How To Remove Granite Countertops Without Breaking Them
Remove all items from the cabinets beneath your countertops.
How to remove granite countertops without breaking them. A granite countertop is one of the most durable surfaces you can have in your kitchen and the eye catching blends of color in the stone can easily change your kitchen s look entirely. You can set the granite on edge on strong furniture dollies to wheel it out. We didn t re use the rest of the countertops but if i remember correctly they came off without breakage. Stanley magnetic stud finder.
Remove the drawers from the cabinets and set them in an out of the way area. Go see a doctor about your hernia from lifting the granite. Granite is very heavy. I had granite removed in my entire kitchen replaced with marble.
Dremel mm485b carbide flush cutting blades. In this first video i show my step by step process on how to remove your old granite countertops without having to break them. I took apart my entire kitchen removed the granite countertops a piece at a time with putty knives and crowbar when needed. If it lifts keep going to break the remaining silicone.
However irreparable damage can happen to either your counter or your cabinets facilitating the need for a replacement. Remove the screws from the plywood layer under the granite countertop from inside the cabinets. House flipping brothers dave and rich demonstrate how to remove a granite countertop. Use a drill and screw tip.
The only difficulty was the epoxy mated seams those needed to stay together to avoid damage. The contractor was able to remove the island without breaking it and i gave it to a friend who installed it on his island. In this video the countertop can be separated in. How to remove granite countertops without breaking the granite.
Get several strong people and lift up on the front edge of the granite. If you cannot find them you will need to break the glue seal between the plywood and the granite before you can remove the plywood. Look for screws running up through the cabinet top support into the bottom of the plywood. Granite is a popular choice when the time comes to remodel the room.