There are 2 types of feather finish i ve seen diy ers use online and that is ardex feather finish or the home depot henry brand.
Henry feather finish concrete.
This underlayment sets in 2 hours and can be used on concrete wood and metal flooring as a feather edge deep fill or embossing leveler.
I have lots to share about our henry s feather finish concrete countertops that i installed over our dated laminate kitchen counters.
I found that henry feather finish with ardex technology was readily available at home depot so this is the product i used.
It mixes the same with the ratio of 1 2 water to powder at first i thought using a mudding pan would work for mixing but i quickly switched to the temporary buckets.
Versatile henry 549 featherfinish underlayment patch and skimcoat dries in as little as 15 minutes and installs from feather edge to any depth.
For patching and repairing subfloor surfaces prior to installing all types of flooring.
Henry feather finish we needed about 4 boxes to cover 60 square feet and i picked it up at home depot for about 17 3 4 disposable 2 quart sized buckets paint stir or something to mix with.
The henry 7 lbs.
Other diy feather finish counter top tutorials suggested cheng s concrete counter sealer followed by their concrete wax but that stuff is so i started looking for alternatives.
It is a simple diy project that can transform your space.
Underlayment patch and skimcoat is a portland cement based floor patch and skimcoat.
Easily patch repair and skimcoat indoor surfaces with the henry 547 unipro 25 lbs.
Henry 549 featherfinish underlayment patch skimcoat a portland cement based patch and skim coat that can be installed over almost any surface to provide a smooth and permanent finish prior to the installation of floor coverings or patching holes gouges cracks and seams in subfloors such as concrete brick masonry terrazzo and ceramic tile wood and metal prior to the installation.
I had read about this feather finish concrete countertop and decided to give it a try.
Instead of using the ardex brand feather finish which had to be ordered i used the henry s brand feather finish found at our local hardware store.
It may be applied over most surfaces for a smooth finish before installation of permanent flooring.
We decided to use the home depot brand as it was cheaper and local.
Universal patch and skimcoat.
Diy feather finish concrete countertops three years later here s a pic of the original counters if you haven t seen it yet check out the how to post for concrete countertops over laminate to install your.
My total cost for this project was 50 well under my 100 budget.
I wasn t planning on preparing food directly on this surface so being food safe wasn t the most important for me.