Tile Over Cultured Marble Countertop

Miracle method can repair any damage and refinish the surface eliminating the need for expensive replacement and re plumbing.

Tile over cultured marble countertop.

Looking for bathroom vanity tops or do you need a small piece of granite countertop or quartz countertop for a smaller project. Epoxy is expensive but there aren t any other settings materials that will give you a reliable bond over this plastic surface. The first option is pretty self explanatory do nothing and live with the countertop you ve already got. Prepare the surface for primer by sanding the cultured marble with medium grit sandpaper.

Over time cultured marble can become scratched chipped stained or simply out dated. In fact when it comes to making over cultured marble you really have only three options. Not the most glamours option but it s certainly the cheapest. Live with it replace it or hire a company to come in and professionally refinish it.

View our huge online inventory of remnant and leftover pieces of granite marble quartz soapstone quartzite and stone. Marble and tile usa has been the choice for over 20 years among architects designers builders homeowners in beverly hills malibu west los angeles brentwood pacific palisades ocean side santa barbara palm springs. Cultured marble is an acrylic composite and so it will require an epoxy setting material after the surface has been roughed up with either a grinder or sandpaper. Clean the surface of the vanity with tsp rinse and dry.

Cultured marble and other cultured stone panels can have some shade variation and veining which makes them more decorative than acrylic or fiberglass. Cheap prices cut to size and installed for your custom project. Colors and sizes are more limited than with tile but the result is a clean and uniform surface. Cultured marble is made of an acrylic resin into which marble dust has been mixed.

The reason for this is to create a surface rough enough so that the thinset or mastic will bond properly as cultured marble s finished surface is too smooth for tile adhesives to bond. The use lime away for a second cleaning rinse and dry. We provide in house service. The sanding removes any finish already present on the marble as well as creates a textured surface that allows for efficient primer adherence.

Use the belt sander to scratch the entire area of the cultured marble where you will be installing the tile.