Of course there are also some drawbacks to bullnose edges.
Bullnose or square granite edge.
Image courtesy of re marble granite half bullnose rounded over edge.
They re already in the price of the granite slabs.
Half bullnose is like a waterfall half round the top flat on the bottom.
Sometimes the eased edge is rounded enough to be called a quarter round granite edge.
Eased edge offers a square flat face with the sharp edge on top rounded slightly.
Bullnose edges also help prevent damage to your countertops.
Laminated edges offer a sophisticated look although they can be costly.
The full curve of bullnose edges can allow spills to travel to the underside of the edge and onto cabinetry.
This will give the granite a bit of a thinner look in comparison to a half bullnose or polish edge.
Like we said bullnose edges are a little nicer than square edges.
This edge pairs nicely with a traditional design.
On granite counter tops eased edge offers a square flat face with the sharp edge on top rounded slightly.
A crescent edge is a laminate countertop edge that mimics the look of bullnose edges with a slightly less dramatic curve.
Many parents choose the bullnose edge because young children won t cut themselves on it.
Another option is the waterfall edge which is actually two slabs of granite seamlessly joined at the edges at a 90 degree angle to provide a continuous eased edge granite to the floor.
The half bullnose edge can also be called the round over because instead of being squared off it is.
This thinner appearance is cosmetic only and can be created based on the edge style.
Laminated ogee over full bullnose.
A laminated granite edge means a second layer of granite is cemented to the bottom edge of your countertops.
This makes the entire countertop appear 6 cm thick rather than 3 cm and it allows for many combinations of edge cuts.
Sometimes the eased edge is rounded enough to be called a quarter round granite edge.
The double quarter round edge features a pencil round edge on the top and bottom edge of the granite.
Our countertop edge styles.
The edges are softened just enough so that the corners are neither too sharp nor completely rounded in fact the eased edge is a square 90 degree edge that is slightly eased in order to make it safer and help prevent breakage just as discussed above.
The eased edge granite is one of them where the top edge of the cut is a bit rounder than the standard square edge.
The most popular is the half bullnose edge.
They re also a welcome addition to any contemporary home.
They re all great beautiful edges that are perfectly fine from a 200 000 house to a million dollar a house that is all beautiful.
If a bullnose edge isn t possible for your laminate countertops consider a crescent edge.