Making Concrete Countertops (Schiffer Book)

The art and craft of creating concrete countertops, detailed step-by-step.

This invaluable manual will guide craftsmen through each step of creating a cast concrete countertop, from the careful process of measuring for a template, to building a mold, through casting and installation. Moreover, you will be inspired by a gallery of more than 60 color images that explore actual kitchens and baths featuring hand-crafted countertops.

With more than 30 years of experience in concrete art and fabrication, artist and author Buddy Rhodes shares his skills and experience here. Most importantly, he shares the process he pioneered for creating the natural, stone-like pressed surface countertops that have become his hallmark. Additionally, he details techniques for hand-trowelled and polished countertop surfaces.

This book is an indespensable guide for any craftsman who hopes to make his mark in this expanding concrete countertop market. Amateurs alike will appreciate the intricate detail and the helpful hints that Rhodes includes.

Buddy Rhodes was originally a ceramist with a craftsman's interest in architectural integrity. He abandoned his clay and potters wheel when he developed a way to meld the warmth and earthy handmade quality of pottery with the strength, versatility and architectural applicability of concrete. His extensive product development and practiced understanding of concrete coincided with the growth of international interest in it as a widely available and sustainable material capable of providing a timeless earth element to a broad spectrum of projects. Applicability in the kitchen and bath has taken off in the last few years and Buddy Rhodes' name has become synonymous with "designer concrete."