Counter Culture - Fall 2009

Counter Culture – Fall 2009

2009 Concrete Countertop Design Competition Award Winners

Take a closer look a the winning designs of the 2009 Concrete Counterop Design Competiton.

A big thank you to our sponsors, Preitech, Concrete Countertop Institute, Cimarron and Alpha Professional Tools.

The Wondrous World of Concrete Wall Panels

Building with Concrete Concrete Countertops Counter Culture - Fall 2009 by David Searls Comments are Disabled

Imagine homeowners having the choice of covering their walls with paint, wallpaper, tile – or concrete panels 1/4 inch thin. Or new homes built with precast modular exterior walls up to 20 feet high that can be manufactured off-site and snapped in place in a few hours.

An Alternate Countertop Forming Method Now Available

Tools & Equipment Concrete Countertops Counter Culture - Fall 2009 by Emily Dixon Comments are Disabled

Concrete Countertop Solutions has developed an alternative countertop form that will help create cast-in-place countertops with a variety of edge styles. Z-Counterform reduces labor time and doesn’t require any double-sided tape or drilling into kitchen cabinets.

The Case for CSA Cements for Concrete Countertops

Building with Concrete Concrete Countertops Counter Culture - Fall 2009 by Chris Mayo Comments are Disabled

According to Jeffrey Girard, P.E., founder of The Concrete Countertop Institute, concrete with calcium sulphoaluminate (CSA) is the way to go for countertops.

"When I first used CSA instead of portland cement, I recognized that it offers a technological advantage," he says.