Plywood Substrate For Granite Under Table Top

Many won t stand behind them anyway due to its nature.

Plywood substrate for granite under table top. Any advice would be appreciated on this. I ve seen several overhangs snap from not so hard hits. Sides and top are 3 8 thick quartz. I m not sure if it needs it or not.

I don t know enough about her granite but if it s 3 4 inch granite lets talk in terms that i can. Finished installing cabinets for my kitchen and getting ready to call a vendor to take measurements for granite slab. Granite companies will not stand by a top not correctly supported. The cabinets are job built currently nothing on top of them.

The weight of the granite will keep the table top in place but if you prefer you may attach it directly to the table frame. That would take something much more substantial and rigid such as the vertical. How do i attach the slab to my table assembly. Neil thackery allendale mich.

I also plan on setting a stainless steel undermount sink. Their plywood core helps reduce the weight of the top significantly. Granite table tops can be used both indoor and outdoors. Quartz table tops are designed for indoor use.

Quartz table tops are about five times stronger than granite table tops and require zero maintenance outside of daily cleaning. The type and thickness of plywood you use depend on the weight and type of the finish material. I bought 5 8 cdx for the counter to sit on. In your experience how long does it take for the smell of cdx fir to go away.

I am helping my sister install her 3 4 quartz countertop this week. She is complaining about the smell of the cdx and that she would like to use something without added formaldehyde because that s what all her cabinets are. I m guessing drilling into the granite is not an option. Do you think i will need more support under the mdf substrate to keep the 500 pound granite table top from cracking.

What would you guys reccomend. In general should i be putting in 5 8 or 3 4 plywood on top of these cabinets to receive slab. You can use a variety of types of products as finish materials when building counter tops ranging from granite slabs and tiles to butcher block wood ceramic tile and marble tiles. 3cm granite does not need underlayment.

Drive masonry screws through these holes into the granite to secure it. So the reason it doesn t sound like he s going to put decking underneath the granite. 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. However i highly recommend support for overhangs over 9 because while granite is hard and strong to a point it is brittle.