In February I installed Carrera Marble in my kitchen(I love them)! I wanted a different surface on my island. I was thinking butcher block but then I heard about Ardex Feather Finish!
Basically it is a cement underlayment floor guys use to install tiles. Anyway the stuff is fab! I ordered mine from Amazon and it only took 1 bag and I had leftover.
Here are the steps:
These two tools will remove the laminate and leave a wood surface: heat gun and crow bar. It was an easy process and no mess. Just heat laminate at a corner and lift with bar! Keep heating as you pull.
Bare counter. You don't have to do this step you can just sand the laminate. But I didn't find removing it hard!
Next mix your cement in a small bucket I mixed only 1cup cement to 2 cups water then I would add cement to thicken if needed. The best consistency is like icing on a cake. Then grab a big long putty knife and spread over counter. I used long swipes then re-mixed as I ran out of cement. *To do the edges: I actually spread it on with my fingers! Let dry for 24 hours!
This is the counter before sealing! At this point you could stain the concrete using concrete stain- I've even seen it look like wood.
After 24 hours this is what it looks like! Now get your sanding block, a coarse and a fine and sand, sand, sand. Use a shop vac to help with the dust. After you have all the dust up repeat the whole cement process again. Then let dry, then sand! I put three thin coats on! It took a whole week -I didn't want to rush things!
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