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Make a Granite Tile Kitchen Countertop by Vicky Smith
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Many homeowners would love to have granite countertops in their home, but are dissuaded by the high cost. Most of this cost comes from the labor required to remove slabs of granite from the earth without harming them. Luckily, there is an alternative. Granite tiles are often cut from smaller or damaged slabs and are therefore less expensive than an entire slab. You can save more money by creating countertops with granite tiles yourself; these tiles require much less expertise to use than granite slab. Granite tiles can give you the same high-end look at a fraction of the price. Instructions as follows: Firstly, unfasten and remove any existing countertops. Set a construction level along all of the base cabinet edges to make sure that they are even. Cut a piece of 3/4-inch plywood to the correct measurements for your countertop using a table saw. Secondly, set the plywood in place atop the cabinets. Measure the distance from the front edge of the cabinet to the outer edge of the plywood with a measuring tape and use this measurement to mark on the top of the plywood where the cabinets underneath are located with a pencil. Follow the marks you made and drill screws through the plywood into the top edges of the cabinet to secure it. Thirdly, score the cement backer board with a carbide tipped scorer and break it along the score so that you have a piece to fit your countertop. Attach the board over the plywood with countersunk screws. Create 2-inch pieces of backer board that are long enough for the counter edges and screw them into place. Fourthly, attach a 150-grit pad to a hand-held stone polisher. Apply the polisher with moderate pressure to all of the full tile edges to soften them. Replace the pad with a 300-grit and repeat. Fifthly, exchange the 300-grit pad for a 500-grit pad and polish the tile edges again. Use an 800-grit pad, a 1500-grit pad, and a 3000-grit pad to polish the edges three more times. Check that the edges are no longer rough or sharp and wipe the tiles clean with a soft cloth. Sixthly, determine how many tiles need to be cut to accommodate stone wall, trim, edges, or any other items. Measure the cuts and use chalk or masking tape to mark them on the tiles. Cut the tiles to the correct dimensions with a tile saw. Seventhly, spread a scant layer of thinset mortar all over the cement board with a notched metal trowel. Begin laying tiles at the outer edge of the counter. Place the tiles up against one another. Eighthly, allow the front tiles to overhang the edge of the counter by an amount equal to the thickness of the tiles; they will cover the top edges of the side tiles. Tile the remainder of the countertop. Double-check that the tiles are even using the construction level. Ninthly, trowel thinset onto the edges of the counter and push the edge tiles into place. Butt the tops against the bottoms of the overhanging tiles. Hold the edge tiles in place with strips of masking tape while the mortar dries. Tenthly, apply unsanded grout all over the tiled counter with a rubber grout float. Work the grout deeply into all of the narrow seams. Keep the grout as even as possible. Eleventh, lightly dampen a sponge and wipe the surface of the tiles. Allow the grout to dry 24 to 48 hours. Cover the seams with seam sealer using a thin paintbrush. Twelfth, let the seam sealer dry completely. Buff topical masonry sealer onto the granite tiles with a soft cloth. Wait 24 hours before using the counter. In short, as an excellent business E-platform of promoting stone industry, we analyze the B to B international purchasing flow carefully and set up network marketing solutions for stone trading enterprises involved. If you want to consult us freely, you can see garden block or become an honest follower of us by @ https://twitter.com/stonebtb.
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