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Description: This handsome, lavishly illustrated book is the first on the subject of concrete countertops, which have enjoyed rising popularity in recent years. Written by California designer Fu-Tung Cheng, it provides detailed instructions to homeowners and do-it-yourselfers for designing, mixing, pouring, forming, coloring, troweling, in-laying, and finishing decorative concrete countertops. The book showcases concrete's limitless aesthetic versatility--its ability to mimic marble, glass, granite, and other materials--along with its proven advantages of strength and durability. Published by Taunton Press, publishers of Fine Homebuilding magazine.
Table of Contents
1. Design and planning
2. Building the mold
3. Mix design
4. Mixing and pouring
5. Curing, finishing, and troubleshooting
6. Installing the countertop
Appendix 1: Building a curved form
Appendix 2: Forming a drop-down front edge
Appendix 3: Pouring a countertop in place
Appendix 4: Maintaining a concrete countertop
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