I'm remodeling the downstairs bathroom. I have a raised ranch and on the lower level at the foundation top we have a very wide windowsill, about 8" or so. The walls will be porcelain tile up to about 5'. The present sill is wood so I'm thinking of either a marble or granite piece 3/4" thick. Is either of these materials not suitable for some reason? One better than the other? Cost is not going to be a big factor, when spending thousands of dollars already, forty bucks either way won't make much difference.

Marble is fine. I have a few marble windowsills in this house. Even have a few doorsills of marble. I like them so much when I had the bathroom remodeled I got new pieces of marble for he new room. A little, non-pretentious touch of class. I especially like the look of marble doorsills slightly worn down by time.

Windowsill Marble or Granite?

May 01, 2014 21 Replies

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TimR 12 years ago

$10 for my uncle.

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John 12 years ago

I have marble window sills and thresholds in my house. Marble cracks and breaks easily. It also picks up stains. Had to replace many of them with wood when new windows were installed, wish I had replaced them all.

John

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