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Thanks, they are holding up well. we try to be careful with acidic foods on them and yes we still like them. I have had concrete counters in my house for about 15 years, they have developed a patina over the years but we still like them.

I show it at 11:45 in the video. The pigment is in the ProFormula mix I used the Charcoal color

Quickcrete 5000 psi regular gray 60lb bags

I used regular 5000psi 60lb bags of gray concrete Quickcrete brand. The color is Pro-Formula charcoal color.

@@davidbonde2148 ok Great Thank you. Appreciate the help !

I don't remeber exactly - 8 to 10 I think

2 60lb bags of concrete to 1 package ProFormula mix.

Thank you!

Thanks! Good luck with your countertops.

Thank you - we got it installed last summer and are very happy with the way it looks in the cabin.

No cracks - I did similar counters in my home kitchen about 15 years ago and never had any cracks but you do have to be careful with acidic foods they will stain/etch your counters. I have never found a sealer that is bullet proof but the Tung oil has worked well. Good luck with your project.

Dave thanks so much for the reply!! Could you give me the products you used and were they 2” or 1 1/2” thick? Have a good one 👍

These were 2" my last ones were 1 1/2 here is what I used Melamine for the forms 100% Silicone to seal corners of the forms 5000psi 60lb bags of regular concrete Rebar CX Pro-Formula Precast Concrete Countertop Mix (Charcoal Color) 4" wet grinder Diamond grinding/polishing pads 100 to 1500 grit bought on ebay Harbor Freight concrete vibrator Pure Tung Oil - sealer Electric buffer Buffed with white 3m pad (not shown in the video)

I would like to go an 1 1/2 because of the weight and moving the bigger pieces do you think there is room for the rebar like you put in the 2 inch slabs? Thanks a bunch

yes I used rebar in my 1 1/2 counters - be careful not to get it to close to the top of your counters it can leave a shadow line. There are other products available like the fiberglass or wire mesh that could also be used instead of rebar, or the fiberglass rebar that doesn't rust. If I were making thinner (1 1/2" counters) I would probably look at those and use rebar in areas that are narrow like behind the sink and in front of the sink if it is not a farmhouse style.

11:37 of video has the parts. Sorry! Awesome job.

@@korizen Thanks - Yes the Pro-Formula is what I use. There all specialized countertop concrete bag mixes but I have always used the standard 5000psi concrete mix.

Sorry, I don't know what the maximum span would be. All my work has been similar to the counters in this video. The largest counter I have made was a kitchen island that was 3’X5’ but had support around the perimeter and down the middle.

Thanks, traplines and inlines is awesome.

Thank you! I appreciate it.

Yes mine lightened some when it dried and yes the tung oil will bring some of the color back. In the video at 13:25 it kind of shows the difference.

I will add that if your countertops are "allmost gray" the tung oil will probably not make them close to a black.

Ok, thanks for the response. I was thinking about trying a stain, there are some products out there, but I love the idea of just the natural oil. Great job on the countertops and thanks for posting the video.

Thanks - good luck with your project.

One package of the Pro Formula shown at 11:45, if you want to see a close up, is mixed with 120 lbs of concrete. That package contains the dye so I'm not sure of a specific weight of just the dye included in the package.

You are welcome 😊

Thank you!! - if you ever make it to Montana you will have to spend some time at the cabin, we would love to have you visit.

Thanks Park hopefully you can see it in person someday.

That is the fine aggregate (sand) in the concrete mix. You can control how much of the aggregate is exposed with the grinding/polishing process.

You are welcome - thanks for watching.

The concrete is standard 5000psi concrete from the Home Center - the additive is Pro-Formula for precast concrete countertops from Concrete Exchange

"Rebars are tied only to maintain bar positions during work done by other trades and during concrete placing. Tying adds nothing to the strength of the finished structure. In most cases, a tie at every fourth or fifth intersection is all that's needed. More information on bar placing, splicing, and tying is given in the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) book Placing Reinforcing Bars." I quess opinions vary, if you feel it adds stregth by all means tie yours.

I draw my plans with CAD and calculated my angles in the software. If you send me an email request to dbonde@ifacadets.net I’ll email you a set of my plans, they can help you get started with your design, the dimensions including the angles are shown in the plans.

Thanks! Good luck with your project.

Thank you - if you send me an email request to dbonde@ifacadets.net I will email you a set of plans. I am at the cabin now and do not have access to internet or my plans but send them as soon as I can.

Your welcome, I hope you found the informaion helpful

Thanks the mix I used at 11:54 is one bag of the Pro-Formula to 120 lbs of concrete mix. The color I used was Charcoal.

Thanks! Maybe I can get you to check it out in person someday.

Thanks Lukas 🙂

Thanks, 120 pounds - 2 60 pound bags of 5000 psi concrete for one bag of the color/mix. I used the regular gray concrete mix. They do sell countertop concrete in bags now that is white but I have never used that.

@@davidbonde2148 thank you for the info!

Thanks I appreciate it - glad you found it helpful.

🙂Thanks

Thanks I appreciate it.

I don't sell them but If you send me an email dbonde@ifacadets.net I will send you what I have.

Thanks Rick

Thanks - I have been happy with it

Hahahaha everybody joins the party :)

Thanks - not up to your standard of quality but Im working on it 😁

Thanks Dallas it's been quite the journey :)

Thank you - if you send an email request to dbonde@ifacadets.net I will email you my plans.

Thanks - I also learned a lot about solar power.

Thank you

Thanks, which part of the state are you in?

@@davidbonde2148 North Central Montana in Fort Benton....I go through your area quite often on the way to Helena and Bozeman. Beautiful country

@@thadaxtman4947 maybe our paths will cross someday

Thanks, you get the color by adding a pigment to the concrete. I like the dry powder pigment from Concrete Exchange. I show the package I used at the 11:45 mark in the video, and that is what I added to the concrete mix at the 1:55 mark.

Thanks! I can't wait to see your finishing touches on your A Frame.