A better option is refacing.
What is involved in getting granite installed on cabinets.
The granite is brought in by a team of fabricators who will install it.
Schedule an installation date.
Here are the parts if you are going to use 1 90 and 1 ty to hook up your drain after a counter top installation for granite or quartz in edmonton.
Fittings to hook up kitchen sink after granite or quartz installation.
This will allow the installers to make the template to the exact specifications of the sink for a perfect fit.
Moving the granite from old to new cabinets.
You want your granite counters to be level so they need to be sitting on level cabinets.
Then tape cardboard or paper over all cabinet fronts for protection source.
The same goes for faucets.
Pick out the style or profile you like best your marble or granite countertop installation.
If cabinets are completely out of level and the unevenness cannot be rectified by placing shims under the new granite countertops then the cabinet contractor needs to level the cabinets.
Obviously it a very unpleasant situation for the home owner and a labor time wastage for granite company.
Sinks faucets and appliances must fit the cabinets and slab size and seams and cutouts all depend on precise measurements so start shopping and choose early.
Granite counters are an investment that many homeowners make in their kitchens.
It is test fit to the cabinets.
If it is not level or square shims may be used to the granite may be ground.
Then i decide what configuration do i want to use that will make sense.
Have your sink delivered and ready to be installed.
A solid wood cabinet refacing job can give you the cabinet upgrade you want without having to discard your granite or quartz counters.
Make sure all cabinets are permanently installed and that they can sustain the weight of a granite countertop.
The reason is simple.
I m not talking about that fake woodgrain thermofoil stuff that your parents had done in the 80 s but honest to goodness solid wood doors drawer fronts and cabinet box covering.
If your cabinets are new they should be level before your granite counters are installed.
For example the aforementioned survey found that the installation cost for slab granite that costs 10 per foot is 35 per foot meaning the slab total ratio is around 3 5.
Either using 1 90 and the ty or using 2 90 s and the ty.
Pry off your old countertop.
If your cabinets are old they should be level before your granite counters are installed.
If the old top was screwed on empty the lower cabinets and pull out all drawers and doors.
If however you ve installed your granite first and now plan to change.