But marble is soft and porous making it prone to scratches stains and chipping.
Pouring concrete over existing tile countertops.
Concrete countertops are often the domain of professionals but you can create a concrete overlay on an existing tiled countertop with a few humble supplies and materials.
I ve seen the diy concrete counter tops where you literally frame out your counter and pour concrete but i ve never heard of painting concrete on top of your existing counters.
Way less of a hassle and easy enough that someone who doesn t know much about concrete laying ahem me can do it.
When i was imagining new countertops for this kitchen it was clear to me that nothing would look as good as marble.
The edge of my tile has a little raised lip bull nose.
There are a couple cracks but all concrete cracks.
But this one i can.
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Set in fixtures such as.
Spread slowly along the edges to cover the mesh.
Now we have done several concrete countertops before and have removed the old countertop and poured a whole new one.
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This video is teaches how to use stone coat countertop epoxy over old tile counters.
Smooth the concrete between the cracks of the existing tile.
And i must say it has worked out so far.
I hated the bump dingy white tile the wide grout lines and the busy look of the grout as well as the impossibility of even just wiping crumbs off.
This was an experiment to pour concrete over the top of existing countertops.
The only good thing about the tile is that i can put hot things on it without having to think about it.
The existing tile countertops would be a nightmare to remove they have 1 thick 30 year old concrete as a bed thick porcelain tile.
Apply only a thin layer at first just enough to fill in between the tiles.
Then i came across this epoxy coating that you pour right over the existing countertops.
And i love concrete countertops.
Protect your hands with rubber gloves and then begin applying the concrete to the counter by hand.
Such a good idea.
I see some challenges.