kitchen cabinet make over project

[MR. evil]

Those counters look great. I poured mine in place in our place in Boston a while back- lesson learned was that a cement mixer would have been great.

How did you end up finishing your counters?

I used a water fed polisher and it made a real mess, threw water everywhere. I originally tried making a 'Dexter room' out of plastic sheating in my basement but there was just too much water. Ended up moving to polishing operation into the garage. This was one of the main reasons I didn't cast them in-place like you did. I just didn't know how I would be able to polish them without making a total mess.

 

[hammer]

Wish I had the time, talent, and tools for this kind of work...ordered semi-custom cabinets for one of our bathrooms a month ago, and with paint-grade doors a 48" cabinet and toilet topper plus hardware came out to about $1500.

 

[ctenidae]

How did you end up finishing your counters?

I used a water fed polisher and it made a real mess, threw water everywhere. I originally tried making a 'Dexter room' out of plastic sheating in my basement but there was just too much water. Ended up moving to polishing operation into the garage. This was one of the main reasons I didn't cast them in-place like you did. I just didn't know how I would be able to polish them without making a total mess.

I didn't do any polishing at all, actually. I had to grind the edges and corners smooth to eliminate marks from the forms, but the top was just trowled smooth. When I poured them we did a terra cotta-ish color to match the cinnamon maple cabinets, but then decided we din't like the color, so I did a skim coat in a darker grey color. Didn't like that so much, either, so we stained them black, which we did like. I sealed/polished them with beeswax, which looked pretty good, I think.

The multiple layers were a serious pain around the sink and edges, but it worked out OK, I think. We sold the place a few years ago, but I'd love to go back and see how it's stood up.

Found a picture: