Concrete Decor – Hosting the First Concrete Countertop Design Competition
Concrete Decor Magazine is hosting the first Concrete Countertop Design Competition. Final Deadline for submittals is June 30, 2008.
The results will be featured in Concrete Decor and their new supliment Counter Culture. The Concrete Countertop Institute will also be featuring the results at the Concrete Countertop Conference in Sacramento California in August.
If this is your [...]
Building Concrete Planters, Artistic Vessel Sinks and Bistro Tables with Buddy Rhodes
Advanced Techniques is a new release in Buddy Rhodes line of educational videos.
The video shows 3 dimensional uses for concrete, not just a flat surface like a concrete countertop. You can view the video at www.metrocrete.tv
Buddy, Matt and Joshua show how to make:
1. Artistic Vessel Sinks – This chapter features Buddy’s signature veined style using [...]
Concrete Countertop Manufacturers
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Due to a strong amount of interest in Concrete Countertops in recent blog posts I have included the following resources and a list of prominent concrete countertop manufacturers. For a concrete countertop tututorial visit www.metrocrete.tv
1. www.concretenetwork.com – They have a lot of great information and a contractor [...]
Concrete Countertop Design Resources
www.concretemoldz.com
It is almost impossible to explain the beauty of concrete. I think either you get it or you don’t.
When I was fabricating concrete countertops, sinks, tiles and other unusual pieces the clients I worked for only wanted concrete, other products were not considered. There is something about beautifully crafted concrete, it touches the [...]
Concrete Countertop Industry Conference
August 21-23rd at the Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento California is the time and place.
The conference was started 2006 by The Concrete Countertop Institute. This is the place where the ideas flow. A unique venue where you’ll meet unusually creative concrete artists, designers, architects, suppliers and manufacturers.
This is where you’ll develop a network of friends [...]
Concrete Countertop Institute
Concrete Molds for sinks, countertops, tile and whatever you need visit www.concretemoldz.com
If you have read through the past few posts about Buddy Rhodes concrete countertop system you now realize there’s a lot to fabricating concrete countertops.
I was going to get into the process of installation but I think it is better to watch a countertop [...]
Making Concrete Countertops – Finish & Install
In my last post we went over the tools you need to mix and pour your concrete counetrtop.
The next step making concrete countertops is to pop the concrete out of the mold and let cure on 2 x 4’s. Placing the concrete on 2 x 4’s will allow air to flow on both sides for [...]
DIY Concrete Countertops – Mixing the Crete
The next step in the process of building cement countetops or as those in the business call, concrete countertops, is preparing the mix.
What you need:
1. Buddy Rhodes mix – on the Buddy Rhodes web site you will find a list of Distributors around the country who carry the Buddy Rhodes line. The mix is about [...]
Creating The Mold for Precast Concrete Countertops
Need molds? Visit www.concretemoldz.com
Here’s a list of what you need to make molds for concrete countertops and tables.
1. Melamine – melamine comes in plywood size sheets. Prices have gone up. Cost about $38.00 for a 4′ x 8′ sheet, 3/4′ thick. It’s heavy, you should be able to get your lumber yard to cut to [...]
How To Build Concrete Countertops – Templating
Buddy Rhodes video detailing how to build concrete countertops starts with building a template for a pre-cast countertop.
There are two ways to casting concrete countertops
1. Pre-Cast – This process is building your countertop in your shop and then installing like with granite.
2 Cast in Place – this is the process of building your concrete countertop [...]
How To Make Concrete Countertops with Buddy Rhodes
Buddy Rhodes is one of the pioneers in the fabrication of Decorative Concrete Countertops and other specialty concrete items like benches, tables and fireplaces.
Buddy’s background is as a ceramist. He has a unique artistic perspective that has led to the creation of his own mix and style. Buddy and his team have created [...]
