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Installing a Granite Vanity Top

Bob meets Rick and Brian of Star Granite Interiors to install the granite vanity top.
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Installing a Granite Vanity Top

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" This is one of the many countertops that are going into this fine home what kind of granite is this thought this -- right now. Baltic brown and it looks to be pretty happy you're pretty thick yeah -- round ticket for him -- Well what's the thickness. It's ancient quarter it. -- so why have you brought it to the site this way I noticed you've got holes this is where two lavatories are being placed right. Right. The bar's a support war. On this keeps it stabilized for lateral support him -- complex and we that we're care in that led down -- keeps it from place and well anything is transporting it in the truck over bumpy road you can. Break this expensive piece of stone very easily so by cutting. The four corners with a drill and then just scoring and making the initial cuts you've still left the piece more -- intact so that it's got some integrity. That's pretty thin on each end isn't Mercury is okay. Now the suction cups on the bar just add rigidity to the whole thing correct OK what's this worth. This would run about. -- 600 yet OK can I give you hand bringing it to them and that's not a we'll take care thought that. That's interesting thing about star monuments is the original company was in the tombstone business right that's right he has flip around. Now we're looking at the underside of it which is the -- polished side. And it really gives you an idea what it looks like when it comes out of quarry. Now this is just dry fitting it right. That's right. When you actually lay it down when you put any kind of material between the granite and the wood top of the cabinet after we get in place and know it's going to -- right orbit. That they had silicone. Well for us okay. What do you think. Forget it. Countenance that evening all right look at the silicon at. And silicone is the best product to use I understand. Because it's gonna maintain its elasticity for a long long time."

" The price of food group believed. It. And silicone bonds a lot better than you would think it would -- can't do this Mecca as we shall come down without a lot of hard work."

" Push -- troops then finally it down that bull -- it is really beautiful. Now the hard part right cause once you've taken India. The reinforcing you can start grinding and cutting special look at the -- all right let's watch. Now what kind of tools and what kind of blade are we talking about here. That is overly. Down. Okay."

" We've near vacuum cleaner next to the saw blade to keep the dust down and the surface clear for the petition if you would do."

" We use the suction handle to lift out the piece we've cut for the first -- to."

" Now we'll get started right away on the face for the second lavatory. That's what these guys fly without stuff."

" OK the suction cup makes it easy to pick up that section that's been cut out. Right weighs forty pounds that -- tabletop I'm always wondering. You know there's so much waste involved in this why wouldn't an architect just specify that you. Put a long strip with a bullnose on the front strips on the side a solid piece in the middle you know. People don't like the seams and it would be in this expensive and easier on us they would be it would David it. -- traipsing around like that OK well as beautiful as -- our lavatory will reflect the good news. A new design called memoir. That Kohler has brought out. -- to -- it in color that they call sand bar. Let's take a look at how it fits in. Obviously the plumber will have to do this properly. From down below. And that's nice very nice color contrast between the sand bar and the granite. "

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