Things To Consider

Mitred Joint 
This type of joining option is recommended for manufactured stone types.

Butt Joint
This type of joining option is available for all type of stones viz. Manufactured Stone (Caesarstone® and Essastone®), Granite and Marble.

It is recommended that the Overhang for bench tops (counter tops) should not be more than 300 mm or 1 foot.

The maximum available size varies from stone to stone. The different sizes that are available are as follows,

3200 mm x 1600 mm – 20% more than standard slab size. This is also called as jumbo size.

3020 mm x 1500 mm – A few selected colors of man made stone are available in this size.

3020 mm x 1400 mm – All varieties of the man made stone are available in this size.

3200 mm x 1900 mm – Most of the natural granite and marble varieties are available in this size. This is longer and wider than the above sizes. Though being natural products the sizes may vary

Sink & Hot Plate Cut Outs

Mount types for sinks are of two types – Top Mount & Under Mount.

Top Mount

The minimum recommended distance between the outer edge of the benchtop (countertop) and the edge of the sink cut-out is 60 mm for Manufactured stones and 80 mm for Granite and Marble.

Under Mount

The minimum recommended distance between the outer edge of the benchtop (countertop) and the edge of the sink cut-out is 60 ~ 80 mm for Manufactured stones and 100 mm for Granite and Marble.