Making A Concrete Coffee Table Top
Give yourself half a day to build the form and pour the concrete and an hour to build the table base.
Making a concrete coffee table top. Apr 19 2020 - Learn how we used white Ardex Feather Finish to create a one-of-a-kind DIY tabletop for a secondhand coffee table base costing us less than 75. Use a high-strength concrete mix add a layer of galvanised light gauge steel mesh and reinforce it with three 8mm galvanised threaded rods. We finally have a coffee table.
Make the Concrete Form. Cut all the table base parts with three 33 pieces for the aprons. Rubber gloves Painters tape 100 Silicon Caulk A couple plastic cups to mix cement paste Tub to Mix Concrete in You can also use a big 5 gallon bucket 1 58 Drywall Screws to attach sides of mold 120 and 220 grit sandpaper for orbital sander.
Once your concrete has cured youll stand the top with sandpaper and apply a concrete sealer. Lets have a look at our lists of favorite DIY concrete coffee and side tables that will definitely inspire. After which its time to mix and pour the concrete on the base.
Build the form for the concrete table using the melamine as the base and the 2x2s or 2x4s as braces. Once the caulking is dry wipe the form to remove dust and dirt before pouring in the concrete. And it was a DIY that was SO MUCH CHEAPER than the high end alternative.
Concrete Coffee Table Hometalk. Cutting Diagram for the Concrete Form. Step 4 Seal the form with latex or silicone caulk.
To make the concrete form youll have to cut a melamine sheet place the table base on it and secure it with screws. Or as Sherry would state this good news. Assemble the sides by joining the legs to the top and the bottom with glue and 2-12.