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How difficult is it to cut a big (flange) hole in brittle marble tile?
How difficult is it to cut a big (flange) hole in brittle marble tile?
I am just asking this question here because, even though I will not be laying my tiles myself, my tile setter is currently ...
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How to seal marble tile mixed with glass?
I recently put up a tile backsplash with mosaic marble and glass tiles. I'm preparing to apply sealer to the stone before I start grouting. It's several hundred 1/2" x 2" to 7" mixed in a random ...
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How do I know when to switch to a finer grit when polishing marble?
I am polishing a marble shelf with pads impregnated with a resin containing diamond powder (it has some advantages over sandpaper, but otherwise works in a similar way). I used grit 50 to remove ...
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How should I distribute the weight on a marble island?
I am building a rather large cart for use in my kitchen. Due to the dimensions of the room the top (marble) is about 5' 7" long, 14" wide and is quite heavy (estimated 150 pounds).
My largest ...
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How to hang very heavy (marble, granite, quartz, etc.) shelves on drywall and studs?
I am planning a kitchen remodel and I have been looking into hanging some kind of stone-ish shelves on one wall. Surprisingly, I'm having a hard time finding much information on the feasibility of ...
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How to restore marble and granite surfaces?
We have marble floors, walls and sink-top in our bathroom, and also granite counter tops in our kitchen. All of these look a little dull. How can we renew their shine?
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How can I correct the slope of a marble shower sill?
Our master shower is tiled in marble; it's almost perfect except... the sill has a slight slope running out of the shower instead of into it. As a result, every time we take a shower, a small amount ...
