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Okay, I'm showing off. I just finished a couple photos for a potential customer so I figured I'd share them.

The picture I'm showing is my first concrete counter attempt and is installed in my own home - on my kitchen island bar. The other focus is the pole wrap technique I've used. I've never, ever seen it done elsewhere and all my internet searches has failed to turn up a picture like it. Finally you'll see the floor with the diamond mosaic inlays. I'm kinda partial to that.

[ClevelandBronco]

I love the look of concrete countertops. Looks like you have the process down. The inlays are a great touch.

I wish I could have you over for some (Texas style) ribs so we could share info.

Originally Posted by Donger

One of my brothers lives up there and is remodeling. This isn't for me.

Unless your brother is rolling in money and can afford to bring in designers and consultants from halfway across the country, he'd probably get much more value for his dollar hiring a talented contractor locally. If his tastes lean towards rustic/industrial then I'm a perfect match in the design department. But I'm sure he can find somebody there.

Originally Posted by ClevelandBronco

I love the look of concrete countertops. Looks like you have the process down. The inlays are a great touch.

I wish I could have you over for some (Texas style) ribs so we could share info.

I don't have the process down yet but I'm sure learning fast. I'll probably look at this countertop in my kitchen in a year and laugh at my own incompetence.

I don't even understand the difference between Texas, Carolina, KC, and Memphis ribs. Isn't the difference in all these styles in the sauce? I don't even like sauce on my ribs. There's two reasons to put sauce on ribs:
1. They're too dry.
2. They taste like crap. Heh.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by Donger

We're spreading out, in order to make the assimilation easier, k?

Donger, CP member most likely to be an alien.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Phobia

Unless your brother is rolling in money and can afford to bring in designers and consultants from halfway across the country, he'd probably get much more value for his dollar hiring a talented contractor locally. If his tastes lean towards rustic/industrial then I'm a perfect match in the design department. But I'm sure he can find somebody there.

He's loaded, but somewhat (how should I put this) different. He's been through about a dozen designers so far locally. He's the artistic one in th family, so he has expectations that far exceed normality. I mentioned it because what you showed looks exactly what his house in KC looked like.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by cdcox

Donger, CP member most likely to be an alien.

Hey, I'm naturalized.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Phobia

I'm not sure I follow the question.

Please forgive me, we just got our new Harvest Gold appliances. I am very ignorant on this stuff.

But are you actually making countertops out of concrete? Seriously?

I thought Granite was what everyone was putting in now.

Originally Posted by HemiEd

Please forgive me, we just got our new Harvest Gold appliances. I am very ignorant on this stuff.

But are you actually making countertops out of concrete? Seriously?

I thought Granite was what everyone was putting in now.

Granite is the new Formica. Concrete is the new high end. It just hasn't hit the midwest hard yet. It's really big on the coasts.

Originally Posted by Donger

He's loaded, but somewhat (how should I put this) different. He's been through about a dozen designers so far locally. He's the artistic one in th family, so he has expectations that far exceed normality. I mentioned it because what you showed looks exactly what his house in KC looked like.

So, what's his complaint about those designers? I have a pretty unique design bent. I don't know of many who mix rustic with industrial. Of course, I don't pay much attention to other designers anyway because I'm busy developing my own style. FWIW, my leanings probably gravitate towards those choices because I feel I can repurpose materials and still make something look really eclectically delightful for less material investment.

I really should develop my website better so I can just show people to the site - if they like what they see then maybe it's a match. Unfortunately, it's still a cookie-cutter piece of crap.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Phobia

So, what's his complaint about those designers? I have a pretty unique design bent. I don't know of many who mix rustic with industrial. Of course, I don't pay much attention to other designers anyway because I'm busy developing my own style. FWIW, my leanings probably gravitate towards those choices because I feel I can repurpose materials and still make something look really eclectically delightful for less material investment.

I really should develop my website better so I can just show people to the site - if they like what they see then maybe it's a match. Unfortunately, it's still a cookie-cutter piece of crap.

Honestly, I don't think that even he knows. He's pretty much impossible, and that's saying quite a bit considering his lineage.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Phobia

I really should develop my website better so I can just show people to the site - if they like what they see then maybe it's a match. Unfortunately, it's still a cookie-cutter piece of crap.

I agree. Use it and sell it.

Originally Posted by Donger

Honestly, I don't think that even he knows. He's pretty much impossible, and that's saying quite a bit considering his lineage.

Cool. I live for a challenge. Easy-to-please people are good for business but make for a pretty boring project. If I can make somebody who is impossible happy then I pad my pocketbook and my ego.

[007]

Originally Posted by Phobia

So, what's his complaint about those designers? I have a pretty unique design bent. I don't know of many who mix rustic with industrial. Of course, I don't pay much attention to other designers anyway because I'm busy developing my own style. FWIW, my leanings probably gravitate towards those choices because I feel I can repurpose materials and still make something look really eclectically delightful for less material investment.

I really should develop my website better so I can just show people to the site - if they like what they see then maybe it's a match. Unfortunately, it's still a cookie-cutter piece of crap.

Yeah, I checked that website but only saw the sunroom pics.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Phobia

Granite is the new Formica. Concrete is the new high end. It just hasn't hit the midwest hard yet. It's really big on the coasts.

Thanks for the info! So instead of dropping a few grand on granite, I can go buy a couple bags of quik-crete from Home Depot, make some forms and I am cool?

Originally Posted by Guru

Yeah, I checked that website but only saw the sunroom pics.

That website blows. I really gotta get on it. I have a pretty extensive portfolio but it's not on my site. Why? I'm not gonna throw my wife under the bus. I wouldn't dare.