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Become a Concrete Countertop Expert. At last, a complete how-to instruction manual on creating countertops from one of the most versatile building materials available. This is the first and only complete guide to the techniques and design possibilities of concrete in your kitchen and bath. Countertops made of custom-formed, colored, and finished concrete can look like marble, granite, glass, or sculpture -- the look is limited only by your imagination. Written by a master of design and construction, the book covers every angle of creating concrete countertops, including. Concrete Countertops has step-by-step instructions for making concrete countertops:
Concrete Countertops has over 300 full-color photos showing custom counters using combinations of concrete and granite, wood, and brass as well as colored, stamped, and stained concrete. Even concrete counters with special effects and embedded objects. Combine these imaginative ideas with the practical step-by-step instructions in this book and you should be able to start constructing your own concrete countertops in no time. Praise for Concrete Countertops "This book celebrates the beauty of design drawn from nature.... Fu-Tung Cheng demonstrates that we can bring art and creativity back home in sustainable architecture that is both timeless and elegant." -Alice Waters, celebrated chef culinary author and owner of Chez Panisse TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction, 2 1. DESIGN AND PLANNING, 6
Appendix 2. Forming a Drop-Down Front Edge, 176 Appendix 3. Pouring a Countertop in Place, 178 Appendix 4. Maintaining a Concrete Countertop, 190 Resources, 95 Credits, 198 Index, 199 Includes: Book By: Fu-Tung Cheng with Eric Olsen ISBN: 1-56158-484-3 202 Pages, 9 x 11 |
