Looking Good Making A Concrete Sink

The top half of the mold is removed revealing the cured casting.

Making a concrete sink. Center the basin on the acrylic coated board and draw a pencil outline around the perimeter of the basin. But to bring things in perfect shape as a finished one you have to use some other supplies. Use concrete that is somewhat flowable but that can still be built up over the sink mold.

In this tutorial the model is a concrete sink basin. Crete Molds has the largest selection of sink. To begin measure the sink basin for dimensions.

Rough clunky cold best suited for brutalist interiors. You may consider all-purpose cement but concrete mix or quick-setting cement is a better option. Making a concrete sink and working with a diy concrete sink always involves the use of special equipment such as a vibrating table and concrete mixer.

We are the only manufacturer of concrete sink molds to offer a life time warranty. Use acrylic coated boards to construct the mold box walls spacer board and two baseboards. There are three basic ways to cast the concrete for the sink.

The rough rock liner adds an additional 12 on each side The form is screwed together with drywall screws and then use silicone to seal all the edges and hold the liner in place if youre using it. Use very stiff concrete and simply hand apply it to the mold-this is the Buddy Rhodes hand-pressed method. Crete Molds line of fiberglass concrete sink molds are the highest quality sink molds available.

Sink molds can be used to form sinks that blend beautifully with any countertop. If you dont have one you can use an alternative - for example a mixer-attachment for a rotary hammer. But lately weve spotted appealing sinks made of concrete in all kinds of spaces from a snug house on an island in Maine to an indoor-outdoor escape available for rent in MexicoAs it turns out the concrete sink is coming into its own as one of the most versatile sinks weve seen aesthetically.