My old countertop has been tile and it has to go as well as the cabinet.
Cabinet requirements for granite.
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Now this assumes a full depth granite 3 cm or 1 1 4 thick is used.
Bbb encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently.
Once you have the granite slabs home it s time to install them.
With this scenario plywood is cut to fit the countertop layout and screwed to the cabinets prior to the stone tops being installed.
If a thinner granite is being used 2 cm or 3 4 a plywood subtop will need to be installed.
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First dry fit the countertop to ensure an accurate fit.
The cabinets that your 3cm granite slabs will rest on serve as plenty of support and unnecessarily complicating a countertop installation will waste your time and money.
When lifting the countertop take extra care to support the granite where it is thin such as along cutouts.
Remember if you use several smaller slabs instead of one or two big pieces and are careful to have your fabricator use mesh under the countertop where your dishwasher goes.
I am having to replace a kitchen cabinet because of a serious water leak that water logged the particle boards.
Lay the slabs directly on the frames of the lower cabinets.