The Kitchen Sink

Seen here, in these exclusive photos, the kitchen counter top is being readied for the concrete. The forms are in place around the counter's edge, the 3/8" rebar placed, and tied, at 6" intervals; the pvc pipe stubs can be seen poking up through the cement board base. The grid of rebar helps to strengthen the slab and makes it less likely to crack from shrinkage. The pvc pipe stubs are for the faucet and sprayer, yet to be installed. The same shot, of the same sink cutout, during the "pour". You can see the glass like surface of the wet concrete in the next photos. The water will evaporate as part of the curing process, which also includes the production of heat, as the mix of cement sand changes from a liquid into a solid.