Making your own concrete tiles can give you lots of latitude on your design; you can use a pre-made mold or make your own sand mold from a tile you like.

In this episode Ben shows how to use silicone to make reusable mold for casting concrete. This is an easy process for making a concrete copy of an existing object. I used Mold Star 30 silicone ...

Use Plastic Flowerpots to Make DIY Cement Planters Create unique concrete containers for your home or garden from these cheap molds.

Q: The concrete steps at my house are moldy and kind of green on the risers, except where I applied a concrete sealer. I did it badly, so you can see areas that look like drips.

If you’ve got access to a 3D printer, some concrete, and a few days to let it dry, you won’t have to buy flower pots ever again. With a 3D-printed mold, you can create custom vessels that are ...

The process requires the use of a pair of six-axis robot arms to stretch lycra molds into parametric shapes, which humans then fill in with a mix of concrete and fiberglass. After about 45 minutes ...

Expressions LTD introduces a one-part mold for creating a 1 1/2-in.-thick shallow concrete vessel sink. It's made of reusable fiberglass and allows users to quickly mass produce concrete sinks.

Gadgets Engineers Have Created Durable Concrete Made From Ground-Up Rubber Tires The new concrete is strong, cheaper to make, and repurposes millions of used tires.

Make additional concrete pieces for the top with plastic pots or plastic saucers as molds (or whatever shape you like). Spray mold with cooking oil (such as Pam) and fill with wet concrete.

Concrete has excellent compression qualities, which means it’s difficult to crush. However, it lacks tensile strength when used across a span, so you’ll need to reinforce your bench with rebar.