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Hello Experts, First time poster. I have a granite countertop with cutout width of 33 3/4". It calls to install 13" brackets at either end, however, brackets must be 33 1/16" wide, therefore, I need to attach some material (assume wood but could be something else) to one side of the...

I have a granite countertop with a hole for faucet that is actually off center. If I enlarge it or create an oval it will work. Anyone ever use a 'milling bit' for this? any suggestions advice on success? TIA

We had an Ash Granite walkway installed a few weeks ago. There are 2 issues I wanted to show you. 1 - Right after installation, we noticed this weird, unnatural-looking lines in the granite. They aren't recessed really. Maybe a tiny bit but basically flat/flush. Pretty uniform across most of...

Posted this in the HVAC forum because it relates to 'heat', and a couple quick searches of the website didn't locate any previous discussions on this topic. An idea I've been mulling over for a while - heat the granite island in our kitchen. Because in the wintertime, it's a big slab of cold...

Can anyone advise me on whether there is a 'right' sort of paint to use on exterior walls of an old granite house, please (and if so, what?!)? I have recently moved into the house and would like to give the exterior large granite stone walls a fresh coat of paint once the weather warms up a bit...

I finally did it. After a year of waiting that I had prepared the stones are able to place them on the wall fence. not perfect but I saved a lot of money This is the final result

Our countertop is 109" inches across the back wall of our kitchen, with two peninsulas (one on each end). The left peninsula is flush with the front edge of the cabinet while the right peninsula has an overhang. The left peninsula was cut 1/2" too short, leaving a 1/2" gap between the drywall...

My wife wanted to have a fire pit in the yard. I know in my area every year there's a burn ban every summer. Then I thought I'd look for a used wood stove. I found a pretty nice one that I picked up. I also found a pretty nice slab of granite to put underneath. I will have to come up with a way...

I am a newb here. I own a mid century modern home (early 1960's) that I am currently renovating. The concrete is end of life and has started to break away in several places. I am looking for some ideas on what I can do to replace the old aggregate concrete walkway. This walkway is quite...

I am having a fairly large granite fireplace surround added soon. The hearth, two leg, and mantle pieces together total about 720 pounds (40 sq feet). I have had a professional mason parge and prep the floor and walls to allow the stone to be epoxy-ed to the walls (as advised by the granite...

Hello, There is an older thread with similar question, but I thought a new topic could be opened since my question is how to ensure pressure is distributed evenly underneath a fairly large granite slab. My project is refacing a masonry fireplace. Existing hearth is brick+mortar topped with...

1" Granite Countertop Recessed faucet nut Too small for basin wrench Too small for any other tool I can find

This is more of a "not understanding why" question. The granite installers say that after the granite is on our countertops, they clean it with a strong solvent. Most people use acetone, but ours likes to use something even stronger. We are wondering what they are trying to clean off of the...

I have a 36 inch diameter pedestal table base (28 inches tall). On top of that will be a 60 inch diameter sheet of MDF (3/4 inch) which will serve as the substrate to glue a 72 inch diameter granite table top (1 1/4 inch thick). Do you think I will need more support under the MDF substrate to...

Hello I got a 18"x60" granite slab (countertop) that I want to mount on the side of my garage wall in my backyard so people can place their drinks on it like a bar while we converse on sunny afternoons. I might even get some bar chairs for it. How can I mount this thing on the side of the...

I am redoing a granite shelf with 3 bordering walls. The piece is 20'' deep and 50'' wide. If I put up a backer board and install 3 12''x12'' braces along the back and two on each side further out to support the front edge, will this be enough. The front center of the piece of granite will have...

When we moved to our home, there was a wonderful granite countertop already installed in our kitchen. Its primarily hunter green with swirls of brown and gold with specks of cranberry red. We also had 4" back and side trims of the game granite. We finally decided to install a backsplash (with...

To clean my granite (natural stone) countertop, I am using the Simple Green Stone Cleaner: and sometimes I add the the Simple Green stone polish after doing the above: My question is this: If either of these products get onto my stainless-steel appliances (or for example, my stainless...

I'm pretty new to the whole diy thing...actually my experience is limited to painting and patching holes. Sooo...before I start my kitchen I'm going to make a rolling kitchen island from a base cabinet I got for free. I decided I wanted to make my own countertop, obviously as cheap as...

My new kitchen is almost finally done. Yesterday, my new GRANITE countertop was installed. We ended up using a stone called "Dejavu". Since having real granite is new to me, I want to make sure that I take care of it correctly. So, I would like to ask a few questions here to get some...