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shari
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more Cocina pics...cement poured...tile on
Whoa nelly, I am one happy camper today...tiling done and water to be hooked up maņana (uh huh)there is something to be said for going uptown! Now
we'll really be able to cook up a storm for you visiting Nomads and even Sirenita will want to do the dishes with this new "Awesome View Sink".
While Efrain finished our kitchen, I was hard at work painting our new bathroom...pumpkin!! Iflyfish supplied that nice bathroom stuff rack! and my
generous hermano the handpainted sink...gracias amigos
I always wondered how they made those nice cement counters....now I know...with lots of rebar...it is quite a process but is going to be
wonderful....termites be gone!
We pour the cement in today and tile it tomorrow. I have dreamed of running water in the kitchen for many years and it will finally be a reality soon.
Now I can smile a big sh*t eating grin while in the bathroom AND the kitchen!!! (Jdtrotter is gonna want one just like it!)
It's really getting pretty now with the tile started but sure is a long process.
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And what a view out that kitchen window while you're working there!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
I always wondered how they made those nice cement counters....now I know...with lots of rebar...it is quite a process but is going to be
wonderful....termites be gone!
We pour the cement in today and tile it tomorrow. I have dreamed of running water in the kitchen for many years and it will finally be a reality soon.
Now I can smile a big sh*t eating grin while in the bathroom AND the kitchen!!! (Jdtrotter is gonna want one just like it!) |
Good--lots of practice on your's and ours is next. 
Curious, what is on top of the blocks? What is the base for the cement? Are you putting tile on top of the cement counter? Are you going to tile
much wall? We think we may want most of one wall tiled.
Wait until you see the color we have picked out for part of the kitchen. 
Keep posting the updates
Diane
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WOW !
You guys are really moving up in the world with all these improvements.
Will you still hang out with us "regular" folks !! 
Now if you could just do something about the view !!
Can't wait to see all your changes !
Hope it doesn't change anything about your cooking though !
Mmmmmm good !
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Awesome Shari. Now you'll have more room to make those OJ and Vodkas I like for breakfast.
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Diane,
It looks like the concrete pour will cover the top of the blocks.
The wood formwork will be pulled out from underneath after the concrete cures a bit. This will leave a concrete slab suspended between the rows of
blocks. No wood when finished.
Of course, if you planned to add cabinet doors, you would want a wood frame to mount the doors. A course of 4" block laid on it's side would make a
"toe kick" if desired to get the cabinet doors and goods off the floor without using a wood shelf.
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I built my concrete countertops on top of brick columns. I had purchased pre-assembled cabinets to slide in between the columns. Very handy for
cleaning behind.
I then painted the counters with the color of my choice and then coated them with Spar Varnish.
It was a cheap way to do it but they look great after 10 years and they always have a nice shine.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Diver
Diane,
It looks like the concrete pour will cover the top of the blocks.
The wood formwork will be pulled out from underneath after the concrete cures a bit. This will leave a concrete slab suspended between the rows of
blocks. No wood when finished.
Of course, if you planned to add cabinet doors, you would want a wood frame to mount the doors. A course of 4" block laid on it's side would make a
"toe kick" if desired to get the cabinet doors and goods off the floor without using a wood shelf.
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Thanks Diver---the idea of the "toe kick" sounds good. I imagine one would want them cemented to avoid having dirt and bug catching cracks.
Don't know if we want cabinet doors, but would be good to have the fame in order to have the option.
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I then painted the counters with the color of my choice and then coated them with Spar Varnish.
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BajaWarrior, could you easily tile over the cement counter if you wanted? One of our sons has a cement counter and it seems to chip a lot---think we
want tile.
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Diane
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shari
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Oh yeah, Diane, I've already been thinking of the shape of your new counters...today we TILE..I'm so thrilled and it's great learning how as I watch
it all happen. tomorrows pics should be fun....we will put cupboards in later...after abalone season.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
Oh yeah, Diane, I've already been thinking of the shape of your new counters...today we TILE..I'm so thrilled and it's great learning how as I watch
it all happen. tomorrows pics should be fun....we will put cupboards in later...after abalone season. |
Love the "in progress" prictures---very interesting---also can't wait for the final pics---also will be curious later as to the approx. cost.
What did you think of Diver's idea for a toe kick?
Diane
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Shari y Juan, looking good! 
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Whoa, this is quite a process and facinating to watch and help...almost as cool as elgatoloco's avatar!! Tomorrow depending on the crudo (hangover) my
kitchen guru will put the grout on...stay tuned for the final chapter.
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Way Coooooooool!
Movin on up, to the eastside.......goin to get my piece of the pie......movin on up......etc.
I too hope you won't look down on us poor peasants.
This should make life much easier.
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shari
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Oh don't worry, were still peasants...but with a nicer kitchen now...Juan wants to know if you are sharpening up your hooks for the August fishing
derby?
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shari those are great photos of your new kitchen. I am always dazzled at how good the Baja craftsmen are at this type of work. By the way, and
please don't be offended by this, but the material you are calling "cement" is actually concrete. Cement is a white, powdery material sold in 94-lb
bags which is one of the three major ingredients in concrete. The other two major ingredients are water and aggregate (fine aggregate - sand, and
coarse aggregate - larger rocks up to about 1.5 inches in diameter). As someone who has made a living designing and building concrete buildings for
the last 40 years I can't resist offering this up. In Mexican Spanish concrete is called either "concreto" or "hormigon", and cement is "cemento" or
"cemento portland".
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Hi Shari,
Love your tile color...Wow...Really works well.
I am very impressed with the massiveness of re-bar and thickness. A d-8 Caterpillar could track over it without it collapsing. This much different
then some house construction done with 1/4" re-bar...one of the things that is on my list to control if possible. Hope you post finish photos too.
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jdtrotter--When I've built BBQ counters I used Hardie backerboard for the bottom form and just left it in place--no wood forms to pull out. If you
use wood and leave it place it can absorb moisture and help form cracks.
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Neat. Can't beat working with mud and tile. The results are set in stone.
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Gracias tocayo (Ken) for the lesson. Interesting..maybe you should write the manufacturers as our big bags say "CEMENTO"??? We mix it with sand and
water. Yeah, it seemed like overkill on the rebar to me too...but Juan says the counter will help hold up the walls in case of more earthquakes. Well,
our kitchen amigo was way too hungover to grout the tile today so the finished photos will have to wait till maņana!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
Gracias tocayo (Ken) for the lesson. Interesting..maybe you should write the manufacturers as our big bags say "CEMENTO"??? We mix it with sand and
water. Yeah, it seemed like overkill on the rebar to me too...but Juan says the counter will help hold up the walls in case of more earthquakes. Well,
our kitchen amigo was way too hungover to grout the tile today so the finished photos will have to wait till maņana! |
This is what Ken was trying to explain. You mix the "Cemento" with sand and water to make "concreto"
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