The rebuild of the built-in grill for the Big Green Egg is complete. The countertop is prebagged Type S mortar with 1:1 latex to water and the equivalent of 5 pcy polypropylene fibers. It was cast grey and then slurried with a darker Portland cement latex slurry.
A cutout was cast in place for a mahogany cutting board supplied by studio build.
Drain channels were formed under the cutting board with clay and some green color was randomly placed on the mold.
Last weekend we had a party and it seemed to get the job done.
Studio Build and I just received a job to construct 50 concrete design awards. The originals are going to be constructed from wood and cast into a polyurethane mold. Stay tuned, I am going to use it as an opportunity to refine my home made mortar design.
I enjoyed reading your blog ~ thanks for posting such useful content./Nice article and great photos. Very nicely done!
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You are great designer buddy. I wish you all the best for your future endeavor. I work for removalists Sydney and I came across lots of different experiments in home and i must say you design is unique.
ReplyDeleteHi, nice site. I was wondering what latex product you used with the Type S mortar?
ReplyDeleteHack, I use whatever latex bonding primer that is carried by the local home depot or lowes. It is a styrene acrylic with about a 3% solids content and runs around $12 per gallon. Two parts water to one part latex works pretty well.
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