How much do they costs?
As a general indication of our pricing, its $950 per square metre, up to 40mm thick. This includes gst, installation and a two year structural warranty.
How do we get started?
The best way to proceed is that you send us the approximate dimensions of what you are wanting. It’s best to include a basic drawing with the dimensions if the design is not obvious. We don’t need cutout sizes yet. With that we can give you a quote. If you decide to proceed, you can either come to our showroom in Collingwood to see our work and samples. Or you can pay the deposit to get you into our production schedule and we will arrange the measure up day to go over all the details before any work begins. Our lead time is typically around 6 weeks.
It’s not pavement concrete concrete, right?
Pavement concrete = 30mpa (compression strength)
High Performance Concrete = 60mpa
Ultra High Performance Concrete = 80mpa. The concrete we use.
Quality concrete makes the surface more dense, the starting point for us to lock up that surface as tight as possible. Quality concrete also helps us handle and deliver large and difficult pieces.
Can my cabinets support it?
Yes, in nearly all cases your cabinets will be able to support our benchtops. We will advise you if adjustments need to be made. Regardless of the edge thickness appearance, your benchtop's actual thickness will be about 30mm thick. Our High Performance Concrete is a little lighter than normal concrete, but we also use a lot of hidden reductions in thickness where its not needed. Most standard cabinets will support our benches.
Colours?
We will try to match any colour you desire through the use of pigments, and concrete stains for brighter colours. Your benchtops will also be influenced by the amount of sand and aggregate exposed with grinding. Most people today prefer no grinding. Leaving the cream layer for a natural concrete look.
Glossiness, you have a choice of:
glossy
semi-gloss
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What sealer do you use?
On our kitchen benchtops we use a polyurethane sealer. It leaves a stunning coating over the concrete and has outstanding stain and abrasive resistance. We have tried many different sealers over the years and have tested this one in the background until it was working good for us. You will have trouble to stain it!
Other concrete surfaces sometimes require different sealers for different conditions. We use many sealers.
“Digitizedconcrete built our amazing polished concrete benches for our new kitchen. The service was great and the product went well beyond meeting our expectations. We would highly recommend these guys for anyone wanting polished concrete!”
— Matt Ferrara, Nurrabunda
Jamie took the time to listen to our concerns, provided guidance on our choices along the way and gave regular updates on progress. We would highly recommend Jamie and would not hesitate to use Digitizedconcrete again in the future”
— Ray and Christine Hezkial, Harrison
“Jamie made and installed our polished concrete kitchen and laundry benchtops and we couldn’t be happier with the result! He was very professional and very accommodating with us as we changed our minds many times. He worked with us to find the right colour and pattern by making many samples for us. Jamie is very passionate when it comes to finding the right design for his customers. His experience was very appreciated making sure we ended up with a benchtop strong enough to accommodate our extremely large sink (commercial size). When it came to installation, he was meticulous with his measuring and templating. The install only took a couple of hours and our three benches (large kitchen L, coffee station and laundry) all fit snuggly. The benchtops have been installed for a number of months now and with two kids and a clumsy husband they still look as good as they did on the day of install. Jamie was a pleasure to deal with and the overall result was fantastic. We will definitely be return customers for our next project!”
— Adam and Michelle Bryant
“Jamie - We wanted to thank you again for the wonderful concrete benches and table tops you produced for Eighty/Twenty, we still get compliments most days about them! From the moment we engaged in you, we recieved a professional and creative service that kept us assured of our desired results. We were blown away by your ability to customize our benches with your computer skills. Your design changes to our logo to fit the space and have it protruding out of the bench really gives the cafe an established and permanent feel. Thanks again Jamie, we are happy to recommend you to anyone wanting polished concrete”
— Tihana and Klarisa, Eighty/Twenty Cafe
