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Mounting a silestone vanity top
We bought a custom cut silestone vanity top (being delivered
tomorrow), and I am wondering how to mount it to the vanity (wood). Do I just use construction adhesive? |
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Mounting a silestone vanity top
"BIOSMonkey" wrote... We bought a custom cut silestone vanity top (being delivered tomorrow), and I am wondering how to mount it to the vanity (wood). Do I just use construction adhesive? Wow, that's news to me. I had assumed that all high end (Corian, Silestone, granite, etc.) counters would be sold with professional installation included. My installers had a tiny amount of adjusting to do on my Silestone when they came to install it which required a small grinder. Also, since I had an undermounted sink, they handled all of that and cut the faucet hole in the Silestone once the counter was in place. (The sink cutout was, of course, done at the factory with my sink as a template, so they could get the dimensions right and polish the sides.) In any event, this is how my Silestone was installed: -They had an underlayment board (MDF board or some such thing?) cut onsite and screwed into the cabinet bases with the board's dimensions designed to fit under the Silestone behind the counter top's edge features, etc. You should have your cabinets emptied as some dust is created that'll settle in the cabinet interior. -They then checked the Silestone to make sure it fit and did any tiny grinding needed at that point done, if needed. -They then placed many beads of caulk on the MDF (or whatever?) board and placed the Silestone in place. -Assuming you have back or side-splash Silestone, this is then tested for fit (with minor grinding done, if needed). Caulk is applied to the back wall, specially color-matched transparent silicone is applied at the joint between counter top and backsplash, and the backsplash held in place with the caulk and silicone caulk making the seal. Additional caulk is then added along the countertop/wall and backsplash/wall joint. -From this point on, it's just cleanup--and they're off to the next job. Good luck. Given the cost of material, I'd be afraid to try this on my own. And I don't have a grinder or stone-cutting circular hole-saw making my job impossible to do myself. A top-mounted sink with the faucet hole in the sink rather than the Silestone might make this a user-installable job, but undermounted sinks or faucets that arise from the Silestone instead of the sink probably make this a "professional" installation. Craig |
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