Oh No! Concrete Countertop Re-Do!!!

Tom works on a concrete countertop project for an old customer!
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[@jim5k]

You would never imagine how much labor goes into these until you see it done. Beautiful end result!

[@MAGAMAN]

Only if you do it right.

[@scssarge4409]

food for thought guys; I don't know if you seal the top and bottom as if only one could be the problem of warpage of countertop as the untreated side will take in moisture thus make tension. love your channel guys.

[@jtfoto1]

That was my thought as well.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Both pieces curled up equally there is an icemaker on one side and nothing on the other and yet they were still even As well as inside a controlled environment thoughts?

[@jtfoto1]

@@Concretewiththehauses Time for some pre-stressed counter tops. Just kidding.

[@IrelandConstruction]

What is the concrete curing on? Looks like laminated sheets? Anyway I think that's the problem, it's forcing all the moisture to the top of concrete. Just my thought 🙏

[@AresGodOWar]

I love the look other than the big crack looking gap where the sink is , Have you ever tried to fill it , Or make them in place so that doesn't have to be there ?

[@lhr1701]

You can't make them in place because they have to be polished and that uses a lot of water .

[@here2there880]

They are made upside-down to get an even flat surface so you cant make on place. Also the thin area around the sink would most likely crack anyways.

[@ljjackson7106]

Beautiful counter! I would love that to be my kitchen! 🙃 (Tom, you've got so many well funded customers! 👍)

[@kenpool8507]

Very nice, what would the approximate price on that countertop be,. I showed the wife, now her interior design demon came out. Every time she watches HGTV my wallet takes a hit and now she has that same look in her eye. You would think I would learn not to show her stuff.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

We’re in the neighborhood and $50 a square foot complete

[@jackalopasaurus]

I would have liked to see the pour.

[@jamivanschoyck3852]

Oh very beautiful work yes do outstanding concrete work in that same known better

[@eddiecabrera1408]

Nice job with the counter top, the only flaw I saw was the seem at the sink join. Tom is there anyway to have made that disappear? All in all the counter looked marvelous. Good job Tom.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

I really like doing the countertops the seams are the worst part of the finished look we have tried a couple things but we always go back to the flexible caulk

[@elizabethohio6514]

Rachel and Steven are going to have a fantastic “Freedom Compound” when they add these concrete countertops to the 2022 home build! Very interesting/informative video. Thx!

[@GunpowderandFreedom]

You know it! Thanks for watching!

[@jeffreycurrie3410]

Very good Thomas-son. Now, Sand the floor.

[@joemelville8399]

we used to use burlap with dried cement when we rub them tops

[@sbkhider]

Really cool process. I had no idea it was that many steps. What about the seam at the front of the sink? Is there any way to make that a bit smoother? Love the live edge look!

[@Concretewiththehauses]

For some reason the camera really highlighted that it really doesn’t look bad at all but so many people have commented on it thanks for watching

[@sbkhider]

@@Concretewiththehauses I love watching your videos! You have an amazing team and I never knew that watching cement was so interesting.

[@tobyjugg6202]

What do you do about the join line seen on the front face of the sink to the edge where the 2 slabs join ? That line looks a water, debris trap ?

[@ChiliblockTrading]

Gotta say. I’ve watched 3 videos. 2 were rip out redos of your own work.🤦🏻‍♂️. Ouch

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Yeah the countertop right

[@rheffner3]

Another example of why you, your son and your team are the best. Customer has a problem? You fix it. I would guess a countertop like that is at least $2k?? Competitive with other options? Just wondering.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

That’s about the right price

[@markg.2501]

Molto Buono! 👍

[@GSXED]

Audio is maxed out.

[@samvoyles2096]

Wow, beautiful countertop. Had no idea that there was that much work involved in this type of countertop. Great work as always!

[@rorybellamy2533]

would it just cost less time and money to just buy Granite or quartz ?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

About the same money just a different look

[@johncollins500]

Beautiful Tom

[@JohnSmith-tv5ep]

TOM, the possibilities are endless, was just thinkin, is it possible to do inlays, (using rope, string, even a hot glue gun on the forms, then fill with colored crete, epoxy, metal flake, then sand,,seal, polish ? Yinz got the knack!

[@Concretewiththehauses]

We’ve done a couple different things before crush glass I even put clay and made a design and washed it all out

[@judithclever1103]

Here in Calif we are losing are water wells so watching the water run is. Ot good for me.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

I am following your water problem a little bit not sure what the answer is there you’ll be happy to know the water we used at the shop comes from downspout collection barrels rainwater.

[@terryarp7713]

Great Video. Looks great. What sealer did you use? Is it a cure and seal? I recently did concrete countertops for my outdoor kitchen but I'm waiting on the 28 day cure period to seal them but by then it will be too cold to seal. Any advice?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

We use a water-based sealer with lots of food say floor wax for protection I’ve tried Apoxsee‘s but they didn’t seem to hold up so well outside it didn’t make sense to me I’m sure I was doing something wrong but I’ve had good luck with the water-based sealer From Butterfield

[@NSResponder]

Did the concrete shrink and warp, or did it it stay straight and the house settle unevenly?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

The countertop shrunk and warped the mix on is very sensitive and we have to watch our water usage that is my guess what happened but just a guess

[@ac-twig]

Amazed how nice the counters look.

[@kristip-b119]

I love watching your videos. That being said, when you’re holding the camera, I’m unable to because you get me motion sick.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Sorry, I am really trying to watch that I am going to a body mount. Camera should be more stable. Hope you stay with us.

[@kristip-b119]

@@Concretewiththehauses I just close my eyes through the shakes. I am mesmerized by the concrete work. You guys are too-notch, but I don’t need to tell you that. Love seeing Pennsylvania as well. Beautiful state. Keep up the amazing work!

[@bryanlloyd1099]

Very nice job!!

[@ScottyLo]

That’s a lot of work from start to finish but the end result is stunning.

[@balaklava6420]

Noice.

[@WithoutTroy]

Cool. What did you use for re-enforcement? How did you get the chiseled edge? Can you show us how to do the mix?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

i’m sorry that’s too much to answer here a lot of that is in the video

[@Concretewiththehauses]

I do have other Countertop videos out there as well

[@joshuaweiler4566]

I'm over pouring G.f.r.c countertops to many things go wrong even when you do everything right!

[@JohnSmith-tv5ep]

TOM, now that yinz guys added these videos to your channel, subs and views will sky rocket !! Really interesting stuff!!

[@d.a.ballou9740]

And here I thought Steven was the only one that did counter tops! lol Nice job as always.

[@weider2267]

Hat down good job! Greetings from Slovakia

[@wesgraham9588]

🙋🏻‍♂️👍🏼

[@thyhangman]

By hand is how the Egyptians had it done, tried and true. Great stuff appreciate your craftsmanship!

[@davidbishop4015]

Great job. Nice video explanation of how the countertop is made. You guys are a full service concrete company. Stay safe.

[@bowesman1000]

did i fall asleep when you poured the mold? or however yo did it. duhh

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Or hard drive crashed last week and we lost a little bit of footage of that and the next upcoming video please bear with us we have a previous countertop that my son videoed and it has the pouring stage in it please check it out Hope you enjoy it

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Sorry the hard drive crashed

[@jrr575]

Nicely done Tom, thanks for allowing us to watch..

[@ohiofarmer254]

How strong is the surface? My wife wants concrete countertops but is very drop prone. Will the withstand glasses and pans being dropped, or will the top chip?

[@JohnSmith-tv5ep]

I know ceramic flooring holds up well,....but, plates and glasses dont. Ask my wife!!! Lol

[@Concretewiththehauses]

They hold up fairly well I always worn I worry about the edges around the sink bringing in a cast iron skillet sliding over the edge could definitely scratch as well as Chip but they are very durable as well With that being said most of our countertops go in basement bars or Family room bars we also started doing bathroom vanities with building sinks we have that one coming up in a few weeks

[@davidmerkel1874]

That is sure a labor intensive process, beautiful product Tom

[@jamesmcfadden5214]

The attention to detail in your work is always spot on. Turned out really nice🤙

[@jasondavis8551]

I think I saw Sakrete 5000 bags in the video…is that what you’re using? Are you using any plasticizer or glass fibers?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

No that was for some pier pads we had to pour. Steven‘s previous video on countertops he went over mix design our video is getting way too long

[@larryvisser1086]

Really nice job! Do you think this could be a DIY project? Id like to see a more detailed showing materials etc… maybe a wintertime series?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Absolutely my son did one a couple of months ago if you’d like to scroll back and see that we had much more footage and lost it when our hard drive crashed but I wanted to post what we had we will be having some future videos as well thanks for watching

[@CrustyAbsconder]

I would assume the advantage to a concrete countertop is that you can get far more creative in your shape, pattern, size. For example, why make it flat, when you can add recesses for the toaster-oven, and tv-stand, or blender, or dish-draining-rack ??

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Endless

[@tberg7852]

Hi Tom, another informative and entertaining video, job well done. I was wondering which water based sealer you used on these countertops and also what compound you used for the buffing process?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

I use water base from Butterfield company I will have to check on the name of the buffing compound for you thanks for watching

[@healthyhomestead]

Your hands are the best tools! Looks great. 😀

[@greggb1416]

Very nice work and product. I couldn’t quite tell, was the roller you were using to apply the sealer, a foam or micro-fiber type...? Thank you.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Foam

[@derekludlow]

Gorgeous. Would love to have an outdoor kitchen with these! Question. Do you seal the bottom as well? Would the concrete top warp like a door that’s only painted on one side?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

A couple other people of asked that same question we never seal the bottom my thinking is I didn’t want to trap moisture in there but I am going to check on that I believe it warped because it was poured too wet

[@steveniemyer9288]

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, but since you asked; Have you ever tried a grout float?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

I know I’ve tried to soft sponge not a grout sponge .could be a good idea thanks

[@jimwesselman]

Just gorgeous, I will have to go back and watch Steven when he mixed the cement! Concrete countertops are like no other material! I am guessing that you could add glass or other decorative material to the mix as well! Thank you for sharing!

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Yes it’s endless

[@butchlewis3503]

Tom could you and Steven make a 4'x8' outside concrete pool table.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

We’ve never done it I don’t see why not I wouldn’t use it in a big money game

[@dono9879]

Have you tried a rubber float. We used it to grout floors. I also used that to take the honeycombs out of the facing on stairs.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

I’ve tried a soft sponge never a hard rubber one maybe you’ll see that next countertop thanks

[@mikegullett1355]

Can we get information on the under counter lighting please?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

I don’t know whole lot about that the electrician put it in.it’s just LED stick up lighting not sure if it’s the same stuff but I did see it at Costco thanks for watching

[@mib20000]

looks awesome Except for the seem in the sink is super visible.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

I agree we are trying different products to help that you just have to except it with the look and we definitely go over that time and time again with the customers you have a pretty good eye

[@bryanspriggs4290]

Have you made a lot of tops with integral color?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Yes we used to do a lot more more recently everybody is picking gray

[@mikeknoll1130]

Good job big Hause.

[@SwannOG]

Interesting project

[@NewtonWashinton]

Hi Tom, I know this is scary but I was thinking,..... Would heat lamps help the drying process so you did not get that warp in the concrete later like the counter top you had to replace, just wondering.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

It’s best to dry the concrete slow so it gets stronger in 10 years this was the only one that moved on us

[@NewtonWashinton]

@@Concretewiththehauses ok Tom, Thanks for the reply.

[@kipcarroll5644]

"Real good call". 🤓

[@briancaldwell9549]

Something went wrong with your up load only sound

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Emily looked at it try again it should be good thanks

[@mikemcguire8351]

Great job. Very interesting. Thanks.

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Thanks for watching

[@tashtant]

Why pour it offsite and do this additional polishing? Isn’t it better to just pour it on the bases and just trowel it and burn the top?

[@GunpowderandFreedom]

The majority of the time, our customers want a multi color finish. Doing it this way allowed us to do that as well as (in this case) polish it down so it’s as smooth as glass. We’ve tried poured in place and I wasn’t a fan of it so this is the way we do it 👍🏻 Thanks for watching!

[@Concretewiththehauses]

So many steps to this process will be a lot of trips to the job site and a Lotta mess in your house

[@welderman1221]

Beeeautiful!!!

[@skliros9235]

If I had to deal with callbacks like replacing a whole top, I'd stop doing those. That sucks.

[@thclvlshi]

You cant do them so i guess thats not a problem then

[@GunpowderandFreedom]

This was the first time in 10 years that it’s happened so it wasn’t really that big of a deal. Plus the customer was extremely nice about it too. Thanks for watching!

[@MAGAMAN]

I see you are working for a customer that watches CNN.

[@robertsimmons1264]

What does that have to do with concrete?

[@rolandpinette9946]

Good video, Tom. What's the weight of one of those countertop sections?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

One section 200 pounds very comparable to the weight of granite thanks for watching

[@rolandpinette9946]

@@Concretewiththehauses Thanks for your reply, Tom. Have a great weekend!

[@marcconner8382]

Have you tried a grout float ?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

somebody else mentioned that I’ve done foam never rubber. I am going to try that thanks for watching.

[@stevealldred4424]

Do you put rebar inside? Or just concrete?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

The video was getting way too long will go over that again in a future video or scroll back Steven did one and he went in detail of the mixing of his thanks for watching

[@jasondavis8551]

@@Concretewiththehauses would be interested in this as well! Thanks for the video!

[@stewartmcardle8149]

Wouldn't using a brush to seal the "live edges" penetrate better than a roller ?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

A foam roller works pretty good

[@stewartmcardle8149]

@@Concretewiththehauses ... you're the experts ! Have a great day !

[@JamesDeese]

Good information. All those building shows don't show the amount to work it takes to make one of these.

[@jmconcretecoloradosprings]

Great video, we have been considering doing this in our kitchen. The sink in the video is so oddly located? Is it for a bar?

[@Concretewiththehauses]

Yes this is in the family room

[@robertmyers461]

Have you ever used epoxy to finish the tops 🤔

[@GunpowderandFreedom]

Sometimes we use an epoxy based clear coat for the sealer. We don’t ever add any color to it tho.

[@robertmyers461]

@@GunpowderandFreedom ya that would be kinda counterintuitive I thought about that after I asked sorry dumb question

[@robertmyers461]

I seen the video you did with color in your slurry you did that was beautiful

[@GunpowderandFreedom]

@@robertmyers461 not a dumb question at all! And thank you very much!

[@robertmyers461]

Good luck with your property and new house dude

[@rikardnilsson2413]

Front edge looks awful!

[@Concretewiththehauses]

We use that edge quite often people seem to like it I think it looks pretty cool

[@billsmith-wq5or]

that is a classy edge most customers love

[@MaMa-qh4dy]

That edge is CLASSIC, unlike the usual smooth edges we are accustomed to seeing on most other tops.