Comments on: The kitchen and DIY Copper Countertops http://shoestringtheory.com/2010/01/05/the-kitchen-and-diy-copper-countertops/ Currently documenting the house that is eating our lives, we will return to regularly scheduled programming in a couple of more months Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:43:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jesse from Tulsa http://shoestringtheory.com/2010/01/05/the-kitchen-and-diy-copper-countertops/comment-page-1/#comment-2522 Jesse from Tulsa Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:43:01 +0000 http://shoestringtheory.com/?p=552#comment-2522 Looks great. I'm doing an outdoor patio area and want to sheet my bar top in copper and then build a patio table out of copper. I think I have it down after reviewing the internet carefully (as any good expert would), but your project was one of the few that simply bent the copper over the edge as opposed to using copper bar. Your method is easier, cheaper, and faster... I'm all over that. Project looks great, and thanks for the idea! Looks great. I’m doing an outdoor patio area and want to sheet my bar top in copper and then build a patio table out of copper. I think I have it down after reviewing the internet carefully (as any good expert would), but your project was one of the few that simply bent the copper over the edge as opposed to using copper bar. Your method is easier, cheaper, and faster… I’m all over that.

Project looks great, and thanks for the idea!

]]> By: thetheorist http://shoestringtheory.com/2010/01/05/the-kitchen-and-diy-copper-countertops/comment-page-1/#comment-2463 thetheorist Mon, 10 May 2010 18:19:22 +0000 http://shoestringtheory.com/?p=552#comment-2463 I think applying it to a rounded edge would certainly be possible, it would depend a great deal on the exact edge. I would definitely practice on a scrap piece prior to doing the big project. I thought about doing rounded edges, but I was on a time frame to get the project done prior to hosting Christmas dinner, and going with square edges was much faster for me. I think applying it to a rounded edge would certainly be possible, it would depend a great deal on the exact edge. I would definitely practice on a scrap piece prior to doing the big project. I thought about doing rounded edges, but I was on a time frame to get the project done prior to hosting Christmas dinner, and going with square edges was much faster for me.

]]> By: April http://shoestringtheory.com/2010/01/05/the-kitchen-and-diy-copper-countertops/comment-page-1/#comment-2462 April Mon, 10 May 2010 17:45:41 +0000 http://shoestringtheory.com/?p=552#comment-2462 Love the idea- I've been exploring different countertop ideas for a gut kitchen remodel & I think I've struck gold! I'm curious though, how easy/difficult it would be to (smoothly) apply the copper to rounded counter edges? Love the idea- I’ve been exploring different countertop ideas for a gut kitchen remodel & I think I’ve struck gold! I’m curious though, how easy/difficult it would be to (smoothly) apply the copper to rounded counter edges?

]]> By: thetheorist http://shoestringtheory.com/2010/01/05/the-kitchen-and-diy-copper-countertops/comment-page-1/#comment-2403 thetheorist Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:04:41 +0000 http://shoestringtheory.com/?p=552#comment-2403 I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work, though I would definitely test it out before I committed to buying all the materials for the full job. I would want to make sure that the cement would bond the two surfaces well. I also think it's a bit easier to work with the copper if the countertops aren't attached, where you can move or slide them around, though it wouldn't be impossible to do with them already attached, just a little more challenging. I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t work, though I would definitely test it out before I committed to buying all the materials for the full job. I would want to make sure that the cement would bond the two surfaces well. I also think it’s a bit easier to work with the copper if the countertops aren’t attached, where you can move or slide them around, though it wouldn’t be impossible to do with them already attached, just a little more challenging.

]]> By: adrian http://shoestringtheory.com/2010/01/05/the-kitchen-and-diy-copper-countertops/comment-page-1/#comment-2397 adrian Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:43:40 +0000 http://shoestringtheory.com/?p=552#comment-2397 Looks awesome, how about I place the copper sheet on top of the existing laminate countertop I have? What could go wrong? Is the glue not going to stick? Looks awesome, how about I place the copper sheet on top of the existing laminate countertop I have? What could go wrong?
Is the glue not going to stick?

]]> By: thetheorist http://shoestringtheory.com/2010/01/05/the-kitchen-and-diy-copper-countertops/comment-page-1/#comment-2314 thetheorist Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:43:32 +0000 http://shoestringtheory.com/?p=552#comment-2314 Don, thanks for the compliment. Drop me a line at courtneyfarr @ gmail dot com and we can talk about using the pics. Don, thanks for the compliment. Drop me a line at courtneyfarr @ gmail dot com and we can talk about using the pics.

]]> By: Don Chiusa http://shoestringtheory.com/2010/01/05/the-kitchen-and-diy-copper-countertops/comment-page-1/#comment-2310 Don Chiusa Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:29:21 +0000 http://shoestringtheory.com/?p=552#comment-2310 Hey guys, you project looks fabulous! This is Don over at www.ColorCopper.com. I'm sad that you did not purchase from me...LOL, just kidding, Andy over at Metal by the Foot is a friend. Would you mind if we used some of your photos to showcase the Bamboo countertop on our website since you did such a great job? Your DIY instructions are excellent by the way. Hey guys, you project looks fabulous! This is Don over at http://www.ColorCopper.com. I’m sad that you did not purchase from me…LOL, just kidding, Andy over at Metal by the Foot is a friend.
Would you mind if we used some of your photos to showcase the Bamboo countertop on our website since you did such a great job? Your DIY instructions are excellent by the way.

]]> By: thetheorist http://shoestringtheory.com/2010/01/05/the-kitchen-and-diy-copper-countertops/comment-page-1/#comment-1969 thetheorist Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:31:37 +0000 http://shoestringtheory.com/?p=552#comment-1969 Rick, I saw the pics of when you got the Ikea cabinets put in your basement. I actually like that style quite a bit. It's a look I would have considered, but I'm not sure it would have matched well with the design of the rest of the house. I'm almost out of big projects inside the house, it's all down to finish work now. Come spring/summer, the next big projects are all outside, building a deck and making a trail down to the river. Oh, and you can take our cold too. Looking at some single degree/negative days this week. My floors are cold. Rick, I saw the pics of when you got the Ikea cabinets put in your basement. I actually like that style quite a bit. It’s a look I would have considered, but I’m not sure it would have matched well with the design of the rest of the house.

I’m almost out of big projects inside the house, it’s all down to finish work now. Come spring/summer, the next big projects are all outside, building a deck and making a trail down to the river.

Oh, and you can take our cold too. Looking at some single degree/negative days this week. My floors are cold.

]]> By: Rick Musser http://shoestringtheory.com/2010/01/05/the-kitchen-and-diy-copper-countertops/comment-page-1/#comment-1968 Rick Musser Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:05:07 +0000 http://shoestringtheory.com/?p=552#comment-1968 Having spent the better part of last year doing my basement from the walls up, I can empathize with this project. You are truly a renaissance man, Court. And the counter top looks great. Our condo in Minnesota has granite tops. They are nice but 1. You can't see the crud for the texture in the stone and you have to be sure to wipe them down whether they look clean or not; and 2. They get damn cold after a week of below zero temps. I went for cheap with my Ikea basement counters and just bought preformed formica tops at Home Depot for my job. See FB for slide show. Rick Having spent the better part of last year doing my basement from the walls up, I can empathize with this project. You are truly a renaissance man, Court. And the counter top looks great. Our condo in Minnesota has granite tops. They are nice but 1. You can’t see the crud for the texture in the stone and you have to be sure to wipe them down whether they look clean or not; and 2. They get damn cold after a week of below zero temps. I went for cheap with my Ikea basement counters and just bought preformed formica tops at Home Depot for my job. See FB for slide show.

Rick

]]> By: Justabaldguy http://shoestringtheory.com/2010/01/05/the-kitchen-and-diy-copper-countertops/comment-page-1/#comment-1967 Justabaldguy Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:09:31 +0000 http://shoestringtheory.com/?p=552#comment-1967 O_O o <- eyes wide open face? WOW! Man that is BEAUTIFUL! I can't believe y'all did all yourselves!! That is stunning brother, very impressive. I don't know if I should show the wife, she'd want it all and we're really tight on funds now! I am so amazed with what y'all are doing. I bet your sense of accomplishment and self-worth is shooting through the roof right now! O_O
o <- eyes wide open face?

WOW! Man that is BEAUTIFUL! I can’t believe y’all did all yourselves!! That is stunning brother, very impressive. I don’t know if I should show the wife, she’d want it all and we’re really tight on funds now! I am so amazed with what y’all are doing. I bet your sense of accomplishment and self-worth is shooting through the roof right now!

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