Laminated edges offer a sophisticated look although they can be costly.
Bullnose or square granite edge.
They re already in the price of the granite slabs.
The most popular is the half bullnose edge.
Bullnose edges also help prevent damage to your countertops.
This thinner appearance is cosmetic only and can be created based on the edge style.
Sometimes the eased edge is rounded enough to be called a quarter round granite edge.
Of course there are also some drawbacks to bullnose edges.
This edge pairs nicely with a traditional design.
Of all stone counter top edges granite is the hardest to work with.
They re also a welcome addition to any contemporary home.
This makes the entire countertop appear 6 cm thick rather than 3 cm and it allows for many combinations of edge cuts.
Laminated ogee over full bullnose.
The double quarter round edge features a pencil round edge on the top and bottom edge of the granite.
The half bullnose edge can also be called the round over because instead of being squared off it is.
The full curve of bullnose edges can allow spills to travel to the underside of the edge and onto cabinetry.
Half bullnose is like a waterfall half round the top flat on the bottom.
The edges are softened just enough so that the corners are neither too sharp nor completely rounded in fact the eased edge is a square 90 degree edge that is slightly eased in order to make it safer and help prevent breakage just as discussed above.
Like we said bullnose edges are a little nicer than square edges.
A laminated granite edge means a second layer of granite is cemented to the bottom edge of your countertops.
Simple and elegant the eased edge is the most commonly used granite countertop edge profile.
Sometimes the eased edge is rounded enough to be called a quarter round granite edge.
Our countertop edge styles.
A crescent edge is a laminate countertop edge that mimics the look of bullnose edges with a slightly less dramatic curve.
Many parents choose the bullnose edge because young children won t cut themselves on it.
This edge is used on most granite backsplashes.
Eased edge offers a square flat face with the sharp edge on top rounded slightly.
Image courtesy of re marble granite half bullnose rounded over edge.
Another option is the waterfall edge which is actually two slabs of granite seamlessly joined at the edges at a 90 degree angle to provide a continuous eased edge granite to the floor.
The eased edge granite is one of them where the top edge of the cut is a bit rounder than the standard square edge.
This will give the granite a bit of a thinner look in comparison to a half bullnose or polish edge.