The concrete dining table can be made for under 195 dollars in materials cost.
Diy concrete dining table top.
You ll need about 50 lbs.
Here s how to make a diy concrete dining table.
Concrete color of your choice optional portland cement.
This concrete table top replaces an easily scratched top of an otherwise lovely and useful dining room table.
Attach the router to the other end of the plywood.
Mix the two together and you have a recipe for a diy concrete dining table top.
The best concrete mix for this project is a countertop mix which pros use to cast concrete countertops.
Use 120 and the 220 grit sandpaper to remove extra paste and to give the table top a smooth finish.
Sarah is working on a dedicated post on how she made the concrete table top but in the meantime my friend diy pete has a thorough and informative video tutorial on how to make a concrete table top here.
Concrete dining table top.
Attach a scrap piece of plywood to the centre hole.
Make a hole in the centre of the countertop material to act as a compass guide.
Here s everything you ll need to make this concrete table top.
This estimate considers you re using quikrete 5000 as a more affordable option.
This is the cost for the concrete wood wood finish concrete sealer and other basic supplies.
Follow along as she shows us step by step how she created the concrete table.
The stylish dining table features two pieces of concrete table top and base locked together by gravity alone.
Make the concrete form mold using the countertop.
I d recommend using caulk on a coffee table because your feet pushing against it will shift the concrete.
Round over the edges as well.
Ask for one at a local concrete products dealer do an online search for concrete countertop mix.
On a buffet table you could go with or without.
If needed feel free to run a thick bead of 100 silicon caulk around the top of base so the concrete piece doesn t shift.
Designer andrea crawford of couture house interiors decided to create this concrete table top because she needed a table top that was durable and the fact that it s a bit chic makes it all the better.
A dining set the uglier the better.
Prep work for the concrete table top.
The table s style and concrete construction will withstand the test of time maintaining its presence as a modern heirloom.
This concrete table top will be super heavy over 400 pounds so be sure to recruit some help with lifting the table top onto the base.
See plans here for list of basic parts for base.
Melamine lined plywood or regular plywood lined with melamine sheets screws.
Equal in art and utility the table serves as a collector s piece and as a functional dining table.
Hardware l brackets and screws to be exact to secure the leaves of my dining table.
Check out this diy concrete tabletop tutorial.
Base for concrete dining table.
