Replacing laminate with quartz or granite (how much, window, appliance, stone)
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Has anyone run into a situation of replacing laminate with stone and having a gap underneath the window at counter or gap at appliance garage due to the fact that the stone is not as thick as laminate top. If so, how did you remedy this problem.
How much of a gap under the window? I don't understand what you mean about the "gap at the appliance garage"...THere is quartz in granite but I have never heard of "quartz" counter tops.
Standard preformed, intregal backsplash laminate counter top is 3/4" thick.
Most granite and quartz comes in 3cm thickness- which is 1.1".
So, I don't understand how you would have a gap. Even 2cm granite is thicker than 3/4".
If you do have a gap (God only knows how), obviously the installers were boneheads and didn't put spacing material on top of the base cabinets to raise the top to the correct height.
How much of a gap under the window? I don't understand what you mean about the "gap at the appliance garage"...THere is quartz in granite but I have never heard of "quartz" counter tops.
Laminate tops are 1.5 inches thick whereas quartz and granite is 3cm thick. When replacing a laminate top with an appliance garage on top that is anchored to soffit above the appliance garage which is still connected to soffit leaving a gap of about 3/8 inches between the counter top and bottom of the appliance garage. Same problem with window that sits flush with counter. Definitely do not want to caulk the gap.
I see Never heard it referred to as quartz...Also the "appliance garage" never had one so never knew what they are called here. Since my granite counters all include either a granite backsplash right up to another granite top on an island or tiled walls, never had to deal with this stuff....learn something new around here everyday!
The "finish front" maybe 1-1/2" but, the actual top is only 3/4".
... unless it was installed on spacer blocks, in which case, they essentially had a 1-1/2" thick counter. The laminate countertops sold at Ikea are also 1-1/2" thick throughout too.
That said, I agree that 3/8" is too much gap to look good if filled with caulk. I'm leaning more towards some thin trim molding strip around the bottom of the appliance garage instead.
A solution would be to place the counter on 3/8" plywood to get the needed height. That means all the cabinets will need the plywood on top.
As I stated in my first post.
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