My wife and me formed and poured our tops to. I coloured and stamped mine, i kept it damp with towels for about 2 weeks, little long. In the end I covered it with a liquid glass. It’s been 12 years now and still looks perfect
We just love the look of concrete and it’s so flexible you can really make it look like anything. White concrete countertops are definitely a future project!
More amazed with the video quality than the countertop! The countertop looks great too. Keep up the great work, definitely have a lot of potential and realism in these videos!
I'm late to the party but this is almost exactly the same ideas for a kitchen I'm planning. Looks so good and timeless! Now if you'll excuse me I'm gonna go binge your other vidoes.
That’s the natural color! Some bags of Sand Topping mix (the cement we used) can be a bit warmer almost beige. So just check a few different brands. Also we used SiCryl sealer from Concrete Countertop Solutions, and that causes the color to darken slightly but keep it looking natural. Also try a test piece first to get the hang of the process and see if you are happy with the color!
This soothed my quick fix need by giving me a dopamine hit through vicariously living as I dreamed of the day I will get to do this in my own house and while i probably won't. Nah just kidding. I definitely will be doing this and I enjoyed the video and channel name too. And I appreciate it.
Just about to dive into doing some countertops using this system. Great helpful video. I'm looking into using some pigment color to give a slightly warm gray concrete. Nothing that looks brown by any means, but ever so slight warm gray versus plain or cool gray. In one of your replies you mentioned the sakrete makes a slightly warmer gray than the quikrete when mixed with liqui-crete. That sakrete may do the trick rather than having to add in some pigment color. If I add in pigment, I have no idea how I would color a slurry to fix any bubbles or pinholes after the fact and have it match perfectly. Also, do you all have any experience with Z counter's other sealers or only the siacryl-14? I'm on the fence on what sealer would work best and whether to go matte or gloss on the finish.
We have only used sicryl as we want the finish to be as matte as possible. But I highly recommend making a test piece. And once you get the look you want remember the ratio you used so you can get a consistent look in your mix as well as when you go to patch pinholes.
Anything to tap the air out, pencil vibrator on the side, Orbital sander, oscillating tool works good, they actually make a flat blade for an oscillating tool but any thing to vibrate it, even tapping it with a screwdriver or such seems to work.
I had tile countertops and we pulled the tile up, which left the 3/4 inch plywood. Can I concrete over the plywood, or do I need to put down the cement board?
No voids at all with the palm sander! Killer final product. Good job guys. Did you ever bevel the edge of the countertop or did you leave the sharp edge?
Thanks a lot Alex! We love the square edge for a modern/industrial look. The company who makes the form also sells rounded, and more ornate edges if that’s the look your going for.
Hey Bill, thanks for watching. It’s a 2 5/8” Hole saw. Typically for a sink you want to align the drain to be centered in between the cabinet doors (if there are any on the cabinet holding the sink). Then center the faucet inline with the drain and have enough clearance between the back wall and the sink. I dry fit the sink and faucet in the Hardie Backer Board before pouring the concrete just to make sure I’m happy with the look. Hope this helps. Good luck with your project, let us know how it goes, and subscribe for more!
I've always seen how people pour it in a form off-site and it seemed like theres always issues doing it that way, it'll break during transportation, the rebar will sink to the bottom in the form during curing (which is the top of the countertop once in place making the rebar visible) or the shape just gets wrong. This has stopped me from wanting to pour my own countertop. Puring it on the spot is really cool and eliminates these issues. Now I do want to pour my own countertop.
We poured ours into a melamine mold in three equal 36" sections, then used non-sag sealer between the sections, chipped the edges with a small hammer, covered it in epoxy, and tossed color chips/chunky gold glitter flakes in the wet epoxy. It looks great.
Hi mason, The company that sold the forms is concrete countertop solutions. They have a product called SiCryl which is a sealer that doesn’t add much sheen or change the color. We loved the way the raw matte concrete looked and wanted to keep the finish pretty close to that and the SiCryl does a great job.
We used the Z SiAcryl sealer from the same company that makes the forms. It seals without changing the color much. Dry sanding is a dusty process but it prevents the countertops from having the “polished” look. When polishing the countertops the aggregate is more visible and gives the countertop a salt and pepper finish that we don’t like as much as the flat consistent grey look of the concrete.
@@WhatTheFlipShow @What The Flip Thanks for the quick answer, yeah it is just that we are having some installers working on a concrete Island, but the sealer they applied is peeling off, the other issue is that the sealer seems to be solvent based with some VOCs (which can't be good). they dry sanded but with 300grit I think and a non-orbital sander. After little research online many people mention dry sanding is not the best since it doesn't create enough porosity, but it is great that it worked out for you!.
Concrete is already extremely porous material which is why it needs to be sealed. Wet sanding is mainly used to help cut down on the dust and so more aggressive sanding and polishing can be done. I hate that the sealer is peeling off. I would definitely look into Concrete Solutions SiAcryl it’s silicone acrylic and it has always worked great for us. Good Luck!
Sanding is removing small amounts of material but it isn’t necessarily “grinding it down” since we are using such a high grit. We did this to smooth the surface vs polishing the concrete to keep a natural finish.... polish makes the finish look like salt and pepper as more aggregate shows through. Hope this helps.
how much of the back form shows when countertops are complete? Getting ready to do this project tomorrow, but still having a hard time understanding the back form after the countertops set up before adding backsplash.
We love the natural look so we just finished it with SiCryl (silicone acrylic sealer) from the manufacture of the molds. It keeps the natural color and looks amazing.
Thank you guys for the video? My wife and I are also wanting concrete countertops, but I'm not sure I'm understanding correctly. If I'm purchasing the white countertop concrete mix from concrete solutions - I should mix it with the liqui-crete?
I think due to the mixture required I don’t think the white countertops can be made with the liquicrete system. I think they have to be made with rebar and packed in if I’m not mistaken but check with the manufacturer. Also if you do decide on concrete countertops use code FLIP10 for 10% off.
With the under mounted sink... did you buy an actual under mount sink or a regular sink? Im just confused because it looks like a regular sink and the concrete is just poured around it to make it look under mounted and also will you not be able to change the sink without removing the countertops?
It is an under mounted sink, that is the way this system is designed. Typically you can get 30 years out of a quality stainless steel sink. If it needs to be changed however you will have to cut out the sink and replace with a drop in. Hope this helps!
What concrete did you end up using? Did you use any color enhancer? I noticed you did not use the Counterform concrete they offer. I was going to do their white, but I think I like the gray you all came out with. Thanks.
@Quikrete Sand topping mix has a nice light grey color. I like Sakrete as well but thought their color was on the warmer beige side and I like the neutral grey.
I just tried to look up the prices forgot I that stuff.am I wrong or is it $149 for 8 ft piece and 8ft piece for the back. Just curious how much the snap stuff is.
Standard Faucets should work. This is the one we used 👇 Flynt Brushed Nickel 1-Handle Deck-Mount Pull-Down Handle Kitchen Faucet (Deck Plate Included) www.lowes.com/pd/Project-Source-Brushed-Nickel-1-Handle-Deck-Mount-Pull-Down-Handle-Lever-Commercial-Residential-Kitchen-Faucet/1001368238
We sometimes only go as high grit as 220. We try and get the countertops as smooth as we can with the trowel because the more you sand the more aggregate becomes visible, which gives the countertop a salt-n-pepper look. Then we sealed with si-cryl acrylic sealer.
Are you building this on top of al already existing countertop? What if I do not have a countertop at all? Can this be build stand alone and then put in place afterwards?
that's so cool!! It gives me courage for mine :) Question: have you considered incorporating a pre built concrete sink? I'd do it but it makes me nervous ...
Hmmm not sure if we’ve seen that in a kitchen. Most of the prebuilt concrete sinks we’ve seen are for bathrooms and they sit on top of the counter, so not sure how that would work.
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My wife and me formed and poured our tops to. I coloured and stamped mine, i kept it damp with towels for about 2 weeks, little long. In the end I covered it with a liquid glass. It’s been 12 years now and still looks perfect
We just love the look of concrete and it’s so flexible you can really make it look like anything. White concrete countertops are definitely a future project!
What is liquid glass?
@@joannlievsay6623 i believe its a sealant you put on the counter top and it seals and makes it shine and gives a look like its wet all the time
It's probably just epoxy
One more thing. You did an amazing job polishing it. Looks beautiful
Thanks a lot 🙏
So happy I discovered you guys! I am not a DIYer AT ALL, lol, but I love all your ideas and enjoy watching your videos.
This comment! Thank you so much for checking us out!!
you guys are amazing. Great work on the countertop.
This is amazing! Great work! I love the creativity in it all!
Thanks we really appreciate it.
Great filming guys. Very professional and good music, not to mention a great finished countertop...Respect.
Thanks so much for checking us out! We’re just livin’ it up 😉
You guys make it look so easy! Tempted to try this when we move into our new house. 🥴
Do it!!!
Very nice! Great job! I've been wanting to do this for YEARS in my kitchen! And, my floors!!
Thank you!
One of the better I've seen - great job!
Lovely. And beautiful job. Very professional .
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Great work guys, videography was epic too
More amazed with the video quality than the countertop! The countertop looks great too. Keep up the great work, definitely have a lot of potential and realism in these videos!
Thanks alot we really appreciate that!
Fun to watch! Looking forward to pouring ours soon..
Thanks
Good Luck! Let us know how they turn out!!!
Love the videos! Cant wait for more !
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Nicely done- they look great!
Thanks Janelle!
This was so cute and helpful~ Thank you
Great job you two are great together!
Thank you!!!
Awesome job guys
I'm late to the party but this is almost exactly the same ideas for a kitchen I'm planning. Looks so good and timeless! Now if you'll excuse me I'm gonna go binge your other vidoes.
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Okay this is the third video I’ve accidentally watched of y’all and I’m now officially a fan.
Sub’d AF!
Gotta’ love happy accidents😁 Thanks for checking us out!!!
Did y’all do anything specific to get that color of gray? That’s EXACTLY what I want & I’m scared I’ll get other tones I’ve seen online
That’s the natural color! Some bags of Sand Topping mix (the cement we used) can be a bit warmer almost beige. So just check a few different brands. Also we used SiCryl sealer from Concrete Countertop Solutions, and that causes the color to darken slightly but keep it looking natural. Also try a test piece first to get the hang of the process and see if you are happy with the color!
Enjoyed watching, thanks
Wow! It looks amazing.
Thanks Stela!
Video quality is awesome.
Thanks Nay!
You both did an incredible job. I enjoyed watching 😎😎😁
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this is a fun video and your post production work
is nice.
Appreciate that!
looks awesome!! i hope to do this in my new super crappy house!
Thus was great, love the humor
That turned out amazing
Thanks so much Dianna! Stay tuned , lots more fun videos coming up.
This soothed my quick fix need by giving me a dopamine hit through vicariously living as I dreamed of the day I will get to do this in my own house and while i probably won't. Nah just kidding. I definitely will be doing this and I enjoyed the video and channel name too. And I appreciate it.
Just discovered the video, looks like this install was just over 2 years ago. Any update on how the countertop has performed so far?
That was awesome thank you! Did you use the sealer?
It's wicked..... just loving it
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Dance break earned you a sub. Trying these in my house this weekend. Wish me luck!!
Good Luck!!!!!
AND? How did it work out???
@@kynoconceptsenalleswatdaar499 Mine turned out well. I didn't mix thick enough the first batch so I had to go a 2nd round. But now I love them
Alright, we’ll catch you on the flip side- DOINK! I’m dying here! Great video!
Thanks! You guys are fun!
Thanks for checking us out!
That is beautiful. Awesome
Thanks Delia!
All the way from trinidad cant wait to do mines
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Just about to dive into doing some countertops using this system. Great helpful video. I'm looking into using some pigment color to give a slightly warm gray concrete. Nothing that looks brown by any means, but ever so slight warm gray versus plain or cool gray. In one of your replies you mentioned the sakrete makes a slightly warmer gray than the quikrete when mixed with liqui-crete. That sakrete may do the trick rather than having to add in some pigment color. If I add in pigment, I have no idea how I would color a slurry to fix any bubbles or pinholes after the fact and have it match perfectly. Also, do you all have any experience with Z counter's other sealers or only the siacryl-14? I'm on the fence on what sealer would work best and whether to go matte or gloss on the finish.
We have only used sicryl as we want the finish to be as matte as possible. But I highly recommend making a test piece. And once you get the look you want remember the ratio you used so you can get a consistent look in your mix as well as when you go to patch pinholes.
Very nice!
Good job Amigo!!! saludos desde Las Terrenas RD.
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They look wicked i would be interested to see how the product holds up after a few months
Thank you for dancing. made the whole video!! Great beats. Oh yea you did a counter top too!!!
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Great work. I would use over counter sink, bc if you have to change under counter sink you have to brake the countertop.
Awesome video! Thank you very much. And I do believe your countertop is sauce!
Love you 2, your my new favorites ❤! 🥴🤗
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That little crash at the end was hilarious
Beautiful 🤩 love the dancing 💃🏼🕺😂
Thank you!!!
I love the look of this, great job.
What did you use to vibrate the sides?
It looks like an orbital sander.
Anything to tap the air out, pencil vibrator on the side, Orbital sander, oscillating tool works good, they actually make a flat blade for an oscillating tool but any thing to vibrate it, even tapping it with a screwdriver or such seems to work.
Beautiful but.. where did you guys get the cabinet handles 😍
Do you have to use concrete board underneath or can use use something like plywood?
Question what tool is that your using to vibrate the edges of your countertop
How long does something like this last? Ever any issues with cracking?
Looks great
Thanks a lot Nyle!!!
I had tile countertops and we pulled the tile up, which left the 3/4 inch plywood. Can I concrete over the plywood, or do I need to put down the cement board?
What does it look like now? And is there a way to change the sink after all this?
Look great
No voids at all with the palm sander! Killer final product. Good job guys. Did you ever bevel the edge of the countertop or did you leave the sharp edge?
Thanks a lot Alex! We love the square edge for a modern/industrial look. The company who makes the form also sells rounded, and more ornate edges if that’s the look your going for.
How did you install the sink?? Under or between board and concrete?
I am getting ready to do a lot smaller countertop in my bathroom. How did you figure the faucet hole? What size of hole saw did you use? Nice video
Hey Bill, thanks for watching. It’s a 2 5/8” Hole saw. Typically for a sink you want to align the drain to be centered in between the cabinet doors (if there are any on the cabinet holding the sink). Then center the faucet inline with the drain and have enough clearance between the back wall and the sink. I dry fit the sink and faucet in the Hardie Backer Board before pouring the concrete just to make sure I’m happy with the look. Hope this helps. Good luck with your project, let us know how it goes, and subscribe for more!
I've always seen how people pour it in a form off-site and it seemed like theres always issues doing it that way, it'll break during transportation, the rebar will sink to the bottom in the form during curing (which is the top of the countertop once in place making the rebar visible) or the shape just gets wrong. This has stopped me from wanting to pour my own countertop. Puring it on the spot is really cool and eliminates these issues. Now I do want to pour my own countertop.
It’s the best!
We poured ours into a melamine mold in three equal 36" sections, then used non-sag sealer between the sections, chipped the edges with a small hammer, covered it in epoxy, and tossed color chips/chunky gold glitter flakes in the wet epoxy. It looks great.
EPIC!
Can you share the link for where to buy all the products?
This is very nice. My question is: the base upon which you pull the concrete mix, when the concrete drys up, do you remove it or you leave it there?
The base is cement backer board and forms a permanent bond with the concrete when dry.
Lol! 😂 you guys are rad. Thanks!
How many boxes of Z Liqui-Crete and what was the total cost when finished? Ah, you broke it down in the next video. Got it.
Very nice 👍
🙏🙏🙏
You have to improve the dance part!!! lol!! great video guys!!!
Nadeshot is doing home improvement now. Nice!
I get that a lot 😂
Dope!
Did I just like before watching the video?😁
🙏🙏🙏
Is the sink pinned in there forever. How do you replace the sink in the future?
Looks good what sealer did you guys use on it? I just poured mine last night and am still debating what sealer to use.
Hi mason, The company that sold the forms is concrete countertop solutions. They have a product called SiCryl which is a sealer that doesn’t add much sheen or change the color. We loved the way the raw matte concrete looked and wanted to keep the finish pretty close to that and the SiCryl does a great job.
Is it possible to put another granite slab on top of concrete slab?
What did you seal it with?
Hi great work!, which sealer did you applied for this countertops?, and did you struggled due to the drysanding?, thanks.
We used the Z SiAcryl sealer from the same company that makes the forms. It seals without changing the color much. Dry sanding is a dusty process but it prevents the countertops from having the “polished” look. When polishing the countertops the aggregate is more visible and gives the countertop a salt and pepper finish that we don’t like as much as the flat consistent grey look of the concrete.
@@WhatTheFlipShow @What The Flip Thanks for the quick answer, yeah it is just that we are having some installers working on a concrete Island, but the sealer they applied is peeling off, the other issue is that the sealer seems to be solvent based with some VOCs (which can't be good). they dry sanded but with 300grit I think and a non-orbital sander. After little research online many people mention dry sanding is not the best since it doesn't create enough porosity, but it is great that it worked out for you!.
Concrete is already extremely porous material which is why it needs to be sealed. Wet sanding is mainly used to help cut down on the dust and so more aggressive sanding and polishing can be done. I hate that the sealer is peeling off. I would definitely look into Concrete Solutions SiAcryl it’s silicone acrylic and it has always worked great for us. Good Luck!
love it
Hey, I was wondering, at the end, it looked like you sanded the top of the concrete. Where you grinding it down?
Sanding is removing small amounts of material but it isn’t necessarily “grinding it down” since we are using such a high grit. We did this to smooth the surface vs polishing the concrete to keep a natural finish.... polish makes the finish look like salt and pepper as more aggregate shows through. Hope this helps.
how much of the back form shows when countertops are complete? Getting ready to do this project tomorrow, but still having a hard time understanding the back form after the countertops set up before adding backsplash.
The back mold is visible but is covered by the backsplash.
lol. You guys are funny. I was expecting a lot more subs. thanks for the video. haha
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Yez i would
Wait, do you have to seal it?
That’s so bad ass
Deff doing this, did you guys ene up adding color or any texture or can one epoxy it like floors?
We love the natural look so we just finished it with SiCryl (silicone acrylic sealer) from the manufacture of the molds. It keeps the natural color and looks amazing.
Thank you guys for the video? My wife and I are also wanting concrete countertops, but I'm not sure I'm understanding correctly. If I'm purchasing the white countertop concrete mix from concrete solutions - I should mix it with the liqui-crete?
I think due to the mixture required I don’t think the white countertops can be made with the liquicrete system. I think they have to be made with rebar and packed in if I’m not mistaken but check with the manufacturer. Also if you do decide on concrete countertops use code FLIP10 for 10% off.
@@WhatTheFlipShow thank you!! And I used the promocode as well. Always good to save a few bucks.
One word, wow ❗
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@@WhatTheFlipShow How would you remove the concrete countertops?
With the under mounted sink... did you buy an actual under mount sink or a regular sink? Im just confused because it looks like a regular sink and the concrete is just poured around it to make it look under mounted and also will you not be able to change the sink without removing the countertops?
It is an under mounted sink, that is the way this system is designed. Typically you can get 30 years out of a quality stainless steel sink. If it needs to be changed however you will have to cut out the sink and replace with a drop in. Hope this helps!
Do you seal these tops at all? Looks amazing!
We used SiCryl acrylic sealer from Concrete Countertop Solutions it maintains he natural look of concrete.
Nice jobb
“With a “WHOLE”saw?, “a few beads of silicone”? GENIUSES.
What concrete did you end up using? Did you use any color enhancer? I noticed you did not use the Counterform concrete they offer. I was going to do their white, but I think I like the gray you all came out with. Thanks.
@Quikrete Sand topping mix has a nice light grey color. I like Sakrete as well but thought their color was on the warmer beige side and I like the neutral grey.
Did the concrete appear beige while drying? If so how long did it take to see the the natural grey color you finished with? Thanks!
I just tried to look up the prices forgot I that stuff.am I wrong or is it $149 for 8 ft piece and 8ft piece for the back. Just curious how much the snap stuff is.
and the hand print? and date
I love the work you guys do..but what faucet you use for the sink? I can't find one that is over 3"
Standard Faucets should work.
This is the one we used 👇
Flynt Brushed Nickel 1-Handle Deck-Mount Pull-Down Handle Kitchen Faucet (Deck Plate Included) www.lowes.com/pd/Project-Source-Brushed-Nickel-1-Handle-Deck-Mount-Pull-Down-Handle-Lever-Commercial-Residential-Kitchen-Faucet/1001368238
Thank you
Have you used 1 box of liquicrete to 60lb Sandmix? Or I bag from the box?
Super nice video btw ...thank you!
One bag from the box per 60lb bag! And thanks for watching!!!
did you apply caulk to the sink...between it and the form?
We did run a small bead under the sink, it may not even be necessary with the weight of the concrete pressing down in the lip.
Just poured mine. What did you use for the final sanding?
We sometimes only go as high grit as 220. We try and get the countertops as smooth as we can with the trowel because the more you sand the more aggregate becomes visible, which gives the countertop a salt-n-pepper look. Then we sealed with si-cryl acrylic sealer.
Are you building this on top of al already existing countertop? What if I do not have a countertop at all? Can this be build stand alone and then put in place afterwards?
No you do not pour over existing countertops. Rewatch the video or check out the detailed manufacturers video linked in the description.
that's so cool!! It gives me courage for mine :) Question: have you considered incorporating a pre built concrete sink? I'd do it but it makes me nervous ...
Hmmm not sure if we’ve seen that in a kitchen. Most of the prebuilt concrete sinks we’ve seen are for bathrooms and they sit on top of the counter, so not sure how that would work.
Like it. Creat more info for peeps trying flip them self. Like product and sources. And hard money. Thnks
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