Ready for the pour. Concrete

[Lonesome Dove]

Building a concrete patio table.
I found this cool kit for framing it out and creating a nice rolled over edge that makes the table or counter seem thicker then it is.
I have done this with wood but this is so much easier and the plastic form breaks away after set up of concrete. Also appears to leave a nicer finished edge.
Here is where I found it.
www.concretecountertopsolutions.com
or@
Z counterform

 

[msharley]

Using the fiberglass mesh, in the concrete?

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Using the fiberglass mesh, in the concrete?

Not on this one. I tried it on a countertop awhile back and I just don’t get along with fiberglass. I am
Using a specific countertop cement though.

 

[EZ-E]

Not on this one. I tried it on a countertop awhile back and I just don’t get along with fiberglass. I am
Using a specific countertop cement though.

That looks pretty cool

I bet that piece of plywood could have made a mortgage payment

 

[Brains]

You going to stain it or do any other type of surface treatment? That's pretty sweet, definitely hope you post a pic, I'd like to see it finished.

 

[Dawico]

Looks good.

Hope it's right where you want it and put some plastic under it.

 

[Wiliamr]

My son is a concrete contractor. Well he is a bit more than that. He is an artist. I am not bragging, I have watched his various build over the last 20 years. He won the first prise in an art competition in Marble Falls for this

 

[mongoose]

Looks good.

Hope it's right where you want it and put some plastic under it.

You put plastic under it and there will be no where for the bleed water to go. It will take forever to finish the surface.

 

[candcallen]

Shit, I had an item to dispose of but a table wont cut it.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

That looks pretty cool

I bet that piece of plywood could have made a mortgage payment

5/8” $70

 

[Lonesome Dove]

You going to stain it or do any other type of surface treatment? That's pretty sweet, definitely hope you post a pic, I'd like to see it finished.

Just a few coats of food grade wax.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

You put plastic under it and there will be no where for the bleed water to go. It will take forever to finish the surface.

I think he meant on the ground to catch the over flow mess.

 

[mongoose]

I think he meant on the ground to catch the over flow mess.

Got you

 

[Wiliamr]

Building a concrete patio table.
I found this cool kit for framing it out and creating a nice rolled over edge that makes the table or counter seem thicker then it is.
I have done this with wood but this is so much easier and the plastic form breaks away after set up of concrete. Also appears to leave a nicer finished edge.
Here is where I found it.
www.concretecountertopsolutions.com
or@
Z counterform View attachment 262915

That setup is nice. Looks really clean Enjoy the fruits of your labor.

 

[Dawico]

I think he meant on the ground to catch the over flow mess.

You put plastic under it and there will be no where for the bleed water to go. It will take forever to finish the surface.

Yep. Just for the mess.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Really cool. I like the concrete work. It doesn't blow away easy, sun resistant and cleans easy.

I've thought about making some concrete furniture with the foam board. You can make some really neat stuff with that.

 

[Sand Hills]

Woulda never thought of using a bed frame for a concrete mold. Larn sumpin' new every day.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Hurry and wait for dry time to do
Finish work.

 

[FireInTheWire]

I like your landscaping. The wife and I gonna do something similar.

Is that crushed granite?