Todays project was a concrete countertop. After buying all new cabinets I was tempted to get a premade top but cutting cost at this point was a nice change. for a 12' by 2' countertop with a 20" by 31" hole for a sink. only cost about 10$ for the wood top we used as a lid for the cabinets.Then we used scrap wood we'll pulled out earlier in the remodel to build our frame. Then stapled a layer of chicken wire I had in the barn to the inside of the frame. Three 80pound bags of quickcrete and a few cups of portland later we were adding color. After the area was set enough (about 3 hours after we started ) we drizzled some drops of water based paint on the surface and stricked it across until we had the effect we desired.
Now we let it set 2-3 days then we remove the forms.
