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To install Vcap, is in neccessary to set it so you get the raised lip, or can I angle it down to give me a flush countertop. I have a Vcap which I like for the appearance, but I hate the raised lip on a countertop.
I have some dry grout from an earlier project which is the perfect color, but it is unsanded and I need sanded this time. Can I add sand myself? As you can guess, I’m a do-it-yourselfer trying to be frugal.
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You mean no one answered you? Oh, the shame.
V-cap by design is to act as a water stop, that's why it has the bump. Sure, you can set the cap any ol way you like, even upside down.
Use silica sand (#16 found at any lumberyard; try maybe 5:1 mix) to make sanded out of non-sanded grout. Be careful not to add too much sand to the grout as this will weaken the grout.
*the only negative about installing the V-cap the way you describe is the factory formed corners won't work, you'll have to miter the v-cap. Doesn't look bad, tho, IMO
*Myron, as you've probably found out by now, mitering the corners will give you a vicious hip-pointer. This detail works out better, but you need a slightly larger overhang so as to not have the corner of the cabinet flush or sticking out past with the corner piece of the cap. Joe H
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To install Vcap, is in neccessary to set it so you get the raised lip, or can I angle it down to give me a flush countertop. I have a Vcap which I like for the appearance, but I hate the raised lip on a countertop.
I have some dry grout from an earlier project which is the perfect color, but it is unsanded and I need sanded this time. Can I add sand myself? As you can guess, I'm a do-it-yourselfer trying to be frugal.