I Used 186 Beer Bottles to Make a Glass Terrazzo Dining Table
How to Make a Colorful Glass Terrazzo Table using Broken Beer Bottles.
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My mom wanted a glass terrazzo table for her back porch after seeing my content recently, so I told my dad to only drink beer out of Glass Bottles so I could use them to create a custom terrazzo table top out of them. The colored glass looks so great with the white cement.
I learned a big lesson: never use compromised Portland cement, you’ll see!
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Hi, My name is Mike Montgomery and I’m a MAKER; a designer, builder, and full-time content creator. Accessibility is my focus with Modern Builds, not simply accessibility of designs, but accessibility in materials, information, and projects themselves. I’ve focused on creating furniture and DIY projects that are simple enough that any beginner maker can accomplish, yet interesting enough that any expert might be inspired. Building and making is becoming less and less of an exclusive hobby and profession. My goal is to reduce that separation even further.
36 Comments
Your dad has some great taste in beer! I also can't shake the feeling that he got the best assignment in this entire build :D!
You need to watch more video on both concrete and terazzo before making videos like this. What a waste of people's time. Ridiculous!
this is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Good video Mike. I enjoy watching you learn and practice your skills.
Mike I haven’t been able to do any creative building projects for a while now. Materials are too expensive. Guess I’ll just keep living the builds vicariously through you.
"Thanks, son. Now I have liver cirrhosis AND a great dining table for the outdoors."
Jokes aside, Mr. Builds sounds like an excellent father!
That is a gorgeous table.
0:27 Your dad is such a G!! 🎉🎉🎉
55 greens, 55 blues, 55 clears…
god op is cringe
I LOVE this episode. A beautiful table for a beautiful family✊🏾
Did you say "girlfriend"? OH NO.
They are really obsessed with the USA flag.
I dont know why seeing your family is such a fun time
Great achievement but a slight concern – as the concrete or cement erodes overtime, sharp glass shards that come out can cut you.
Of course the shards themselves can wear out but the rate of wear is different. So..
Your projects and family involvement is so much fun to watch. Look gorgeous. Love the fact your exposes issues and fail parts, and bloopers
@19:49 Those lumber prices are going to get a whole lot worse in a few weeks when the new tariffs kick in.
Your parents are friggin adorable. Never had that type of relationship with my pops but touches me to see a loving dad.
You have really perfected that technique it looks great. Think i will try to talk my wife into making some stepping stones.
Table is beautiful!!!!! Great job mom and dad will surely enjoy it.
Is this a parody of like a DIYer or woodworker? Who talks in that way in real life?
I would’ve used a cement mixer
I wouldn’t use the brown 😂
So pretty!!!
Love it !!
Cedar is getting harder and harder to come by, that’s why it’s so expensive. Most other lumber species prices are down.
Next time use a respirator, or you will be breathing glass dust.
Also: Fantastic final product.
Great to see the Mom and Dad back
I love how the whole family was involved
Hi! That's great. Why didn't you turn the countertop over? It's perfectly smooth melamine.
Should probably stress that your mom and your girlfriend are two different people.
Nice build Mike! I think the white pebbles work… one of those design surpruffels.
it's time for buying used
Been watching you for a long time, and really loved this one for getting your whole family involved! Here's my vote for more Mom and Dad on the channel. Please be safe with all the dust and glass flying around. You'd look just as good with some safety goggles.
Love it ❤❤❤
I'm not trying to be a dick but you did everything wrong. First off, investigate concrete additives from sources like Fishstone or others so you can use a concrete mix that is low on water content yet you'll have a super strong mix. Use a mixer to ensure your concrete is thoroughly mixed. Make sure the surface you're pouring on is dead flat, level and well supported – propping up from the bottom after you pour is not going to give you a good result. When you utilize a form like that the bottom surface is actually the top – you spent hours grinding the bottom of the table in a futile attempt to get it to look good. Next time pour the concrete, let it cure for a couple days, pop it out of the form and turn it over – that's the side you want to grind. Grinding with water is going to give you a better finish. And with concrete it's not necessary to grind past 400 grit, it's a waste.