Cast-In-Place Concrete Countertops: A Guide for Craftsmen
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (761 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764329499 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Tom Ralston is a third generation concrete contractor out of Santa Cruz, California. Ralston's second book with Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. This is Mr. He has been running Tom Ralston Concrete for 25 years with four divisions, including structural, decorative, masonry, and specialty concrete.
He has been running Tom Ralston Concrete for 25 years with four divisions, including structural, decorative, masonry, and specialty concrete. . This is Mr. Tom Ralston is a third generation concrete contractor out of Santa Cruz, California. Ralston's second book with Schiffer Publishing, Ltd
"Not a great book" according to J. Ruhl Frank. I was really disappointed with this book, for one almost half of it is pictures of countertops, if I wanted that I could just look it up online. I paid to get tips on how to make countertops, and that is one thing this book is lacking. Some of the information isn't even correct, such as the part where it says that Eclipse additive is used to waterproof the concrete, but in reality Eclipse is a shrinkage reducer. Also there are tons of spelling and grammatical errors, which wouldn't be a big deal if there was actual useful information, but it just shows how they apparently didn't put too much time into this book and only wanted to get it pub. Jason T. Shepherd said a work-book. What I mean by work-book is that you have to work-through-this-book, with patience. Having read the other books on the market by Cheng and Rhodes, and various others (of which I easily devoured) I found myself having to put this book down time and again because i simply felt a bit bored with it. Sure, it has useful information, but the instructional pictures could use a bit of work and the text of the book could have been slimmed down a bit. I am not impressed with the designs in this book either. Aesthetically, form and function do not dance here. If you're angle is the cast-in-place method, not necessarily a waste of time and money.. Beginner's guide - not so much for professional I found this book fairly informative, but it lacked adequate details to be a useful manual for anyone making these to a commercial quality. Most of the information given is familiar to anyone used to working with concrete, but I have made a few concrete tops before reading the book and was looking for something to refine my skills and perfect the finish. Advice on the best ways to screed and trowel to avoid colour variations and undulations that only appear after drying for instance.It would also have been useful if metric conversions to all the weights and measurements were included in brackets.
Kitchen designers, contractors, architects, and homeowners alike can use this book to learn the detailed process of creating amazing concrete countertops.. Concrete countertops are on the cutting edge of today's interior design and outdoor kitchen trends