Julie wrote:
"Grandpa Koca" wrote

And its got perfect 90 degree corners and its exactly 10'? You going
to do this yourself on what kind of substrate?


Even better, two of the corners are hidden underneath a higher
overlapping ledge. Built in '85, so things aren't too bad (yes, I've
checked). Need to pull the existing laminate 'top first, then will put
down 3/4" plywood + hardibacker + a molding strip.


Expecting HD supplied material to be of exact dimensions and not
test fitting with a dry layout is just asking for problems.


The tile will come from somewhere else (I live a few miles from a road
with, seriously, about 20 tile/stone/etc shops. Home Improvement Row,
it would seem.), and frankly I'd expect the tile guy at HD to have a
better shot at straight cuts than me.

Yes, I'd already planned on laying it out dry! Not as stupid as I
sound. really.


Rent a saw, granite that thin is easy to cut.


I might, yet.

Those local stone shops want $7-10 a cut, while HD wants $1 (and I've
seen the guy who does the cuts; his work seems good to me, while I'd be
a novice cutter). Between the mess and fuss of a wet saw, the HD option
doesn't seem so bad.

JSH

Well, I'd check into that real close. Usually, the $1 per cut is for
material purchased from the store, not what you bring in. I'd be
surprised if they did, but then if they do ... well I wouldn't blame you
for buying that for a dollar.

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