Going granite

Question from Katie: 

My husband and I are thinking about purchasing pre-made granite slabs for our kitchen coutners. The slabs are bullnosed on 2 sides once on the long side and on either the right or left. The problem is, we want to use the slab on a peninsula so we need to bullnose the 3rd side, but the slab is only 24 inches wide and if we bullnose the third side, it will be too narrow for the counter width. We heard that you can buy granite edge pieces that just attach to the existing granite and are already beveled. Where can we get those and how much do they cost? 

Jake's answer: 

Katie, I have never heard of these edge extenders you talk about. I can’t imagine how they could be applied by a homeowner with any assurance they would stay on. The type of counters you described work ok in typical installations but you most likely will have to have a granite fabricator make the peninsula top.