Concrete Over Existing Countertop

Overlay ensures a durable concrete look and feel at a fraction of the cost required for freshly poured concrete slabs.

Concrete over existing countertop.

Today you will add 3 coats of colored concrete to your countertops. Use the tools to spread a thin layer of concrete over the top of your countertop. Clean and rough up your laminate to create a surface to which concrete can bond. Allow to dry for 12 hours before applying and smoothing out a third and final layer.

I talk about how we poured a concrete counter top over a pre existing on. Concrete overlay for countertops is an ultra strong easy to apply concrete layer used to lay over existing laminate formica wood or tile countertops. Concrete resurfacing mix is the product you ll need for the overlay. It comes powdered and is often.

Make sure you subscribe so you don t miss out on the updates of. It does kind of feel like you are icing a cake but it also reminded me of using spackle to patch a hole in a wall you use the same type of motion. If your measurements were near the 50 sq foot max i recommend adding water to the mixture. I spoke to the encore specialist and got an okay to water it down but i also recommend it because ours turned out perfect.

Use a trowel to square off the edges and smooth the top. We only used about half of the 10 lb. Bag for the entire project. Seal covered in the next post.

Cure and apply silicone at sink if needed. Now we have done several concrete countertops before and have removed the old countertop and poured a whole new one. Apply a second layer of concrete by hand spreading a thick layer over the entire surface of the counters. And i must say it has worked out so far.

Because you are only coating your existing countertop you don t need a lot of this product. There are a couple cracks but all concrete cracks. Pour some ardex powder into your mixing container and slowly add water until you have the desired consistency see photo below. Tile needs a roughened surface to bond with the concrete overlay and heavy duty sandpaper with a.