Z Clips

Worked great

Clips worked great had some trouble securing them to Duroc board but used silicone and liquid nails to secure the loose ones

Easy peasy

Great easy product

Outdoor Countertop

I used the Concrete Countertop Solutions approach to make a countertop for an outdoor BBQ. I am a reasonably capable DIY person. I found the edge forms easy to use. You do have to be careful so it all fits together tightly. The Z Clips and Fiber Mesh were easy to install. For the concrete I used a sand mix with a Charcoal dye and Z Liqui-Crete. I mixed it per instructions putting the dye in the water first then adding the Z Liqui-Crete followed by the Sand Mix. In hindsight I likely mixed it a bit drier than it should have been. Pouring the mixed concrete into the forms seemed to work well, but because the mix was a bit dry, I should have spent a bit more time making sure the mix filled all the form, especially in the areas around the cutouts for the BBQ and side burner. I ended up with a few voids in those areas. I made a form vibrating tool using an oscillating multi-tool. That worked very well and I ended up with a very few small voids on the visible edges. Leveling and troweling the surface was standard concrete finishing. You do have to be patient as it takes a while for the concrete to set up enough to properly trowel. The form edges snaped off as advertised the next day. I let it set for a week before sanding the surface and applying the Z Aqua-Thane M35. I rolled on three light coats with a day between coats and sanding each coat before applying the next one. The result is a very satisfying surface on the countertop. It was worth the effort!