Concrete Countertops. How to make countertops from concrete, pictures and other information about countertops made from concrete. When concrete countertops are mentioned people think yuck, but its actually a great countertop.

After having a quick search around the internet I came across a site with some very good information called the Concrete Network. Their site is very useful and has information on the following points and questions.

What do countertops look like?
Who chooses countertops?
What colours are available/ how to get samples.
How are countertops made?
Do countertops crack?
Thickness and weight of countertops.
Are countertops cast on site or in the shop?
Pricing of concrete countertops.
Countertop Options: Edge details, inserts, back splashes...
Will countertops stain?
Cutting on Countertops/ Placing hot pans on concrete countertops.
Cleaning countertops
Sunset Magazine article on countertops.
Size Limitations/ Seams in countertops.
Concrete for future Hollywood producers.

Do It Yourself
DoItYourself.Com is also another website to check out. Their site explains about concrete countertops:

If you suggest a concrete countertop for a new kitchen most people think sidewalks, driveways, and bridge abutments and say yuck. When this wonderfully versatile material is used to make a countertop, the result could not be more different.

A concrete countertop is thin and graceful, not thick and clunky. It's pigmented, and the finish surface is smooth to the touch and polished to a low sheen.

What your concrete countertop would look like in your kitchen will depend on who makes it. Unlike other countertop materials such as plastic laminate or solid surface, which are manufactured by only three or four companies, concrete countertops are made by many small fabricators scattered all over the country.

There are no industry-wide standards to which a fabricator must conform, and no two fabricators make it in the same way.