How To Make A Concrete And Wood Table Top
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This concrete table top will be super heavy over 400 pounds so be sure to recruit some help with lifting the table top onto the base.
How to make a concrete and wood table top. This concrete table top replaces an easily scratched top of an otherwise lovely and useful dining room table. Tables similar to this one sell for hundreds at garden centers and outdoor furniture stores. This diy table comes together with a custom wood base and concrete top. This is optional if you have a normal leaf less table.
This episode shows how to make a diy white glass fiber reinforced concrete gfrc table with an inlaid live edge spalted maple slab. Here s everything you ll need to make this concrete table top. Determine the size of table you d like to make. Here s how we created the concrete table top.
You can always shim if needed. We replaced the chairs a few years ago but it felt wasteful getting rid of the table. To make the surface smooth between the wood and the concrete i had to grind the concrete down but this exposed a lot of aggregate in the mix. Sandpaper a variety.
Sarah is working on a dedicated post on how she made the concrete table top but in the meantime my friend diy pete has a thorough and informative video tutorial on how to make a concrete table top here. Hardware l brackets and screws to be exact to secure the leaves of my dining table. But you can make one yourself for 50 to 100. Instead of scrapping it we decided to remove the glass top and make an entirely new concrete table top.
A dining set the uglier the better. Read on to learn how to build a table with a concrete top. With the exception of a cracked top and needing a new coat of paint it s still a great table. This piece should be the exact width and length you d like the concrete table to be.
I got the wood from eba. Designer andrea crawford of couture house interiors decided to create this concrete table top because she needed a table top that was durable and the fact that it s a bit chic makes it all the better. A level work table will make sure your concrete table is an even thickness throughout. Follow along as she shows us step by step how she created the concrete table.
Your cost will depend mostly on the wood you choose for the base and the concrete mix you use. Coarse medium and fine grit. Cut the bottom of the mold out of melamine using a circular saw. How to make a concrete table 1.