House is in Pittsburgh, Pa, built in 1940s. I have tile throughout my 1st floor hallway and kitchen. That is (1) ugly and (2) cracking on some of the grout lines. Appears to be 1/4 plywood over felt over 3/4" x 6" boards laid on the diagonal.
I like my cabinets and granite countertops, but the tile runs wall to wall underneath them. Countertops are in ~6 ft sections with some polymer filling the gaps. There are piece-wise connections around the sink that should simplify the job.
I plan to remove all of the tile and the plywood, because cement board over the plywood would leave too much of a step from the neighboring hardwood floors.
1. Is cement board over 3/4" x 6" boards an appropriate substrate?
2. Can I remove the granite sections and reinstall them? How can I safely separate the granite sections? Do I need to remove the polymer material or just take out the metal straps that I believe would be holding the sections together (they are hidden by the cabinets) and use force to break them apart? I can't imagine that such a method would injure the granite. I plan to remove most of the granite sections and leave them attached to the cabinets.
Thank you and God Bless,
Brian
I like my cabinets and granite countertops, but the tile runs wall to wall underneath them. Countertops are in ~6 ft sections with some polymer filling the gaps. There are piece-wise connections around the sink that should simplify the job.
I plan to remove all of the tile and the plywood, because cement board over the plywood would leave too much of a step from the neighboring hardwood floors.
1. Is cement board over 3/4" x 6" boards an appropriate substrate?
2. Can I remove the granite sections and reinstall them? How can I safely separate the granite sections? Do I need to remove the polymer material or just take out the metal straps that I believe would be holding the sections together (they are hidden by the cabinets) and use force to break them apart? I can't imagine that such a method would injure the granite. I plan to remove most of the granite sections and leave them attached to the cabinets.
Thank you and God Bless,
Brian