Making Concrete Countertops (Schiffer Book) by Buddy Rhodes, Susan Andrews
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Book Reviews of Making Concrete Countertops (Schiffer Book)
Book Review: How to make concrete countertops.
Summary: 5 Stars
This product looks easy to follow! I think once we are at the point of making countertops for our new home, we will be able to conquer the task.Book Review: Helpful, but there are easier methods
Summary: 4 Stars
My background is I'm just getting started in doing concrete counters and fireplace surrounds as a business. I went to one of Cheng's classes in SF and have some thoughts.
2/3rds of this book deals with precast face down in melamine, and the other 1/3 is cast face up and trowel into place.
The cast face up & trowel method is just too difficult to get perfect results, unless you have tons of experience in concrete. I honestly think renting a vibrating temper machine meant for floors would do much better than hand troweling. And it would be faster. The "character" left behind really is small mounds and scrapes showing that a professional didn't do the work.
As far as the ball up concrete, create veins, and fill them in with slurry for a veined look? Easier than the cast face up, for sure. I think wetting the concrete a bit more, vibrating the table, and creating a solid color is going to be way easier for the target market of this book. If you really want to learn how to do work with concrete and get an awesome veined look, take Cheng's class, Buddy Rhode's class, or the Concrete Institute, or, create several 12'' x 12'' sample squares and get the hang of it over a few weeks before taking on your whole kitchen.
Book Review: Great info, average presentation
Summary: 4 Stars
First off, let me say that I made great countertops based off of this book and his DVDs, so his methods and instructions work.
His detail in description is very good in this book. It is clear, precise, and readable.
The pictures are quite nice generally (a few are a bit pixelated, but don't really hurt anything). One problem is that most people (myself included) have never seen his pressed finish end product in person. This means that it is super critical that he gets perfect pictures of the finish so you can see what you are shooting for. The pictures of the finish are there, but they are just not close enough or plentiful enough to make me comfortable that I understand it.
It turned out I was overly concerned about this because if you follow his methods, things come out fine, but improved pictures of the concrete surface finish really would have helped.
He also has a couple of DVDs that I would recommend, because if this is your first countertop, the $$$ is well spent. If you avoid one mistake, you paid for the book and the two DVDs.
Book Review: Making Concrete Countertops
Summary: 4 Stars
The step-by-step pictures made the assembly easy to follow along with and the illustrations of the countertops were fantastic.Book Review: Concrete Countertops
Summary: 4 Stars
I liked this Book and I would indicate with certainty this book for another person.
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