Hello everyone.
Starting a little project for Momma Bear. She has a really nice outdoor patio in her condo which she spends most of the spring/summer/fall evenings on. The view is nice, but I'm really hoping an outdoor fire table is going to just be the icing on the cake.
The plan....
Make one of these.
I purchased this insert off of amazon, along with a regulator and ignitor,
Tonight i'm making a frame out of steel studs, along with a 3/4" plywood base, and 1/2" top. The top will be using the same tiles for which her deck has been layed with.
The side of her building is concrete, and the pattern looks extremely similar to what a tile trowal leaves behind in mortar.
Example here...
What kind of material can I use, and what underlay etc can I use to replicate this for a durable exterior finish? I will be painting the side white to match the building when all said and done.
I've never dealt with tile, stucco, mortar, and very little experience with concrete. Does anyone have any suggestions? My concern is with how brittle this may be. A shallow wide imprint would probably be better. The whole table is only going to be ~24"x24".
Also, I will be doing this project in my living room. The less mess the better. It's also the reason i'm using steel studs as a frame, as well as pre cut 24" plywood top and base. Cutting the tile is going to be a bit messy.