ATTN Builders: Bathroom remodelling question - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

spence · 08-05-2010, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Slipknot

nobody miters backsplash for granite, formica laminate,corian or any other, so forget mitering inside corners, they should just be simple butt joints.

Usually a template is made for a stone top
it will follow the crooked out of square walls which happens in older homes and sometimes in poorly constructed new homes even.

I assume it must be too small of a job for a fabricator to want to bother coming there to make a template???
So why can't you just make one for him, it's easy to do.

I'm not sure what you mean by option 2 there where you say build up the wall to fit, you mean fair the wall with plaster??? sounds like a lot of extra work to me.

good luck

is this the same bathroom you asked about contractors a long time ago? I guess you're doing it piecemeal.

Yes, I'm finally getting around to finishing the job. We had some terrible water problems this spring that made me drop it for several months. I'd say the water table swamping your basement slab is a bad thing

If the back splash is made with butt joints, and the angles are irregular then they'd have to be filled. I'd like to avoid this if possible.

-spence

nightfighter · 08-05-2010, 07:29 PM

Nope. Backsplash lies on top of the surface. No gaps. 90 degree butt joint. (Be sure to account for thickness of backsplash when cuttin out holes for faucet and sink.)

spence · 08-05-2010, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by nightfighter

Nope. Backsplash lies on top of the surface. No gaps. 90 degree butt joint. (Be sure to account for thickness of backsplash when cuttin out holes for faucet and sink.)

I'd think this would be the case if the top was square or you were making up any voids on the wall??? If not why make the top anything other than a rectangle?

Here are some pics of the space. The template in the photo is 29-1/2" wide with perfectly parallel sides. The right side is 20-3/8" to the back wall and the left side is 19-7/8". Note the walls are not of equal length and the counter will be exposed on the left corner. Hence the reason I'm going to make the cabinet myself.

I think any of the options will work, I'm just wondering if one is more "correct".

Also, penny tile is such a bitch. I'm cursing my wife for picking this stuff out, but it does look awesome. There will be a fixed glass panel over 1/2 of the shower curb instead of a curtain.

-spence

spence · 08-05-2010, 07:53 PM

Here's the penny tile. A little slick but not that bad...Grade 5 pretty cheap from Overstock.com.

-spence

Slipknot · 08-05-2010, 07:54 PM

Ahh flood
yes, flood is bad very bad
I had water too, it sucks, first time in 22 years, thought my basement was dry.

OK, so the backsplash meets in the corners and one of those corners is 3/8" out of square in about 20" correct? and you are worried about how the backsplash will come together seeing how it's not at exactly 90 degrees? silicone
don't be so anal unless the granite color is gonna show a miniscul amount and be noticable, but I can't see how it could.
you're overanalyzing it.

spence · 08-05-2010, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Slipknot

Ahh flood
yes, flood is bad very bad
I had water too, it sucks, first time in 22 years, thought my basement was dry.

We had a foundation leak that was draining through a hole in the slab where the old tub drain passed through. When the new drain was installed the hole was filled with concrete and the water had no where to go but into the basement.

I had to sink a sump well below the slab to lower the water table. The people who put this addition on did nothing to mitigate water issues.

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OK, so the backsplash meets in the corners and one of those corners is 3/8" out of square in about 20" correct? and you are worried about how the backsplash will come together seeing how it's not at exactly 90 degrees? silicone
don't be so anal unless the granite color is gonna show a miniscul amount and be noticable, but I can't see how it could.
you're overanalyzing it.

Point taken...I might agree

thanks,

-spence

Slipknot · 08-05-2010, 08:12 PM

solid surface can be scribed on site even by you if need be, a grinder or even a jigsaw, in the event the template is not exactly what the wall space is. Stone = less forgiving therefore allow room on the template

nice things cost money unfortunately

Slipknot · 08-05-2010, 08:13 PM

It does seem to be such a small top to be using a granite backsplash, I would do a tile backsplash if I were you

spence · 08-06-2010, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Slipknot

solid surface can be scribed on site even by you if need be, a grinder or even a jigsaw, in the event the template is not exactly what the wall space is. Stone = less forgiving therefore allow room on the template

I was going to fabricate my own solid surface top but couldn't figure out where to buy the stuff unless it was ordered online.

It's a pretty simple space, if things are off they can be corrected, not like it's a 10' run of counter.

I sort of agree on the tile backsplash, the sides should be fine but the back might be tight.

-spence

nightfighter · 08-05-2010, 07:57 PM

For the back, build it out, square cut the counter, and the thickness of the backsplash will cover what you dont build out.

What is the depth of the shorter (left) wall? Is it deep enough to make that the depth of the counter top, and still get the sink and faucet in? Having that stick out like that is gonna bite you in the arse...IMHO of course

spence · 08-05-2010, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by nightfighter

For the back, build it out, square cut the counter, and the thickness of the backsplash will cover what you dont build out.

What is the depth of the shorter (left) wall? Is it deep enough to make that the depth of the counter top, and still get the sink and faucet in? Having that stick out like that is gonna bite you in the arse...IMHO of course

I think so. Bathroom counters seem to be 19" and 22" standard depth so I should be ok, although the granite back splash is very thick.

The corner shouldn't be a problem. The door into the space is nearly in front of the sink, and there's enough depth to the room that one shouldn't catch it in the hip...which would hurt.

Thanks again to everyone, this is great feedback

-spence

nightfighter · 08-05-2010, 08:16 PM

I can see you are done with rock, and mud.... but you could pad out that left wall, floor to ceiling, which would mirror the other side..... just playing devil's advocate before you order the granite.

Nebe · 08-05-2010, 08:41 PM

for $5,000 i will cast you some glass tiles just like the ones I did for one of Steve Wynn's houses in hong hong..

spence · 08-06-2010, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by nightfighter

I can see you are done with rock, and mud.... but you could pad out that left wall, floor to ceiling, which would mirror the other side..... just playing devil's advocate before you order the granite.

That would be easy enough. My only concern is that it would narrow the entry right in front of the door. I don't mind it being irregular, it actually opens it up a bit visually.

-spence