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Stone countertops or benchtops are usually about 20mm minimum in thickness and are seated on a base of another material for support.

Some benchtops have an edge detail that gives the top a thicker appearance, while minimising the amount of stone required. This can be done by sandwiching another layer of stone to the underside of the benchtop just along the visible edges to gives a total visible thickness of 40mm, or by mitring the edge with another piece of stone as a downturn or skirt, giving an appearance of as thick a benchtop as desired.

The disdavantage of the sandwich method is that in some colours and patterns of stone, the layers are very obvious. The mitred join is a little weaker and is not suitable for bullnose, pencil round or larger bevel edge details, as these make the join more obvious.

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