Are you in an urban area where you might find a stone/tile store that carries pre-fab counters? They aren't very expensive, and come with finished granite/marble with edges/backsplash/sink built in. We saw them in many sizes and many different materials over the weekend at a place called Granite Expo in Emeryville, CA, but I imagine they exist everywhere.

Here is a link that might be useful: Granite Expo

Keep an eye on Craigslist. Around here I regularly see people posting brand new vanity tops for much less than retail.

What's your depth issue? Are you more deep or less deep than standard? By how much?

debrak2008,

I have to figure out how to post a pic here first :P. But the countertop is those yellowish cultured marble top (you see a lot of those in the older houses) but it's not one-piece. The sink is an undermount sink, so it's just like the typical granite top with undermount sink you see now. BUT mine is not granite top obviously, and the sink is rusty and scratched.

sjhockeyfan and weedyacres,

Thanks for your link! Yes I looked on craigslist and saw some ads for prefab granite tops too. And my friend told me about this too. But my problem is I can't find my size, esp. the 72 inch SINGLE sink countertop... :(. And if I custom made that one, it's expensive. The worst is that I need one 60 inch (I found that this countertop is the only one that's the most typical size) and one 72 inch that's matching right, cuz they're in the same jack & jill bathroom!

For the 36 inch countertop for the half bath, the problem is the depth is 1 inch more shallow than the typical tops, so it's 20 inch. And I can't go any deeper because the top is right next to the door opening so 21" countertop won't work!

So yes, my house has some strange bathrooms and I figured either we spent more money to hire someone to renovate (but we don't have that funds now) the bathrooms, or we try to make small changes. Of course, I wish I could be as handy as most of the members here then the problem can be solved easily :(

Anyways, thanks for all your answers! Please do share if you have any more insights. Thanks again!

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luvofbeauty75:

Don't invest anything in your cultured marble tops. If I may be blunt, they are junk. No painting, no stain removal, no nothing.

Take some cash and some dimensions to a granite fabricator and look in the remnants. Vanity remnants are fabricator profits leaning against a rack and can only be turned into money when folks like you come along. Play the budget card heavy and go just before lunch. Maybe someone's hungry.

As far a I can tell, absolutely no one has answered this man's question. Everyone has just gravitated to his countertop, which he specifically indicated he didn't want to change out. Is there anyone at all that can answer his intended question?

qnt:

I did answer the OP's question. There is no way old cultured marble countertops can have replacement sinks installed cost effectively. I replace sinks for a living, so I'm kinda familiar.