Pouring A Concrete Sink

Choose a high strength concrete mix it doesn t need to be a countertop mix but that variety is also available.

Pouring a concrete sink. There are a few things you need to understand before picking concrete countertops as your new counters though and that is one they are not a uniform color there are variances and the more you need to sand on them after pouring the more they have variation because of the aggregate that shows through. Then add a thorough coat of a release agent spray to help prevent the concrete from sticking to the edge liner and sink knockouts. It will thoroughly blend the mix with much less elbow grease than mixing by hand. Clean the entire form with denatured alcohol to get rid of any excess silicone and debris.

Install as apron front or standard undermount. Work quickly when pouring concrete countertops but don t be sloppy or careless. The box is 2 wider than the sink mold on all sides and sloped in the front to follow the slope of the sink mold. On the table saw rip four strips of melamine 2 1 4 wide and long.

Don t mind that fancy copper patina in the sink. The farmhouse double bowl concrete kitchen sink adeptly combines form with function. This concrete farmhouse sink not only looks good but is also hard working with two deep bowls and simple maintenance. Melamine is readily available at home centers and lumber yards has smooth surfaces that don t imprint on the finished concrete and won t de laminate.

Cut one piece of melamine the same size as the finished countertop. Consider concrete tool rental for your big project. The concrete forms are made of 3 4 melamine boards.