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Removal of granite upstand

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 2.59 PM

I need to employ a trades person to remove a four inch granite upstand from above a granite worktop, which is to remain. Then to replace the upstand with one or two courses of subway tiles and a cooker splash back. Has anyone any experience of removing granite from a wall? It is stuck on with a type of mastic. Thank you so much for the very helpful answer received. Shame the tradesman lives so far away! I am still desperate to find anyone with experience or knowledge of this type of job or tell me if the job falls under a different trade. Thanks

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Wayne Marsh

Rating: 5 out of 5

Ipswich

granite upstands are 99.9 % of the time stuck on with mastic , the best way to remove is with a sharp painters scraper the tipe you may use for filling walls ect , start at one end if possible by tapping the scraper with a hammer between the wall and the granite this will loosen the mastic and you should then be able to pull the granite away while prying with the scraper

Answered13 November 2015