Polished Concrete worktops and floors

Just finished a test section of concrete, I will be making the kitchen worktops from concrete at some point, so I want to get a feel for what aggregated and additions look good.


you should but Fu Tung Cheng’s book ā€˜Concrete Countertops’ for inspiration.

Also you need to polish to expose the aggregates if you choose to, you can achieve a marble like finish, it’s an excellent material, I love it!

Hi Fred,



That won’t work I’m afraid. You need a trowelled and screeded surface to begin from when polishing an in situ slab. The flatter the better, the bathroom I just finished was within about 4 mm tolerance.

I use melamine as it gives you a smooth finish to start polishing from. Ply is fine too though

Fu Tung Cheng is the man I watch mostly, Concrete Exchange is his site, He’s the master!

James, try this link
http://www.concreteexchange.com/concrete-countertops-designs-forms-and-finishes-for-the-new-kitchen-and-bath.html

James,
What are you using as formwork, there are several good sources of this which i will try and get you when i am in my office tomorrow. You might try google the early work of David Chipperfield Architect who used it quite a lot in high fashion shops.

Hi james, i have’nt tryed this myself, someone told me if you lay a sheet of thin plastic over wet concrete you get polished look when dry ??
If you’re still experimenting give it a try.

Hi James, My wife is very keen for us to try concrete work surfaces in the kitchen / utility room at some stage so I will ā€œwatch this spaceā€ as far as your experiments go. Good luck, Phil.

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What does it look like, I am waiting with baited breath James :smirk:

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