help: what to do w/ gap between countertop and marble window sill
Hola,
Please help: what to do w/ gap between countertop and marble window sills?
So, see AOKAT's beautiful down-to-countertop/marble window sills? That's my inspiration for my 5 windows.
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BUT GC mismeasured and now I have a gap between the countertop and the marblesill.
I'm thinking of doing a stacked look, but having trouble with visuallizing how that would work w/ the window moldings BETWEEN the moldings (where my 4 sconces are).
One way is to stack the marble like this one, where an additional piece (the marble sill) would sit on top of that piece (see 2 examples below).
BUT how small is the filler piece? Fabricator is concerned about how small/narrow and long the pieces will be.
Where do I start/end the sconces molding?
I don't know in what order of work: does the molding go in first or the filler piece and then sill? or reverse?
I'm very confused.
Would appreciate ANY suggestion or better picture to show my GC and fabricator what I want.
THANK YOU!
Amanda
see where the vases are sitting on:
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My layout:
Comments (7)
wi-sailorgirl
11 years agoweedmeister
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11 years agoHola,
I hope the following pictures w/ mockups will help show what I am trying to say.
See my little sample (triangle) piece of my VT Danby marble on the cabinet:
Here's mockup showing what I mean about the gap.
No, I do not want wood anywhere near there.
I do not want to put tile there (I don't have time to go searching for tiles).
Could the fabricator put in a filler piece, like stacking another small marble piece? see last picture for mock up.
Even though all countertop = pencil/eased edge, I will put in nice ogee edging on the filler piece and marble sill:
Really appreciate your help,
thank you,
Amandamarcolo
11 years ago
Cloud Swift
11 years agoHere's what our fabricator did:
Before counter installation: this was an existing window and we didn't move it. The distance from the countertop to the bottom of the window opening would be less than an inch.
Right after the counter and window sill were installed. Our fabricator laminated a piece of material of the thickness needed to the bottom of the sill - similar to what is done when making the counter edge.
I think it would look right under each window as an extension of the sill and ending where the sill ends like ours does or under the whole group of windows. It may be easier to fabricate doing it the first way as it would be a very long thin piece for one piece to extend under all 5 windows.
It looks like your filler will have to be thinner than your granite slabs so it may be difficult/expensive for the fabricator to make it extend much wider than the sill for the stacked appearance you want.
Our fabricator did say that he was able to make thin pieces with our stone that can't be made with every stone when he made the thin pieces to trim our rangetop. He fabricated these pieces which are less than 1/2" high and ~3/4" wide (the slab thickness) and a bit over 2' long to fix a slight error they made when making the rangetop cut out. But I think the thin piece for the window sill wasn't as much of a concern for him because it was laminated onto the sill when it was made and didn't have to be carried around separately like the rangetop trim pieces.
onedogedie
11 years ago
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