How to Make a Granite Table

Retrofit an Old Table

• 1

  Remove the old table top by carefully cutting it from the base of the table, or by unscrewing.

• 2

  Take this top to a granite fabricator, using it as a template for a new top. Select a granite edge treatment.

• 3

  Clean and refinish the legs and base of the table. Add bracing to the base if necessary.

• 4

  Dry-fit the granite top on the base and mark the underside of the granite where the corners of the base end.

• 5

  Remove the granite top. Run a bead of carpenter's glue along all the surfaces of the top of the base.

• 6

  Replace the top, lining up the corner markings. Let the glue dry completely before using.

Use a Metal or Iron Base

• 7

  Select the type of base you want from copper, steel, bronze or wrought iron. Common bases are a square column, round or T-shaped, and are either 48 or 54 inches high.

• 8

  Order the table top from a granite fabricator in the size and edge finish you want.

• 9

  Assemble the base following the manufacturer's directions. Screw the base legs together. Tighten with nuts.

• 10

  Dry-fit the table top onto the base and mark the locations for holes on the underside of the top.

• 11

  Drill holes at least 1 inch deep, and attach the top to the table base using 1-3/4-inch screws.