I was getting really sick of looking at the nasty plastic table surface on my 2006 Weber Performer Deluxe and was motivated to finally do something about it after seeing pics of what others had done. My goal was to only use what I had on hand in the garage and I was mostly successful. I only had to purchase a few strips of Lath for the trim, pre-mix thinset and some silicone caulk. The rest I was able to re-purpose from previous projects.
I still need to seal the tile and get longer bolts to secure it to the factory bolt holes but it's pretty much ready to go otherwise. I made it about an inch deeper on each side front to back and also stretched it to 32 inches wide. The toughest part was curving the inner trim piece that curves around the bowl. It took a few days of soaking and another few to set up clamped in place.
It came out not bad for these pics but you'd easily pick out many flaws seeing it in person. I didn't really start with a plan other than 'cut wood and lay tile' so a second version would likely come out much better. If I plan too much I tend to never start the project so it's usually best for me to start with cutting and do the figuring out stuff after that. Also, project time typically overlaps happy hour so mistakes are sometimes difficult to avoid!
I have build pics from start to finish if anyone is interested in seeing the process. I started it for my own amusement but thought others might be weird enough to see how it went down.
I still need to seal the tile and get longer bolts to secure it to the factory bolt holes but it's pretty much ready to go otherwise. I made it about an inch deeper on each side front to back and also stretched it to 32 inches wide. The toughest part was curving the inner trim piece that curves around the bowl. It took a few days of soaking and another few to set up clamped in place.
It came out not bad for these pics but you'd easily pick out many flaws seeing it in person. I didn't really start with a plan other than 'cut wood and lay tile' so a second version would likely come out much better. If I plan too much I tend to never start the project so it's usually best for me to start with cutting and do the figuring out stuff after that. Also, project time typically overlaps happy hour so mistakes are sometimes difficult to avoid!
I have build pics from start to finish if anyone is interested in seeing the process. I started it for my own amusement but thought others might be weird enough to see how it went down.
to narrow my intended focus, I jus wanna read/hear/see all of it.
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