How to Use
Concrete in a Traditional Kitchen
Concrete Kitchen Countertops and Floors are
Growing in Popularity both for Aesthetics and Costs Reasons
By: Mark J. Donovan
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For the average homeowner when the word concrete is said
relative to the construction of their home they think about
foundations, basement slab floors, patios and driveways.
However, today concrete is being used as a substitute for
other materials in the home. In particular, concrete is more
frequently being used for the construction of such things as
concrete kitchen and bathroom countertops and even finished
floors.
It shouldn’t be so surprising that home builders and
homeowners are turning to concrete for building concrete kitchen countertops
and backsplashes.
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With the help of customized forms, concrete kitchen
countertops can be shaped into any continuous and seamless
form. In addition, when combined with other elements such as
inlay glass tiles a concrete kitchen countertop and backsplash
can look absolutely stunning. Moreover when color tints are
added to the concrete mixture nearly any shade of color can be
achieved with the kitchen countertop, providing bright or warm
traditional color tones to the kitchen.
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Mosaic tiles can also be integrated into the concrete kitchen
countertops, including along the edges of the countertop
and/or into the backsplash.
In addition to adding colored dies and tiles to concrete
kitchen countertops, patterns or imprints can be integrated
into the tile surface. Similarly this can be done with kitchen
floors to achieve warm and textured flooring. Concrete kitchen
countertops can also be fabricated to have very smooth
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One additional advantage of using concrete floors in the
kitchen is that radiant floor heating can be integrated into
the concrete kitchen floor to enable toasty warm floors.
Radiant floor heating is also an extremely efficient way of
heating a room as the heat from the floor slowly rises to
bathe the occupants of the room with a very comfortable heat.
In addition to concrete kitchen countertops and floors,
concrete sinks can even be fabricated and integrated into the
concrete kitchen countertops. Typically the concrete sinks are
designed and fabricated to be effectively part of the
countertop with virtually no seams.
Concrete kitchen countertops are heavy due to the density of
the material and the thickness of the countertop itself.
Consequently it is important that the countertop be installed
on a very solid and well constructed floor and cabinet base.
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So before deciding on your new kitchen countertop material,
make sure to take a closer look at concrete. Not only will you
be surprised with what can be done with it, you’ll also be
surprised how affordable it is over other countertop
materials.
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