staining to seal and still floor has some blushing in the sealer and some spots that didnt stain well or stick well due to moisture I think..
mark
How would that work??? have to finish trowel the top surface to smooth then sand to finish? never done it myself but the build of this place has been a full series of never done it before ...
got my floor finished
little too wet here in ohio to get much done floor waited 40 days to stain then over 2 weeks after staining to seal and still floor has some blushing in the sealer and some spots that didnt stain well or stick well due to moisture I think..
mark
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buggyman1
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looks pretty darn good. have to let us all know how much work the concrete counter tops take for final sanding & sealing... I am thinking of going the same way my lowes and Menards carry the quickcrete counter top stuff. wasnt sure best way to try and get mine up stairs though... thinking have to pour them almost in-place or at least pour them in the 2nd floor room then flip em over like yours are. would be nearly impossible to move them up the stairs and probably just as much as flipping them over without pouring them in-place.
How would that work??? have to finish trowel the top surface to smooth then sand to finish? never done it myself but the build of this place has been a full series of never done it before ...
got my floor finished
little too wet here in ohio to get much done floor waited 40 days to stain then over 2 weeks after staining to seal and still floor has some blushing in the sealer and some spots that didnt stain well or stick well due to moisture I think..
mark
It is a messy process, it could be done indoors but you would have to cover everything. I used liquid color and mixed it in when mixing the concrete, just pour it in the water. Sanding is also messy as you have to use water, and sanding the slurry will be worse. I don't think pouring in place you could get it as smooth as using the upside down method, it really comes out almost perfect.
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buggyman1
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To give everyone an idea of how heavy they are: The lower one in the picture measures 861/2" x 26" x 2" We used 5, 80lb bags of concrete, a gallon and 1/2 of water per bag, plus the rebar. Not sure what happens to the water in the chemical process as far as weight goes. I'm guessing it weighs around 425lbs at least.
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ustmd
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Buggyman1,
Those look great.
Now I may have to buy that mixer:laughing:
Those look great.
Now I may have to buy that mixer:laughing: