Comments on: Replace the Countertop, Leave Tile Backsplash http://fixmycabinet.com/2009/05/11/replace-the-countertop-leave-tile-backsplash/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charles Kelly http://fixmycabinet.com/2009/05/11/replace-the-countertop-leave-tile-backsplash/comment-page-1/#comment-2427 Charles Kelly Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:57:10 +0000 http://fixmycabinet.com/?p=1150#comment-2427 What if the granite is 1/4" thicker than the Formica being replace? The granite now overlaps the tile by 1/4". How do I cut 1/4" off the tile along the line at the back of the counter top where granite meets tile? What if the granite is 1/4″ thicker than the Formica being replace? The granite now overlaps the tile by 1/4″. How do I cut 1/4″ off the tile along the line at the back of the counter top where granite meets tile?

]]> By: Jim Benefiel http://fixmycabinet.com/2009/05/11/replace-the-countertop-leave-tile-backsplash/comment-page-1/#comment-1609 Jim Benefiel Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:15:52 +0000 http://fixmycabinet.com/?p=1150#comment-1609 I am getting into granite replacing Formica and have existing tile backsplash. Most granite if 3 centimeters which comes out to 1.18 inch or about one and three sixteenths inch. My Formica counter is one and a half inch so I am five sixteenths short of lining up with the tile backsplash. My best plan so far is to get clear wood molding or plywood strips of a quarter inch thick to affix to the top of the cabinet walls and then have the granite installed on top of this shimming. My cabinets are white so I can paint hem to match easily. I am getting into granite replacing Formica and have existing tile backsplash.
Most granite if 3 centimeters which comes out to 1.18 inch or about one and three sixteenths inch.
My Formica counter is one and a half inch so I am five sixteenths short of lining up with the tile backsplash.
My best plan so far is to get clear wood molding or plywood strips of a quarter inch thick to affix to the top of the cabinet walls and then have the granite installed on top of this shimming.
My cabinets are white so I can paint hem to match easily.

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