A friend is remodeling his bathroom. He has one of those cultured marble
vanity tops which still looks like new. The bottom of it is stamped
2008. so its 10 years old. He was going to throw it in the trash, but I
measured it and it will fit the vanity cabinet in my bathroom, except
it's about 5" too long. I told him I'll take it off his hands.

I have been wanting to replace my counter top anyhow, because it's
formica on plywood and the formica is coming loose and buckling.

So my friend pulled it off his counter and when he set it down against
the floor, the corner of the backsplash cracked off. It's a clean crack,
so I could epoxy it back on and it would probably not even be noticable.

However, that top is still too long, and I dont intend to replace the
cabinet. The cabinet on my friends vanity is junk, particle board and is
falling apart at it's base. Even if he did have a good cabinet, it would
be too close to my toilet. I need to stick to the size I have now.

So, I'm wondering if I can saw off that cultured marble top? Not only
will it fit my cabinet, but I'll be sawing off that cracked corner.
Since my counter top is in a corner, the sawed off part will be against
the wall, so it wont be seen. A little tub caulk will conceal any
imperfections in my cut if I dont get it precise.

Yea, my sink wont be exactly centered, but I'm not too worried about
that.

Anyhow, has anyone ever cut one of them? Do I use a concrete blade in my
circular saw, or what? (I'll have to cut it from the bottom side because
of the backsplash. I am a little concerned about it cracking off
irregularly when I get near the end of the cut, because that corner
cracked from just bumping against a wooden floor, so that material has
to be fairly weak. (Does that stuff get weak and brittle from time?).

I'm willing to try cutting it. If it breaks I am not out any money. But
I'd like to learn the best way to cut it, and with any luck, it will
work out for me. -Thanks-

On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 00:13:16 -0500, wrote:

A friend is remodeling his bathroom. He has one of those cultured marble
vanity tops which still looks like new. The bottom of it is stamped
2008. so its 10 years old. He was going to throw it in the trash, but I
measured it and it will fit the vanity cabinet in my bathroom, except
it's about 5" too long. I told him I'll take it off his hands.

I have been wanting to replace my counter top anyhow, because it's
formica on plywood and the formica is coming loose and buckling.

So my friend pulled it off his counter and when he set it down against
the floor, the corner of the backsplash cracked off. It's a clean crack,
so I could epoxy it back on and it would probably not even be noticable.

However, that top is still too long, and I dont intend to replace the
cabinet. The cabinet on my friends vanity is junk, particle board and is
falling apart at it's base. Even if he did have a good cabinet, it would
be too close to my toilet. I need to stick to the size I have now.

So, I'm wondering if I can saw off that cultured marble top? Not only
will it fit my cabinet, but I'll be sawing off that cracked corner.
Since my counter top is in a corner, the sawed off part will be against
the wall, so it wont be seen. A little tub caulk will conceal any
imperfections in my cut if I dont get it precise.

Yea, my sink wont be exactly centered, but I'm not too worried about
that.

Anyhow, has anyone ever cut one of them? Do I use a concrete blade in my
circular saw, or what? (I'll have to cut it from the bottom side because
of the backsplash. I am a little concerned about it cracking off
irregularly when I get near the end of the cut, because that corner
cracked from just bumping against a wooden floor, so that material has
to be fairly weak. (Does that stuff get weak and brittle from time?).

I'm willing to try cutting it. If it breaks I am not out any money. But
I'd like to learn the best way to cut it, and with any luck, it will
work out for me. -Thanks-

You might be able to do it with an abrasive masonry blade but I know a
diamond blade works. Clamp a board on it as a guide and go slow.

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So, I'm wondering if I can saw off that cultured marble top? Not only
will it fit my cabinet, but I'll be sawing off that cracked corner.
Since my counter top is in a corner, the sawed off part will be against
the wall, so it wont be seen. A little tub caulk will conceal any
imperfections in my cut if I dont get it precise.

Yea, my sink wont be exactly centered, but I'm not too worried about
that.

Anyhow, has anyone ever cut one of them? Do I use a concrete blade in my
circular saw, or what? (I'll have to cut it from the bottom side because
of the backsplash. I am a little concerned about it cracking off
irregularly when I get near the end of the cut, because that corner
cracked from just bumping against a wooden floor, so that material has
to be fairly weak. (Does that stuff get weak and brittle from time?).

Yes, you can cut it. With most anything, steel, carbide, diamond, masonry
blade. Use a relatively small tooth on a toothed blade..

To cut off the backsplash area, hang the top over a bench so that the
backsplasy hangs over and finish the cut with a saber saw. After you cut a
ways, you could rotate all a bit, clamp cut portion of splash to table near
the cut and clamp main part.

Finish the cut surface with some #80 paper wrapped around a piece of wood.

These things are really easy to cut, no reaon you couldn't cut some each end
to center the sink if you want.

On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 01:23:02 -0400, wrote:

You might be able to do it with an abrasive masonry blade but I know a
diamond blade works. Clamp a board on it as a guide and go slow.

That's what a professional installer used on my CM shower surround. It was raining when he cut
it, so he did it in my garage. Now everything in my garage is coated with CM powder! What a
mess!

--
croy

On Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:38:23 -0700, croy
wrote:

On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 01:23:02 -0400, wrote:

You might be able to do it with an abrasive masonry blade but I know a
diamond blade works. Clamp a board on it as a guide and go slow.

That's what a professional installer used on my CM shower surround. It was raining when he cut
it, so he did it in my garage. Now everything in my garage is coated with CM powder! What a
mess!

You can knock the dust down quite a but if you put wet cardboard on
the top and cut over something that catches the dust below. I just do
my dry cutting in the driveway wearing a respirator and ear
protection. Hose the place down when you are done.

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On Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:38:23 -0700, croy
wrote:

On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 01:23:02 -0400, wrote:

You might be able to do it with an abrasive masonry blade but I know a
diamond blade works. Clamp a board on it as a guide and go slow.

That's what a professional installer used on my CM shower surround. It was raining when he cut
it, so he did it in my garage. Now everything in my garage is coated with CM powder! What a
mess!

You can knock the dust down quite a but if you put wet cardboard on
the top and cut over something that catches the dust below. I just do
my dry cutting in the driveway wearing a respirator and ear
protection. Hose the place down when you are done.

Does the runoff go into the oyster beds and produce a pearl?

--
Tekkie