My first experience in casting and coloring concrete.

[Neuse]

Looks really good.

[super_dave]

Pretty dang cool

[texan16]

Dont think it could have turned out any better, nice job !!

[cj7zrcool]

Looks great! According to my math, it should have weighed approx 425#, does that sound correct?

[fox1]

Looks great! According to my math, it should have weighed approx 425#, does that sound correct?

Pretty close, I mixed 7 bags but had a lot of waste. I got it to the house with my tractor and it took 5 of us to move it off of the furniture dollies to the final spot.

[BrandonH]

Looks great. Are there any particular websites that you found most helpful? I haven't looked into it yet, but wouldn't mind doing something similar in the future.

[fox1]

Looks great. Are there any particular websites that you found most helpful? I haven't looked into it yet, but wouldn't mind doing something similar in the future.

Buddy Rhodes.com
He sells a custom mix and has a ton of info but a lot of the info is using his product
I couldn't find anyone near me who sold his stuff and the shipping on concrete would have been ridiculous so I just used regular old sakcrete

[Texastaxi]

We're considering concrete for our barndo kitchen.
Is there any reason why you didn't cast in place, other than you not being sure you'd like it or not?

[fox1]

We're considering concrete for our barndo kitchen.
Is there any reason why you didn't cast in place, other than you not being sure you'd like it or not?

The only reason I didn't cast in place is that the house is almost complete and the floors are installed. The floors are black walnut. The polishing and grinding is a dirty job that involves throwing ALOT of water. I stayed soaking wet the entire time I was polishing. I just didn't want to deal with that mess inside the house. I know they have dry grinders that hook up to a vacuum but the one I bought is a wet polisher.

[Texastaxi]

That was a no-brainer ... I didn't think about the water for polishing.

[Buckwheat]

Turned out great.

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[Gummi Bear]

That is a really neat project.

Turned out great

[mmoses]

That was a no-brainer ... I didn't think about the water for polishing.

also if you build a mold from melamine it can turn out really smooth right out of the mold.

Hearth looks great.

[fox1]

also if you build a mold from melamine it can turn out really smooth right out of the mold.

Hearth looks great.

I was actually gonna do that but didn't have enough on hand for the form.