Diy Stained Concrete Countertops Over Laminate

The point of sanding is to create some rough surfaces for the concrete to stick to.

Diy stained concrete countertops over laminate.

We concrete d our kitchen s laminate counters. Diy feather finish concrete countertops three years later. So we did it. Spray the acid stain onto the surface of the concrete countertop.

Cure and apply silicone at sink if needed. In this video i will tell you step by step how i used feather finish concrete over my existing laminate countertops to transform my kitchen. Check out all the encore colors here. Diy concrete over laminate countertops step 1 clean and sand.

Pulling the cement in the opposite directions helps give the corner a cleaner look. Sherry shared this quick peek at our first coat in friday s post and we re back with the final results the details of how we got there and an in action video to hopefully help explain the process. Skim on the concrete i applied four layers. I decided to give these a shot mostly because i didn t have the money yet to go full on with new counters and didn t.

I also coated my sink with concrete so i ran my sanding sponge over it as well. I also painted m. When you come to a right angle like where the backsplash meets the counter it helps to use a wide putty knife and pull the wet cement up from the countertop on the backsplash part and towards yourself away from the wall on the countertop. If you have diluted the acid stain color for a lighter color.

The first step is to prep your countertops. We chose river rock and i think it works perfectly with the wood in our kitchen and the slate backsplash looks gorgeous against the concrete. Seal covered in the next post. We re really happy with how they turned out.

Make sure the acid stain fizzes when in contact with the surface. Make sure you wear protective gear and carefully pour the acid stain into an all plastic pump sprayer. I used a 120 grit sanding sponge to rough the counters up.