While that s true to some extent the procedure and tools you use to cut granite aren t more sophisticated than those you use to cut other hard materials.
Can you cut existing granite countertops.
Start the saw then push the blade along the line to cut through the granite slab until you meet the adjoining line.
However if your kitchen is like most you ll have to do some cutting and seaming.
But if you have basic woodworking skills that s not as intimidating as it might sound.
Then begin moving the blade along the guideline to complete the cut.
As you hold the blade perpendicular to the countertop cut down into the tape and through the granite.
Remember that it s better to cut within the line if you need to since you can always cut away the extra granite later.
If you have straight countertops with no inside corners it s actually quite an easy diy project.
It is also one of the trickiest skills a diyer can attain.
Knowing how to cut granite is an essential skill if you are considering installing new counters.
Surprisingly the answer is yes this can be achieved with the help from surface link of course.
After many years in the countertop industry we ve come across many homeowners asking if their granite countertop can be cut or modified to fit their new cooktop fridge or new sink.
Place the base of a circular saw onto one of the lines drawn on the countertop.
It take very meticulous cutting and routing if done with hand tools rather than a shop milling machine and being a very hard stone takes diamond blades and slow work or one of the new very expensive portable laser stone cutters.
Granite is the hardest natural material you can choose for your countertop so you d expect cutting it to be more challenging than cutting other materials.
Step 1 choose either a standard circular saw or a wet cut circular saw to cut granite.
Either will work but the wet cut circular saw will produce very little dust thanks to a small tube that.
Granite is very heavy and needs to be cut with a sharp blade.