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we installed this job for my mom’s new home there are no seams in this top and a large under mount sink. with no breaks we used a 10′ pc of c channel it worked perfect
for some reason im in the mood to post so here is how i cut all my splash that requires an angle in most cases you just butt them together but sometimes you have a profile and need a miter cut. you can do this with any angle not just a 45
back side of the splash
Posted By politefab on 22 Oct 2008 08:40 PM
we installed this job for my mom’s new home there are no seams in this top and a large under mount sink. with no breaks we used a 10′ pc of c channel it worked perfect What would you estimate the total weight of that large top to be?
Johnny CEli-
Your Mom is a lucky lady! Nice looking finished work… I normally do NOT like to ship a job like that – all in one piece – but hey, C’Mon … It’s your Mom – ya gotta go way above and beyond that call of duty…. HA! After all – She carried you around in her body for nine months, so in the end – ya did the right thing Bro!!! That’s the least you could do!!!
I always use the weight guidelines of:
2CM = 15 pounds per SqFt
3CM = 22 pounds per SqFtMay be a bot on the conservative side, but it has worked for me for the last 24 years…
Once again Bro – Great looking project!!
kevin
im sure i under estimated the weight of the top it’s roughly 2/3rds of a slab that weighed 1200 lbs and i would do it for any one not just my mom its what sets us apart from the other 8 shops in a 25 mile radius of ours
That miter joint is impressive. You ever get confused cutting it? How easy is it to teach a new guy?
Moving a top like that around the shop and into the house would scare the crap out of me. Of course, if it didn’t have a sink cutout it would be a different story.
I personally think that a lot of granite companies use way too many seams (the shop I work at is included in that.) I think the u-shape is a little too risky though. If it was my house I would probably do a euro seam in the corner to the left of the sink.
the miter joint is super easy if you do it once on a scrap piece it will just click. if it is done correctly it produces a seam as tight as the seam phantom but at a fraction of the cost i sell the euro template for $160 shipped..
Another good way to do mitred splashes is to convert a chopsaw to wet saw w/ 1/4″ to hose bib fittings
and put in a good diamond blade It makes it just like chopping baseboard. Water= zero chippage.i have a 12″ dewalt with a green pearl blade on it and it works great. i posted this because believe it or not you can cut splash just as fast and as easy and as accurate by hand and in most cases i dont bother with the chop saw its a pain in the but i have one set up in the shop behind the marmo so it can be cut to length as it comes out of the splash machine its a great tool and it has its place
what we prefer is based a lot on opinion and what we like if it aint broke dont fix it
Just like they say opinions are just like !##holes everyones got them.
I was just stating another way to do things i also have been in the stone
business for quite a while and have many tricks also.
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