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9781561584840

Concrete Countertops : Designs, Forms, and Finishes for the New Kitchen and Bath

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  • ISBN13:

    9781561584840

  • ISBN10:

    1561584843

  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2002-03-01
  • Publisher: Taunton

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Summary

This book reinvents the countertop with a single material: concrete. Concrete Countertops is an essential book for architects, homeowners and contractors who want to learn how to design, form, mix, pour, color, trowel, inlay and finish decorative concrete countertops. Homeowners will be inspired by the 350 color photographs that bring this exciting medium to life.

Author Biography

Designer Fu-Tung Cheng heads the Berkeley, California, firms of Cheng Design and Cheng Design Products. His hands-on approach to residential architecture and kitchen and product design has won him numerous awards and recognition for innovation and creativity. Cheng's contemporary-crafted houses have appeared in many architecture and design publications, including Architectural Record, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful. Eric Olsen is a Berkeley writer who has contributed to a wide range of publications including Self, Reader's Digest, Men's Health, Men's Journal, Runner's World, and various in-flight magazines. He is author of LifeFit: An Effective Exercise Program for Optimal Health and a Longer Life (1996).

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 2
Design and Planningp. 6
Why concrete?p. 8
Before you beginp. 11
Break out of the moldp. 20
Complements and supplementsp. 31
Building the Moldp. 36
Tools and materialsp. 41
Laying out the moldp. 49
Assembling the moldp. 56
Mix Designp. 78
The basicsp. 81
A basic mixp. 96
Calculating and proportioning ingredientsp. 98
Mixing and Pouringp. 104
Tools and materialsp. 105
The work environmentp. 112
Mixing the concretep. 113
Placing the concretep. 119
Curing, Finishing, and Troubleshootingp. 124
Curingp. 125
Releasing the concretep. 130
Grinding and polishingp. 136
Placing inlaysp. 142
Sealing the concretep. 143
Troubleshootingp. 149
Installing the Countertopp. 158
Preparing the cabinetsp. 159
Installating the countertopp. 163
Installing the backsplashp. 170
Building a Curved Formp. 174
Forming a Drop-Down Front Edgep. 176
Pouring a Countertop in Placep. 178
Maintaining a Concrete Countertopp. 190
Resourcesp. 195
Creditsp. 198
Indexp. 199
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