Installing a Do-It-Yourself Granite Countertop
DIY remodeling expert Paul Ryan shows how to order and install do-it-yourself granite countertops in a contemporary-style kitchen remodel.
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Materials
- granite countertop components
- 3/4" plywood
- sink
- 2x4 boards
- screws
- kraft paper
- duct tape
- toothpicks
- masking tape
- polyester-based resin
- cardboard
- mixing plate
- buffing pad
Tools
- grinder
- buffer
- granite cutter
- level
- drill
- utility knife
- carpenter's square
- sawhorse
- sawhorses
- circular saw
- dust mask
- pencil
- spade bit
- jigsaw
- 2' level
- 6' level
- screwdriver
- caulk gun
- rags
- vix bit
- dry-cut segmented diamond blade
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Resources
- Profile dishwasher (model: PDW788DGSS/color: Stainless Steel); Profile Advantium wall oven (model: SCB2001FSS/color: Stainless Steel); Profile Arctica refrigerator (model: PSI23SCNBS/color: Stainless Steel); Profile 30 convection oven (model: JT912SFSS/color: Stainless Steel); Profile 30 gas cooktop (model: JGP933SEFSS)/color: Stainless Steel) from GE Consumer Products
- Out-of-Sight power jack (model: 40215); Decora Single-Pole switch (model: 5601-000/color: Mahogany); Decora Duplex receptacle (model: 5325-000/color: Mahogany); Single-Gang Decora Plus Screwless wallplate (model: 80301-000/colors: Ivory and Mohogany); Decora Triplex switch (model: 1755-001/color: Ivory); SmartLock GFCI receptacle (model: 85999-001/color: Ivory) from Leviton Manufacturing Company
- Kitchen island lights (Tech/model: 700FJSF4S w/700FLJMEBS/color: Blue) from Southern Lights
- Prefabricated granite countertop (model: Tier II/color: Verde Glaciar) from Do It Yourself Granite
