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Hello to group and a few questions coffee__remove_this__ 07-14-2005
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Posted by on July 14, 2005, 4:07 pm


Hi all,

New to this group, longtime Usenet junkie. I'm doing a few home improvement
projects on a house we just bought and wondered if maybe I could hang out
for a while and run some ideas by y'all. I currently have a powder room
that has a hand-done parquet floor (really nice floor done by Randy Yost, in
Houston, circa 1975). There is a separate closet for commode and shower,
where the floor has been destroyed by a slow steady leak in the toilet. I'm
thinking of redoing that part of the floor with a single piece of black
granite. It would only be about 3*6, and need just a single cutout for the
toilet drain. I don't intend to let the new toilet just sit there and leak,
but I'm just wondering if there are any issues with using a Granite floor
for a wettish area, and in a single piece?

Thanks for any advice.

~Bill


Posted by Duane Bozarth on July 14, 2005, 11:31 am


coffee__remove_this__@cartewright.com wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> New to this group, longtime Usenet junkie. I'm doing a few home improvement
> projects on a house we just bought and wondered if maybe I could hang out
> for a while and run some ideas by y'all. I currently have a powder room
> that has a hand-done parquet floor (really nice floor done by Randy Yost, in
> Houston, circa 1975). There is a separate closet for commode and shower,
> where the floor has been destroyed by a slow steady leak in the toilet. I'm
> thinking of redoing that part of the floor with a single piece of black
> granite. It would only be about 3*6, and need just a single cutout for the
> toilet drain. I don't intend to let the new toilet just sit there and leak,
> but I'm just wondering if there are any issues with using a Granite floor
> for a wettish area, and in a single piece?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> ~Bill

Weight, primarily...how thick is this proposed piece?


Posted by on July 14, 2005, 5:19 pm


I was thinking about 1". Could I get away without a concrete board underlay
if its a single piece?


Posted by Duane Bozarth on July 14, 2005, 12:35 pm


coffee__remove_this__@cartewright.com wrote:
>
> I was thinking about 1". Could I get away without a concrete board underlay
> if its a single piece?

Maintaining <some> context is good...

iirc, granite is ~160 lb/ft3 so you're talking about 250 lb. Is the
subfloor strength and rigidity up to that much weight? <IF> (that's the
proverbial "big if") you have a solid subfloor and it's level (and you
can muscle it into place) you should be able to get by...


Posted by on July 14, 2005, 6:30 pm



wrote:

> but I'm just wondering if there are any issues with using
> a Granite floor
> > for a wettish area, and in a single piece?

i'd really consider granite tiles. the only difference will
be a few grout lines. you'll save on cost, and weight, and
ease of installation, and if you ever happen to chip or
crack it you'll be glad it's a replaceable tile rather than
have to haul that whole slab up. Buy a few extra tiles and
keep them around and safe.

A bathroom floor isn't like a kitchen countertop. It will
experience significant dynamic loading over it's lifetime.
I don't know how well a granite slab will hold up to that.
Especially if the subfloor has any significant flexion to
it.

maybe the experts can tell you differently.

ml


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