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How thick is your stone backsplash?

11 years ago

I am planning on marble countertops on either side of my range, as well as for the backsplash behind the range. The stone will be 3cm. The plan is for the backsplash to be cut from the same 3cm slab.

Will it look too thick when viewed from the side?

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Granite City Services

10 years ago

I am a fabricator.

2CM or 3CM splash is possible with 3CM material. A properly equipped fabricator can saw or plane most 3CM materials to 2CM for splash if the customer wants 2CM. (Note there are some 'granites" that will crack or fall apart if you try to cut the 3CM material down to 2CM.)

Using 2CM splash from a 2CM slab with 3CM countertops can be problematic since it's quite possible that the 2CM slab won't match the 3CM exactly.

Additionally, in stone with movement (whorls, swirls, seams, etc) a competent shop can often cut the splash from the stone adjacent to the countertop piece so the grain of the stone in the countertop appears to to go up the wall

Esthetically 2CM or 3CM is a subjective call. Either looks fine.

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cookncarpenter
11 years ago
I have 3cm Soapstone, and used the same for the backsplash. I think the thick exposed edge looks good!
User
11 years ago
3 cm is standard--or 2 cm if you are in an area where 2 cm stone is standard. 2 cm is offered sometimes in a quartz by a large distributor who can keep both 3 cm and 2 cm in stock and acutally use them enough to be economically viable.
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rosylady
Original Author
11 years ago
The backsplash will be behind the range, and there are no uppers on the wall, so you will see the sides as you walk past the range wall to exit the kitchen.

The stone will run from the underside of the hood down to the counter behind the range, in one big piece.

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