DIL redoing counters in black granite tile.
Will tear off old top completly, 1.8cm 13ply baltic birch for new base, 3/8 cement backer board on top that, Kerabond mixed with the Keralastic additive for setting.
Question is on layout. One counter is 25-1/2″ deep. What is a good (or your opinion as to the best) method of making up that 1-1/2 inch??
Could do the tiles diagonally, but more waste and more work and possibility of errors.
A 1-1/2″ strip on the back looks ‘cheesy’?
How about a 1-1/2″ thick backsplash?
Moving the whole back wall (between counter and cabinets overhead) forward 1-1/2?
Suggestions???? What has worked for you??
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Hound;
Best layout would be full tile "center", w/ 6 3/4" cutters front & back. Yes, will use more tiles (you could use the remaining 5 1/4" fall-off to do a 4" splash, & to nose it), but will look "right".
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Edited 6/5/2007 1:40 pm ET by Numbersboy
your tiles are 24"X24"? what are you doing on the front adge? something could be done on the front edge....
What has worked for me?..... slabs.
How about an accent tile at the nosing? Or mitre the nosing strip at 1 1/2'' x 1 1/2"
Or a wood nosing at 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"
Did I mention slabs?
Just curious, what's the cost savings using tiles over having slabs fabricated?
Thanks.
cost savings using tiles over having slabs fabricated
about 3X what my most expensive truck cost......
less labor, less maintainance. less the mess of grout joints, and how are you going to do the front edge?
And if the house ever needs to go up for sale, that top with bits and pieces and all those grout lines is going to be worth how much less than the solid surface tops??
I get you JH, but you are sometimes penny wise and pound foolish.
Do it once, do it right.
Go for the solid stone and be done with it. Or put Formica back in.
Eric[email protected]
It is the Son and DIL's house, DIL selected the granite tiles.
If it were me, I'd leave the formica in place.
Own house has solid maple countertops -- salvaged bowling alley <G>
i think 12by12 granite looks great at a fraction of the cost of a slab. Ive done a couple of counters that way and butted the joints with no gap and used nonsanded grout. the liness added visual interest and its a step up from tile . on one i used bullnosed granite with an ogee detail on the other i used rounded over 2 inch stripd for the front edging. If slabs arent in the budget this is the way to go. also even large slabs have seems in them which are glued up.