Put in your own tumbled stone or ceramic tile countertops and backsplash.
Concrete over ceramic tile countertop.
Tile needs a roughened surface to bond with the concrete overlay and heavy duty sandpaper with a medium grit does the job.
If your counters can accommodate a little extra thickness it s best to start with a layer of 1 4 inch cement board glued to the countertop and lay the tile over that.
Use a paintbrush to spread the adhesive.
And i must say it has worked out so far.
If your grout is dingy purchase clorox bleach in a tube following the directions on the tube apply the clorox on the grout.
Use gloves and apply by hand to edges.
This was an experiment to pour concrete over the top of existing countertops.
Look for sandpaper made with silicon carbide or ceramic instead of.
There are a couple cracks but all concrete cracks.
Roughen the existing tile surface with 60 grit sandpaper on an orbital sander.
This is where using feather finish concrete over tile counters differs from applying it over a smooth surface.
Using a toothpick fill in the crack on the tile and then using the brush paint a thin layer of paint over the top of the tile.
Apply a smooth thin layer of concrete bonding adhesive to the tiles.
When dry it looks like soapstone.
We chose a natural slate tile with predesigned accent pieces and a marble edge for a custom look.
The first million layers are just filling in all the grout lines and trying to build up the counter surface to be smooth.
Now we have done several concrete countertops before and have removed the old countertop and poured a whole new one.
Tile can be installed directly on top of the old counters provided they are flat and are stable enough to prevent the new tile from cracking.
Dries quickly keep wet until satisfied with how it looks.
Move the sander back and forth.