Please help! Kitchen Island DIY problem

16 years ago

Bought some old cabinets on CL to refinsh and have begun making them into a much-needed kitchen island. Bought a small slab of granite, some tile and wood trim to complete the countertop but found that I wasn't good with the quikset and the granite is now not level, which means the tile and wood on the top won't match up. I presume I can quikset the tile to be thicker to match my granite level mix-up but how can I beef up my wood trim next to the tile to match the same height/level as the granite and tile? Please see pictures for me odd design/dilemma - thanks so much!

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audrey_maui
Original Author
16 years ago
Sorry, just another picture to give a bigger view of the problem

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raenjapan
16 years ago
Sorry, I'm confused. Is the glass tile already attached to the island, and if not, what are you going to do wiht it?
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bmorepanic
16 years ago
You might email Bill_Vincent.

AFAIK, which ain't much, you can raise the glass tile with strips of thin cement board or plywood until you reach the correct height for your tile and the thinset to be flush to the granite.

The moulding you choose looks like pine and you're planning on attaching it to the edge to cover the end of the tiles and the side of the plywood right? You attach the moulding with trim nails or trim screws and then use caulk that is color matched to your grout between the moulding and the tiles.