Maintaining the same design footprint is particularly important if you have granite cutouts around sink or wet bar areas.
Can you recut granite counter to fit new farm sink.
Do granite dealers have the capacity to wet cut the larger opening on site in my kitchen.
Companies just do not take pride in their work.
Granite can certainly be cut after the face as you describe.
A few simple cuts in the counter top and the sink drops in.
Just this week i had new granite counter tops installed in the kitchen and master bath.
One of the most distinctive features of a farmhouse sink is their exposed front of the basin.
When you want to install your farmhouse sink you need to cut out enough of that panel to fit your new sink.
There is a channel behind the apron that slides over the existing cabinet frame.
If you are trying to reuse the granite countertop in your new kitchen or bathroom design you are limited to using the existing design footprint of the space so that the old granite will fit into the new space.
They can be installed on any type of counter surface.
It is messy but possible.
All the new cooktop models available even the 30 size that my old cooktop supposedly is require the rough opening in the countertop to be about 1 2 to 1 larger on each side than the existing hole in my granite counter.
If you want a farmhouse sink and have an existing top or under mount sink the process is easy.
Otherwise i presume once one has a granite counter top the sink can not be changed out for something larger or different in shape.
But often times the thought of granite means you can t add things to your kitchen such as installing new appliances or sinks because it is set and stone but this is actually not the case.
I cleaned for hours only to see the dust appear again the following day.
In traditional sinks the entire sink is dropped in and the front is covered by a faux drawer panel above the under sink cabinets.
There s a flange that sits on the countertop just like a regular sink.
I just moved into a new home that has a granite countertop with a double basin sink.
They cut the granite inside for the sink and stove top.
After many years in the countertop industry we ve come across many homeowners asking if their granite countertop can be cut or modified to fit their.
All you do is remove the false drawer heads.
They typically require a solid surface or custom made.
I so wish i would have read this before my nightmare as well.
I have a granite counter top with a double under mount sink already installed but i would to replace it with a slightly larger single bowl sink.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I want to switch out the sink for a single basin but i have been told by a couple of plumbers removing the old sink would probably break the granite.
I design at least one retrofit sink a week.
As far as the cost of the recut discuss it with the granite guy and he should be able to give you an estimate on the cost to come out and recut the granite.
Would it be possible to have the granite cut and drop out the old sink and replace or cut a new hole for a single bowl sink.
Flush mount sinks they sit even with the top of the counter.
