Has anyone here replaced their kitchen countertops with concrete?

Hire a pro. Once and done.

I like concrete countertops, but have yet to get a homeowner to go with them (not exactly pushing the idea). But 100% do not try and do this yourself if you don't have any experience/want your countertops to be done right. This would be pretty far down the line of things I would DIY.

They are costly though if you have them done, mainly because of more work being involved in installing them. Hence the hard to DIY.

I had my reservations already about it and this helps. The wife is set on this kind of stuff so I’ll delay it.

If I post pictures this weekend of projects we have lined up would this board help with ideas?

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i can tell you with absolute certainty that concrete countertops (while awesome) are not a DIY activity. hire a pro

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I consider myself a very good DIY type and have done massive amounts of projects on the houses I've owned over the years since I like to buy "fixer-uppers" and am not afraid of doing a lot of dirty work and gaining "sweat equity" in return.

When I redid my kitchen a few years ago I thought about doing my own concrete countertops and researched it quite a bit. Then I thought better of it due to how much work was involved, how much mess was made doing it and the amount of finish work to get a good final product.

Also, you better LOVE your kitchen cabinets a lot before pouring the tops if that is the way you decide to go. Breaking them out later on to replace cabinets would be a ton of work-----literraly and figuratively.