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i am thinking of puttng granite tiles for a worktop in my kitchen and am wondering what type of board i sould use under them Ie blockboard or ply etc & what thickness?

Also what type of adesive & grout (epoxy??) should i be using?

With any tiling, always work out how your edge will be first. The exposed edges of the tiles may not look good.

I would use Inch WBP plywood because it is less likely to bend than anything else. For adhesive, mix your own and choose a suitable one from a proper tile supplier.

Have you looked at the price of granite worktops recently, it is more affordable than it used to be.

Tiles

I can see your idea here although im not convinced.

Yes it would be cheaper coming in around £35+ per m2 for tiles rather than your £200 plus.

Not to mention how cheap it would look, i know a company that supply 1cm thick granite worktops that go over your existing ones.

I also had a customer last year who came by our yard every 2 weeks or so and collected are off cuts at a tenner a piece and had joints all over the place
He brought by a pic after he had finished and it actually looked quite good! (well it would of if he had'nt had 2 different black colours, one black and the other gold black and in that order around )

we tiled a marble one for a customer last year, wasn't convinced until we finished & looked great. Not sure about granite but can't see the end result being any different.

One thing to look out for is sealants & grouts due to it being a food prep area.

Not sure if you can get Black epoxy grout

Blockboards are best. I saw mine being done by the ********* workmen. Lot of expertise involved.

clarawatson wrote:Blockboards are best. I saw mine being done by the ********* workmen. Lot of expertise involved.

hmmmmmmmm!!!!

manchestertiling wrote:

clarawatson wrote:Blockboards are best. I saw mine being done by the granite 4 less workmen. Lot of expertise involved.

hmmmmmmmm!!!!

well spotted

clearly

Chears guys, have got the tiles there 60o x 300 and 10mm thick, the woktops are now in using 25mm wbp ply, not got the tiles on yet but mapi do a black easypoxy grout that is for food prep areas etc

Will try and post some picks once done

Used the grout before Steve, will be ideal for what you need, looking forward to seeing the pics