Ernie Dojack, of Concrete Countertop Solutions, recently provided information and live demos to concrete science technology students enrolled in a Decorative Concrete class.
Dojack, who has 15-plus years in the industry, showcased the difference between cast-in-place concrete countertop systems and precast concrete countertop methods and products.
Ernie Dojack, of Concrete Countertop Solutions, involves a student in pouring a concrete countertop in the Decorative Concrete class. (Photo provided by Joe F. DiBucci, instructor of building construction technology/concrete and masonry)
“We were able to demonstrate the mixing and pouring of a small mockup for a cast-in-place concrete countertop as well as a demonstration of a precast GFRC concrete countertop that was poured in a premade concrete form,” explained Joe F. DiBucci, instructor of building construction technology/concrete and masonry. “Glass fiber reinforced concrete is a high performance type of concrete that allows you to pour projects as thin as three-quarters of an inch. The students really enjoyed seeing both ways to pour concrete countertops and were able to see the benefits of both methods.”
Concrete Countertop Solutions, based in Lackawanna County, specializes in creating custom concrete forming materials for countertops and pool deck systems and provides the concrete products used in pouring both precast and cast-in-place countertops.