I made an Invisible Concrete Sink

This time, we are making the invisible concrete sink that went viral when Kim Kardashian gave a tour of her home. Everyone went nuts because it appeared as if the counter with the sink was completely flat with no basin. To make this sink, we’ll create a concrete form with a stretch fabric and a slight slope to a slot drain. Now the question is, will it actually function as a sink? Watch to find out :)

// ARIAT WORK

// PREMIER CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN (Custom Homes in WI)

// OUTLANDIA VACATION RENTAL

// CONCRETE LINKS

[peterrosenberg]

For some people $30k is life changing, problem solving, and liberating. For some people it's a bathroom sink.

[Shadenir]

That saw incident was terrifying. im glad he wasnt hurt.

[EVILBUNNY]

Was Kim's sink definitely concrete? I can absolutely see the $30k price tag being justifiable if it was a flat slab of stone e.g quartz/marble and then the slope gradually cut and ground out instead.

[Mangolite]

At the beginning of the month, I attended my niece's wedding at a venue with an unusual bathroom sink—a flat, slightly slanted design. It's functional as long as you don't splash water or have a high-pressure faucet, but I found it inconvenient. As someone who shaves, this artistic design just doesn't work well for cleaning a razor blade.

[aunderiskerensky]

Props to Chris for showing his almost lost finger adventure. My heart leapt out of my chest for a second, 25 year artisan tile guy, i've seen many injuries and that was crazy close. When I was a kid I watched my old man lop a finger tip off with a table router. It's instantaneous. People in general give little to no respect for how incredibly dangerous carpentry/construction really is and how mindful and skilled the laborers really are.

[TheHungryFerret]

In a past life, i worked with rich people before, some of them would ask you to make stuff over and over again because of it not fitting their vision. Them having to do it 8 times to get it "perfect" I can see that. That cost is rolled into the price.

[wordylittlebird]

Really good of him to let you include that near miss. important for people to see, since many DIYers learn from Youtube and then try at home. So many youtubers cut that kind of thing out of videos and I think some people get the false impression that these kind of projects are much, much easier than they really are.

[brucetidwell]

I think that is REALLY fun. It's perfect for the space. At an Air B&B, people are looking for an Experience. The more bang you can offer, the bucks you can make. On a practical note, though. That does not look like a day to day sink. Sure, you can wash your hands. Maybe shave, if you are careful. It's really cool to do your make up because it's a counter until you turn the water on. What do you do if you really want a sink full of water? If you go out and get dirt up to your elbows working in the garden? Or want to color your hair? Or beard? Does toothpaste wash down the drain, or do you have to get rag and wipe it off? It's an Instagram sink, not a real sink. But you did an absolute kick ass job making it!

[matthewelliott]

that kickback with the saw is exactlty why you should never remove the spring loaded guard from circular saws. I've seen so many people remove it on job sites so they don't have to mess with it, now I have another video I can show them on why its important.

[DuanDao]

An idea is to 3d print the slope that way you get a perfectly symmetrical shape and it should be able to hold up to the concrete

[TobyMole]

One thing I learned from this: the Kardashians never wash dishes.

[tygar]

The reason for the saw incident ISN'T because he was trying to keep the cord out of the way, it's because the cord was catching between his belt and his tape measure pulling on the saw and twisting the blade causing it to bind, go off track, and want to kickback. He instinctively reached back to remove the bound cord and twisted his hips doing so and pulled the saw with them. This caused the saw to twist and kick back. Everything else he said was correct, but it's important to know what caused the kickback in the first place since a lot of people still use corded saws. When this happens you have to release the trigger and hold the saw tightly until the blade stops first.

[jtcorey]

It really cost $10k to install but the contractor knows his customers want it to be expensive so he charged $30k, made a profit, and his customer brags about it.

[tanekochi]

One day when the pipe / drain gets clogged, have fun cleaning up all those puddles. There is a reason why sinks are shaped the way it currently is, like a basin. Aside from that problem, it looks quite nice.

[matthuck]

I'd rather have a sink with a proper bowl. More useful.
I mean, it does look kind of cool. I saw a similar idea (but better application) in a sculpture installation where the artist took large marble square panels (about 4'x4' and countertop thickness) and ground a barely there depression in them. Then, they were filled with a white liquid...So it looked like featureless polished marble squares, but when you walked past them, they rippled from the vibrations. Really cool and minimalism done well.

[fishstonestudio]

Great video! That was a super fun project to work on with you and Chris. The finished install pictures of the sinks are absolutely beautiful as is Chris's entire air B&B. I'm thinking this might be my next getaway...

[WesM]

4:04 Chris almost lost more than just a finger 😂

[frostbite]

As someone with 2 square sinks that are a huge pain to keep clean, the idea of an almost flat sink def intrigues me. Looks incredibly easy to keep clean and I've never been in a situation where I'd want to fill my sink up, so I really don't need a basin.

[Skygoblin]

Caulk talk should be a construction podcast lol

[ryanvance]

Since everyone still has 10 fingers? You mean since he didnt get disemboweled!!