K78 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Can anyone recommend a good concrete effect plaster? I like fox concrete effect plaster, but not at £96 for a ready mixed 10kg bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Unfortunately it’s quite new and all the rage ive recently did a students union 130 mtrs I paid £53 and thought it was a rip off about £4.50 per mtr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trw144 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Just bumping this, I want to concrete skim a wood patio table. Don't need much but everything seems extortionate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K78 Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 Ive been looking at a few YouTube vids of different ways of achieving this. Some are good but some look awful. The wall panels are silly expensive too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 36 minutes ago, Trw144 said: Just bumping this, I want to concrete skim a wood patio table. Don't need much but everything seems extortionate Flat finish ..?? Or textured ..?? If you want flat then get some contiboard and create a box about 3” high and the size of the table. Seal the joints with caulk and wipe to a nice finish then put 3 or 4 coats of cheap car wax on the lot. Make a dry-ish mix of 2/2/1 aggregate sand and cement and with SBR and water to wet it out. Put half in the box and tamp it with a bit of 4x2 until it’s nice and solid. Add a couple of U shaped threaded rods, add the rest of the mix and tamp/level until it’s all solid, cover with plastic and leave for 72 hours min. Drill your table to suit, bolt onto the top and get 4 strong mates round ... tip it over, take the edges of then lift the lid off. Bit of 180 grit will get the crap off it, leave it a couple of weeks then whack some concrete sealer over it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trw144 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 hour ago, PeterW said: Flat finish ..?? Or textured ..?? If you want flat then get some contiboard and create a box about 3” high and the size of the table. Seal the joints with caulk and wipe to a nice finish then put 3 or 4 coats of cheap car wax on the lot. Make a dry-ish mix of 2/2/1 aggregate sand and cement and with SBR and water to wet it out. Put half in the box and tamp it with a bit of 4x2 until it’s nice and solid. Add a couple of U shaped threaded rods, add the rest of the mix and tamp/level until it’s all solid, cover with plastic and leave for 72 hours min. Drill your table to suit, bolt onto the top and get 4 strong mates round ... tip it over, take the edges of then lift the lid off. Bit of 180 grit will get the crap off it, leave it a couple of weeks then whack some concrete sealer over it ... I had been considering this but was worried it may be too heavy - I want it around 2.2 x 1.1m and 3/4 inches thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Yeh that will be about 400kg..!! 2” middle and 3” edge is about 220kg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K78 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 If only it was as easy as he makes it look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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