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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Fu-Tung Cheng’s surprise bestseller Concrete Countertops paved the way for a fresh look at a familiar surface. His new book moves beyond the kitchen and transforms this commonplace material into an elegant medium that can be used throughout the house. Combining cutting-edge design with helpful how-to information, Concrete at Home offers ingenious ideas for planning and building walls, fireplaces, mantels, hearths, and exterior and interior floors, as well as tips on incorporating architectural elements such as counters, sinks, columns, and water pieces into the project. The construction of forms, footings, and ties is detailed in clear, easy-to-follow instructions, and special attention is given to finishing techniques, including adding color, texture, and inlays. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Fu-Tung Cheng | | Paperback: | 224 pages | | Publisher: | Taunton Press | | Publication Date: | February 01, 2005 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 156158682X | | Package Length: | 10.8 inches | | Package Width: | 9.1 inches | | Package Height: | 0.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 2.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 24 reviews |
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 love this book! Mar 23, 2010
This book has fabulously creative ideas and step-by-step instructions and guides! must have book for anyone interested in home building products!
 Not a "How to" Book... Dec 11, 2009
I was looking for more of a how to book. This is not it. I have Mr. Cheng's other book, Concrete Counter Tops Made Simple, so I expected a book more along the lines of a how to or do it yourself style of book. I would keep this book just for the pictures, good ideas, references, and lists of resources for suplies and tools. I usually don't take reviewers seriously and buy books anyway for what I may find useful in them. But many of the reviewers where pretty much spot on about this book.
Great Book Jul 09, 2009
I like both this book, and Fu-Tung Cheng's other book more specifically about concrete countertops.
These books are great becaue they feature tons of beautiful pictures to drool over.
These are both great books for contractors, or skills D.I.Y workers who are in the trades.
While you could learn if you have no construction experience, it would probably be difficult. You also need some beginning and more advanced tools.
These books are great to give contractors and companies ideas of how to really do great looking, impressive work and projects.
Or rather, how to spice up run-of-the-mill projects into WoW projets!
Some of the techniques can be cost effective to add to a job, it's probably worth it even to cut your margins to get the advertising of anyone who sees your awesome work. At least on a job or two for friends, family or yourself. It could also bump you from ordinary remodels up to a more luxury niche.
Some of the project descriptions are very specefic. He gives some great advice, for instance he mentions adding fly ash to your concret mix. Just the other day I was reviewing the standards for LEED homes, and one (of many) things which adds to your LEED score was adding fly ash.
I plan on incorporating some of his techniques into my home remodel / addition as soon as our plans are finalized. Very exciting.
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 Not a great how-to book Jan 13, 2009
While I enjoyed the beautiful photographs and enjoyed reading the book, I did not get a grasp of how to start and finish a project.
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Imagine the possibilities.... May 02, 2007
In CONCRETE AT HOME, concrete designer Fu-Tung Chen does just this, sharing with his readers the many creative uses he's found for concrete over the years. Floors, walls, countertops, sinks, fireplaces - Chen covers them all, with a decided flair for the fanciful.
I approached CONCRETE AT HOME as a first-time homeowner who was toying with the idea of ripping out all of my home's flooring and staining the concrete slab underneath. And, I should specify, hiring a pro to do so, since I'm not the DIY type (at least not when it comes to the single largest investment of my life). It was with this newbie curiosity that I devoured CONCRETE AT HOME.
Though I found CONCRETE AT HOME to be somewhat helpful and very enjoyable, it didn't totally quench my thirst for all that is concrete. Chen can't quite seem to decide on an intended audience in CONCRETE AT HOME; while he aims to explain the basics of concrete to average Janes like myself, he also includes advanced instructions for professionals. As a result, the book has a kind of schizophrenic quality. Although Chen does take the time to explain some of the fundamentals, it's not as complete or in-depth enough to qualify CONCRETE AT HOME as a Concrete 101 text. On the flip side, I imagine that concrete professionals will be equally dissatisfied with the brief instructions Chen includes for complicated concrete projects - such as working with forms and building walls (!). In trying to please everyone, I suspect Chen's resulting treatise will fall short of everyone's expectations.
Even so, CONCRETE AT HOME is a must-read for those interested in concrete and its applications. It may be a bit spotty in coverage, but it's by far one of the most interesting, engaging, and inspiring concrete books I've yet to come across.
Now I can't wait to get started on those floors!
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