Concrete Countertop DIY, Pour, Stain, and Seal. Total cost $50

Follow along as Coach shows you how he made his concrete countertop. We will start with forms and end with a matte finish countertop sealer. The total cost for this countertop was about $50!

[GFox-cgqf]

This excellent video should have 25, 000 likes. It is one of the most informative that I've watched and uses different materials than most. Thank-you Coach for taking the time to make this one.

[chadeharris]

Nice job man, you really put this together like a pro, Logo animation fits nicely too!

[metamorph]

Nice work. Love the subtle color. Is the plywood hanging over the edge of the cabinet slightly so you can attach the metal for the form with screws underneath. Where do you get the metal? gauge? would it be better to put the same height metal on the back so you can use as a screed? I'm not sure I could get that flat with just a trowel.

[havok]

You should vibrate the side to avoid bubbles 🫧

[samlouis]

I am planning and about to do the same. I have an undercount sink too and thinking of how to change the sink in future? As the sink is sandwiched between the play wood and concrete?

[iessiym]

What sealer did you use was the finish matte flat no shine

[Dnasty]

Great video. I have a concrete countertop but I don't think it is solid concrete like yours. A huge chunk chipped off and it seems much thinner than what you have here. Also it's much lighter. I am now trying to repaint but cannot seem to find a way to match its existing paint... i'm not sure how it was painted. Is there anyting you would recommend if I just want to repaint the whole thing? Can I just use standard indoor/outdoor latex paint?

[conradcoolerfiend]

i think throwing in some mesh is good insurance. or the reinforcing fibers.

[conradcoolerfiend]

downside of doing the sink like that is you dont get the counter to overhang the edges of the insides of the sink about 1/4" like typical, which looks better... i think if i were to do this i would pour the counter without the sink, make the hole form proper size, and then mount the undermount sink after as typical (i do silicone, clamp up thru the drain hole, and install angle shelf brackets under)

[konasteph]

I just did a DIY Corian countertop in my kitchen. The amount of work, the building of bull noses, undermount sink installation and creation of the cutout, the strategy of supporting the Corian so that later on it will not crack due to shrinkage etc, the gluing, the construction of seams, sanding and polishing ... It adds up to a huge amount of work, patience care and ...money for special tools: sawblades, routers etc etc. Do I believe it is superior to a well done concrete countertop? No I believe that the concrete countertop if done patiently carefully etc. can have the same elegance to a hair. Just think about it: You make the Corian look thicker than it is by gluing a double layer of strips to the edges, rounding the edges polishing, etc. etc. whereas the concrete thickness needs not to be faked! In fact the concrete countertop, the way it looks to me needs to appear thinner than it actually is, for the sake of elegance. And then the price!!! If I was to do the entire project again, I would seriously look at making it out of concrete.

[sancop]

Can you tell us what stain / sealer you used? Also, how’s the sealer holding up?

[toddh]

I wished you would have listed all the products used. Not necessarily the tools, just the concrete products, slurry, etc. Looks good though man.

[MrFluffytheclown]

What products did you use? Concrete brand/Stain/Sealer, etc.?

[tazdevil]

Looks fantastic, I hope yours doesn't crack like mine.

[NA-sujk]

I dunno....lots of days and effort. Certainly appreciate the pursuit, if someone just must have concrete... but that white/gray working surface you were mixing the sealant on strikes me as a much better choice. Whatever that product is - corcoran? it looks great and if you used that for the sink, could have been done in a day, no?

[conradcoolerfiend]

using spade bit as mixing paddle is macgyver level 9000 lol