On Oct 17, 1:41 pm, "dadiOH" wrote:
I'm-just-fine wrote:
Hi again,
Thanks for the responses, particularly from dadiOH, Big
Jake, Jim, and C.C. I pretty well have in mind what I have to do now
to accomplish the task.

To those who say that marine ply is overkill, I'd point out that the
reason I'm using it is for the same point a couple of you raised
about water leakage and swelling. The marine ply will negate that.

So will any exterior ply. Main advantage (slight) of marine is that
there are no voids in the internal plies.
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My one concern is to ensure I get ply that isn't too wet, as I
don't want it drying out and warping/shrinking after the job is
done.

Unless it has been stored out in the rain, it won't be wet. By the
time the veneer is cut and dried and then made into ply the whole
thing is bone dry. Even if it weren't ply expands/contracts very
little which is one reason it is used so much.

As far as ply getting wet at the sink area and rotting, I have had
kitchens with tile on ply counters for close to 30 years. Current one
for 12. I have never ever had a problem with water infiltration to
the ply. Sinks have always been drop in bedded in plumber's putty.

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When we bought this house, it had kitchen cabinets made out of
particle board and covered with a wood grain looking Formica. I hired
someone to come in and put in a tile counter top and back splash. It
looked great. Easy to clean, etc. But the grout somehow came loose
around the sink area and I didn't see it. Before long the water
seeped into the particle board and it was a real mess. I was tired of
the way the cabinets looked by that time so I just replaced the
cabinets and counter top. I was lucky. The man who did the work was
able to save the tile back splash. If you use tile for counter top,
be real careful it doesn't leak anywhere.