Need opening on granite counter cut larger for new cooktop i need to replace my glass cooktop that broke.
Can you recut granite counter to fit new farm sink.
I just moved into a new home that has a granite countertop with a double basin sink.
Just this week i had new granite counter tops installed in the kitchen and master bath.
I cleaned for hours only to see the dust appear again the following day.
In traditional sinks the entire sink is dropped in and the front is covered by a faux drawer panel above the under sink cabinets.
After many years in the countertop industry we ve come across many homeowners asking if their granite countertop can be cut or modified to fit their.
Flush mount sinks they sit even with the top of the counter.
As far as the cost of the recut discuss it with the granite guy and he should be able to give you an estimate on the cost to come out and recut the granite.
If you are trying to reuse the granite countertop in your new kitchen or bathroom design you are limited to using the existing design footprint of the space so that the old granite will fit into the new space.
They re the easiest to install.
They typically require a solid surface or custom made.
I design at least one retrofit sink a week.
Granite can certainly be cut after the face as you describe.
Would it be possible to have the granite cut and drop out the old sink and replace or cut a new hole for a single bowl sink.
Farmhouse sinks can be mounted three different ways.
When you want to install your farmhouse sink you need to cut out enough of that panel to fit your new sink.
I so wish i would have read this before my nightmare as well.
Any advice would be appreciated.
All the new cooktop models available even the 30 size that my old cooktop supposedly is require the rough opening in the countertop to be about 1 2 to 1 larger on each side than the existing hole in my granite counter.
There s a flange that sits on the countertop just like a regular sink.
Otherwise i presume once one has a granite counter top the sink can not be changed out for something larger or different in shape.
If you want a farmhouse sink and have an existing top or under mount sink the process is easy.
They cut the granite inside for the sink and stove top.
There is a channel behind the apron that slides over the existing cabinet frame.
Do granite dealers have the capacity to wet cut the larger opening on site in my kitchen.
Maintaining the same design footprint is particularly important if you have granite cutouts around sink or wet bar areas.
They can be installed on any type of counter surface.
Companies just do not take pride in their work.
But often times the thought of granite means you can t add things to your kitchen such as installing new appliances or sinks because it is set and stone but this is actually not the case.
It is messy but possible.
A few simple cuts in the counter top and the sink drops in.
I want to switch out the sink for a single basin but i have been told by a couple of plumbers removing the old sink would probably break the granite.
