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Practical guides for your kitchen update
Useful answers before you order an appliance, change a sink or mark an island for cutting. Start with dimensions, suitability and the whole installation.
What if the existing cooktop cutout is too large?
Cutting can enlarge an opening, but it cannot make an oversized hole smaller. Check the actual opening before choosing a replacement appliance.
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Tap-hole drilling cost: one hole or several?
Tap-hole drilling is $350 + GST for the first hole, then $100 + GST for each additional hole at the same visit. Here is what to include in the quote.
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Can a 60 cm cooktop opening be enlarged for a 90 cm cooktop?
A larger cooktop can change more than the stone opening. Compare the actual installation drawings, cabinet space and remaining stone before ordering.
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Can an existing stone cooktop cutout be enlarged?
Often it can, but the new opening must suit the stone, support and appliance requirements. The difference between two advertised cooktop sizes is not enough to decide whether an enlargement will work.
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Can stone benchtops be cut after installation?
Suitable installed benchtops can be assessed for on-site modifications. Whether yours can stay in place depends on the material, proposed cut, tool access, condition and support.
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How much does stone benchtop cutting cost?
The cost depends on the cut, material, access and finish. StoneCutting uses starting prices to help you budget, then confirms the actual scope in a written quote.
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Gas to induction: a stone-cutting checklist
A successful conversion combines the right appliance, a suitable opening and coordinated licensed trades. Stone cutting is one part of that sequence.
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Cooktop cutout measurements for a quote
A practical checklist for quoting an existing stone cooktop opening, including hidden cutouts, clearances, cupboards and appliance changes.
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Enlarging a stone sink cutout: what to check
A replacement sink has to work above and below the benchtop. Before ordering, compare its template, mounting style and bowl size with the existing installation.
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Can you reduce a stone benchtop overhang?
Selected overhangs can be reduced, but the finished edge, cabinet line and support must be planned together. A mark on the top is only the start of the specification.
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How to prepare your kitchen for on-site stone cutting
Preparation helps the agreed job proceed smoothly. Follow the arrangements confirmed for your installation and do not begin dismantling connected fittings yourself.
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Stone modification or replacement: which makes sense?
Keeping an existing benchtop can be practical when the change is limited and the remaining installation is sound. Replacement can be the better choice when the proposed alteration leaves visible…
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Can existing engineered stone still be modified?
Existing engineered stone requires a specific assessment. The national prohibition has limited exceptions for permitted work on legacy stone; this does not mean every requested alteration can proceed.
Explore Can existing engineered stone still be modified?Stone cutout measuring checklist
Plan your stone cutout using the exact fitting template, installation dimensions and photographs of your existing bench.
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Photo guide to stone cutouts and edges
Photo examples and a clear checklist for your cutting quote.
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Reusing an existing tap hole
Compare the fitting instructions, concealed opening and access before ordering a replacement mixer.
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Send a few photos, your suburb and the change you have in mind. We’ll help establish what’s possible.