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Posted by becky_jean (beckyjean46@yahoo.com) on Tue, Apr 18, 06 at 11:38
| A dear friend of mine owns a natural stone business, mostly making granite & marbel counter tops. I can have all the scrap pieces I want, continuously. Some pieces are large enough for small table tops (one recently was so large 2 men almost couldn't get it out of my trunk!).
It's so beautiful, I would love to have some good ideas of different uses for it. It's about 2" thick, so I can't cut it with tile water saw.
Am going to make a larger mosaic outdoor walkway at a friend's renovated older home. Also, am going to make a tabel for my patio of one of the larger squares. After that, I'm stuck & can't stand to see it all go to waste.
Have thought about table top clocks, maybe short lamp of sorts.
HELP me put this beautiful material to use!!! |
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RE: ideas for granite pieces?
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| You lucky,lucky lady, I'm so jealous(LOL)I really do long for nice pieces of granite, marble, even good looking tiles. I love to oil paint birds on them! The tectures & colors all make wonderful backgrounds. Be patient, you'll probably get all kinds of suggestions! Enjoy! Pat |
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| Just got back from my brother's beach house in Georgia...he's the king of trash recycling. He had two gorgeous patios done in mosaic from scrap granite. Don't know if this would work in a colder climate. He has a guy who cuts the granite, but if you need smaller pieces, you could try dropping it! He also had two bathroom floors mosaiced with granite scraps and they are spectacular! He has pieces (some look like they may have been sink cutouts) scattered randomly in the gardens. Let us know what you do...how lucky you are! |
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If you keep the depth fairly small (to avoid too much weight), how about display shelves? So for example, perhaps 16 inches long and 4-6 inches in depth, to display photos etc.
I'm green with envy. Have fun. |
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hi
did I hear lucky.
would love to see those patios.
I had a thought about stacking small pcs of it up and gluing as you go to form a pedestal that could be a lamp or a stand for ? or keep going and form a taller pillar for just about anywhere would be nice to be able to drill each pc. and stack them on all thread or rebar ,with the different colors this would be a nice pc.
line the bottom of a fish aquarium?
I would love to have it for a island counter top.
and end tables mosaic .
nice find hope you get all of it Rick |
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sudiepav, I live in Georgia so temp. isn't going to be an issue on friend's patio or anything outdoors here. Would love to see pics of your brother's finished products. We were going to do the mosaic thing about counter top of bar in friends rec room, but think this is too thick, even though working with smaller pieces.
Rick, I had thought of trying a lamp (long drill through center). Even thought of clock's, maybe. |
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| I was at a catered cocktail party. Cheese and fruit platters were pieces of jagged granite that were elevated on glass blocks. I loved the look. |
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| If you used something to seal it, you could make like Welcome signs or do your address or anything else like that on them. That would make a pretty fancy sign! |
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| So glad to have found this thread!! There is a granite/marble place near me that just tosses their scraps into a bin out front of their building. We have been collecting up larger scrap chunks for some time now, but like you are not sure what to do with them! Most have squared, sawed-off cut edges and at least one raw edge. None of the edges are finished or polished - just the top. Would it be totally un-practical or impossible to use it indoors to create some sort of a mosaic flooring?? Maybe in a bathroom?? What about for a bathroom counter mosaic?? Or is the thickness a major issue?? Would you lay it just like tile?? Love the thought of trying to make a display shelf out of it! Maybe we could work a few into use as an unusual fireplace mantel?? Would love to hear more!! |
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| Funny how many times my searches lead back to the Gardenweb! In any case I too am looking for ideas for uses of scrap granite. Athough I've not had a chance to create any, some of the ideas I have for the larger pieces are welded rebar frame tables with the granite tops. (end tables for outside) I also tried chipping the edges with a mason's hammer to give the granite pieces a more natural look. It really improved the look. Even on the straight edges. I first noticed that this had been done on my 55 year old outside window sills. Don't know what they're made from. TIP: You don't really want to chip off the entire thickness just the upper half thinkness along the top. Strike at a 45 degree angle with the cutting edge of hammer. I think it might help to have the piece supported to minimize the shock on the entire piece. Anyway back to my search. I'm hoping to find someone that has put mixed pieces together to form something interesting. Good Luck! |
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Hello,
My wife runs a laser engraving business and we do a lot of work with granite. We also have access to scrap granite and can help anyone who wants it engraved. Here's a sample of a old English 'E' on a 18" X 18" piece for a customer who made it the centerpiece of his patio. American Etchworks
919-498-9756 |
Here is a link that might be useful: Granite
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| We just had our Key Largo house remodeled. With the left over granite from the kitchen, I had them make a cutting board to match. Put four wooden balls on the bottom and painted them to match the color. Really turned out nice. You could make them and sell them for a nice price. |
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| Loved the idea of the chippy edges!! Busted up to be used like flag stone. Also the footed cutting board, oh so chic! A bench seat is also something I've considered for a piece that I have. I'll have to make my own concrete pedestils though. Will use oatmeal boxes if possible to make bench legs then grout on stones and mortor to bottom of granite bench seat. Loved the Initial etching too. You are Way lucky. I would have a complete lawn of granite flagstone patio. good luck and blessings, Susie |
RE: ideas for granite pieces?
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| Any chance of reviving this thread? I've come across a place throwing out their scraps also. I got some large chunks for making an outdoor bar/counter at my grilling area. However, I have some other ideas. Walkway, if i can rough it up. Possibly a bench or planter of I can figure that out. A msaic bathroom counter might be cool also if I can figure out how. The big idea is a granite covered outdoor fireplace. Build on a concrete pad, and build it up out of cement blocks and then mortor and attach pieces all over the outside. I wanna build it down at the end of my deck. Anyone else out there?????? |
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Yeah, but I'm another person with some granite scraps and not sure what to do with them. They are strips cut off foot square granite tiles.
kathy |
RE: ideas for granite pieces?
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Here's an interesting idea I came across:
http://www.melinathinks.com/2008/09/landscaping-on-dime-with-scrap-granite.html The only thing is, I would think it would be a pretty slippery surface, especially when it rains. http://www.melinathinks.com/2008/12/paving-greenhouse-with-post-industrial.html http://creativerusticdesigns.com/furniture.htm Also, I found this gw post with a bench idea: |
Here is a link that might be useful: Granite bench idea
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My pieces are flamed so they are not slippery. But they are only 1/2 inch thick so I'll probably use them for mosaic and to imbed in concrete stepping stones. I like Susie's idea of a seat with a larger thicker piece. I wonder if a sturdy weather resistant ceramic pot turned upsidedown would be strong enough for a base.
kathy |
RE: ideas for granite pieces?
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| Let's bump this thread, it's a great one! The previous owner of my house was a granite dealer, so there are odd scraps of granite all over the place. I placed a largish jagged piece of broken countertop on top of a large upside down terracotta pot to make a little patio table. My husband uses it when BBQing and hot bbq implements don't faze it nor does the weather. The piece used to sit on a tree stump, but one of my sons decided to take a sword to the tree trunk and destroyed the level surface. The tree stump table with the jagged granite top was quite picturesque. I also use the smaller scraps under water outlets like rain gutter pipes, etc. Hot pads are always good Xmas gifts, and if you have a slightly larger piece you can give it to a baker as a rolling or candy making surface. Also have a granite potting bench with a sink in it, courtesy of a broken counter with a sink cut out that was trash for the original customer but looks great glued together on a potting bench lol. |
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