Replacing counter tops
Have a 18 ft Pioneer Spirit travel trailer and the counter top under the sink area is very bowed so water will run under the edge of the drop in sink. Is it possible to replace this area with slab g...
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1) Yes.
2) "too heavy for the cabinets or flooring"? Possibly. For this reason alone I suggest replacing it with a regular MDF laminated counter. Cabinets are usually flimsy, with 3/4" stud holding the counter at the perimeter and 1/8" plywood covering the walls. When I was replacing my 2 years old counter - wanted a smaller sink and bigger working space - I found that this 3/4" stud was cracked where it was supporting the gas stove. Just driving on poor roads a few weeks caused this.
By the way, my gas stove was attached with 4 screws #8 into the butt of this MDF countertop, i.e. horizontal screws in 5/8" MDF, and the counter was TAD cracked around the screws. If your stove is installed similarly, I don't know how you will drive screws into granite slab.
Get MDF counter from a big box store or specialized counter shop, just make sure that thickness and the profile is the same - i.e. with or without "lip". If you are averagely tidy and don't let water pooling on the counter for days, MDF counter will last a decade or more.
2) "too heavy for the cabinets or flooring"? Possibly. For this reason alone I suggest replacing it with a regular MDF laminated counter. Cabinets are usually flimsy, with 3/4" stud holding the counter at the perimeter and 1/8" plywood covering the walls. When I was replacing my 2 years old counter - wanted a smaller sink and bigger working space - I found that this 3/4" stud was cracked where it was supporting the gas stove. Just driving on poor roads a few weeks caused this.
By the way, my gas stove was attached with 4 screws #8 into the butt of this MDF countertop, i.e. horizontal screws in 5/8" MDF, and the counter was TAD cracked around the screws. If your stove is installed similarly, I don't know how you will drive screws into granite slab.
Get MDF counter from a big box store or specialized counter shop, just make sure that thickness and the profile is the same - i.e. with or without "lip". If you are averagely tidy and don't let water pooling on the counter for days, MDF counter will last a decade or more.
