We chose not to use edging around the notch or inset on this. Older homes tend to be out of square, or otherwise not flat or plumb. This can make planing-off tile surfaces tricky. This job was such a home.
Like the recent work in Newark, CA, this install required on-site fabrication.
The trick to marble is to match the marbling – and that’s usually done by the stone-cutter or quarry. Waterfall edge countertops are tricky. You need a beveled cut, to begin with. The mitered surfaces get cuts in them, and an epoxy is mixed as a bonding agent. After the epoxy hardens (a few minutes) …
Just what it looks like. Not a square, right, or plumb angle in this house, right on the San Andreas. The wall line was askew a few degrees, from the tile line, which the front face sat in. So I had to manufacture angled pieces for the back section (against the wall).
‘Paleo Living’ Is Bringing Rugged Past To The Functional Present, And The Win Is In Contrasting Colors, Forms, And Materials
Anyone who ever tried to paint (any kind of paint) over urethane or varnish as a kid knows it doesn’t work. If you ever tried to paint wood without a hefty few layers of sandable primer, you have seen the same thing.
