Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround

Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround

They put in the bathroom sinks and the tub surround today.

Sink in the Master Bath - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Sink in the Master Bath

The sinks are one piece Cultured Marble. They are seamless. The sink and countertop are molded together, so they will be very easy to keep clean.

Putting on the side splash - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Putting on the side splash

They glued a piece to the wall in each bath to make the backsplash wrap around.

Vanity - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Vanity

They left the plastic on to protect the sink for now.

Tub Surround

Next, the tub surround.

Before - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Before

This is kinda what it looked like when they got there. Except there was trim on the walls.
They removed the trim and the drywall apron.

Water dam - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Water dam

They cut out the drywall and put in a water dam.

Blobs of Liquid Nails and silicone - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Blobs of Liquid Nails and silicone

They put little blobs of liquid nails and silicone.

Trimming the cultured marble panel to fit - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Trimming the cultured marble panel to fit

Meanwhile the other guy measured and cut panel. He cut it with a skill saw.

The wind from the saw blowing the dust off - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
The wind from the saw blowing the dust off

He used the wind from the saw to blow the dust off the panel.

Peeling off the plastic - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Peeling off the plastic

They peeled the plastic off the panel.

Sanding the edges of the tub surround - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Sanding the edges of the tub surround

They sanded the edges.

Wiping the cultured marble down with acetone - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Wiping the cultured marble down with acetone

They wiped down the back of the panel with acetone. This will remove anything that might make it not adhere.

Hot glue gun - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Hot glue gun

They put some hot glue on the wall. That holds it immediately.

Sliding the biggest panel in place first - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Sliding the biggest panel in place first

They worked together to put the panel up.

The Apron

Next, the apron. This one took some fitting. He cleaned the floor thoroughly to make sure it fit snug.

Silicone and Liquid Nails - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Silicone and Liquid Nails

Once he got the piece trimmed to fit exactly right, he put on some liquid nails and silicone.

Hot glue - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Hot glue

Then, once he has it just right, some hot glue.

They added the panel at the end of the tub. I couldn’t get any photos without getting in the way.

The Final Panel

The last panel was the most complicated. It had the stuff sticking out. They took all the measurements and wrote them down.

Drawing lines for the cuts - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Drawing lines for the cuts
Measuring for the cuts - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Measuring for the cuts

Then he measured and drew the measurements onto the cultured marble panel.

Cutting the hole for the handle - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Cutting the hole for the handle

He used the skill saw to cut the square for the control valve.  He just carefully put the edge of the saw on the lines he had drawn, then knocked out the square.

Drilling a hole for the spout - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Drilling a hole for the spout

He used a drill to cut the hole for the tub spout.

Sliding the final panel in place - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Sliding the final panel in place

While he had been cutting, the other guy had blobbed on the silicone and liquid nails. They added some hot glue and the panel went right into place.

Clamp to make sure it is tight - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
Clamp to make sure it is tight

They added a clamp to hold it tight.

The finished tub surround - Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround – Project Small House
The finished tub surround

I love it! Looks great and easy to clean!

I had opened the window so we wouldn’t be asphyxiated by the acetone. I remembered when the weather forecast last night said it was supposed to pour. I drove back to the house. They had closed the window! (Everybody else even leaves the doors wide open.)

I really recommend these guys. Not just for closing the window. They did an excellent job and they left the worksite cleaner than when they arrived.

Parthenon Marble Products
Cultured Marble, Bathroom Products
Greenville, SC 29615
Phone: (864) 297-5768
www.parthenonmarble.com

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