Hi, this may be a dumb question but I need someone to clarify this please...
If a standard Caesarstone benchtop is 20mm and you request an upgrade to 40mm, is the actual benchtop 40mm or does it just have a 40mm edges?
Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 27, 2016 6:53 pm Hi, this may be a dumb question but I need someone to clarify this please... If a standard Caesarstone benchtop is 20mm and you request an upgrade to 40mm, is the actual benchtop 40mm or does it just have a 40mm edges? Re: Caesarstone benchtop thickness 3Jan 27, 2016 7:42 pm The normal procedure for 40mm is to use a 20mm slab, and double-thickness it in the areas that matter. So that's around the edges, and may include doubled up for a breakfast bar overhang. Re: Caesarstone benchtop thickness 4Jan 27, 2016 8:03 pm Thanks Goody and oneJohn, I appreciate your replies. I was hoping it was just the edges as we are having a 40mm thick bench. I've found a tap I really like for our island bench but I read in the specifications that the thickness of the bench can be no greater than 25mm. Sounds like it should be fine if it's only the edges that are thicker. Thanks heaps Re: Caesarstone benchtop thickness 6Jan 29, 2016 5:17 pm goody59 They join the stone with a mitre join on the edges and the join is right on the arrised edge so you don't see them. It looks 40mm thick stone from normal viewing positions. Re: Caesarstone benchtop thickness 7Jan 29, 2016 9:53 pm goody59 They join the stone with a mitre join on the edges and the join is right on the arrised edge so you don't see them. It looks 40mm thick stone from normal viewing positions. Not all are like that, some just stack one on top of the other so the join is in the middle. Best to specify what you are paying for. Re: Caesarstone benchtop thickness 9Jan 30, 2016 10:00 am goody59 They join the stone with a mitre join on the edges and the join is right on the arrised edge so you don't see them. It looks 40mm thick stone from normal viewing positions. They don't normally mitre to get a 40mm look. For 40mm they will generally sandwich two bits together, they way they do it you would struggle to see the join line (does depend upon stone though). For 60mm+ that's when they mitre. OP, one thing, when they sandwich they need to sandwich the front and back edges, so just be careful that at the back they don't sandwich into the space where the tap goes. In my current house the back edge of the 40mm section comes to the edge of the sink. In my case it isn't an issue as the tap goes through the sink, but if I were to have one that went through the bench it would be 40mm at that point. Hi Courtney The mitred edges are glued up with epoxy so those little holes and gaps are areas that weren't filled correctly. Silicone is the wrong product to fill them… 2 12921 |