Ron, that is a great idea! If finished with epoxy, one could probably:
- Form and pour the countertop in place
- Screed and edge trowel the poured papercrete (a rich mixture would be easier to screed and edge)
- Remove the forms and orbital sand the top to a smooth finish
- Then apply the epoxy (the epoxy is self leveling) and WALLAH! Your done!
Might be cute to glue news paper clipping and mag article's about papercrete (or what ever) to the top before applying the epoxy, that way the patrons could have something to read while they eat or drink.
Bob
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, Ron Richter <ronerichter@...> wrote:
Chad,
To add my 2 cents worth of thoughts, you could make the countertop as Bob explained (upside down, about 3" thick) then let it cure to nearly dry or dry. Then remove the light countertop from the form. As Janoahsh mentioned, the ease of cleaning and the actual cleanliness is important if the place is going to have inspectors nosing around. Why not leave the natural beauty of the papercrete shine through? Put a 2 part clear epoxy surface on there like they do on huge slabs of wood for bars? Thery are durable, smooth, clean easily, don't turn brown or yellow with age, can be applied by a less than competent person, can be sanded over and reapplied, its is hard, and won't stain. The best thing for someone serving customers is that the customers arms don't stick to it like on some counters/tables that never get really cleaned when wiped with cloth lightly 20 times a day.
Ron
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