Cultured marble is much easier to install than natural marble. First of all cultured marble is a much lighter and more flexible material that natural marble, it is made form various types of plastic and actual marble dust which gives it that special texture.
Because cultured marble is man made so to speak it comes in quite a variety of styles and colors to choose from. Cultured marble is ideal for someone who wants the feel and look of marble without having to pay lots of money for natural marble because cultured marble is by far much cheaper that natural marble.
To install cultured marble the same rule applies as with any type of tile installation, you must first make sure that the area that you are going to install the cultured marble is perfectly clean and free from dust and dirt. The surface must also be even and level in order for your cultured marble to adhere to the area.
You will have to begin by measuring the area to determine how much cultured marble you would need, then you can cut your marble to suit using the proper tools as suggested by the manufacturer.
After your cultured marble is cut you will have to apply some adhesive to the backs of each individual piece of cultured marble.
The good thing about installing cultured marble is no grouting is required, unlike ceramic tiles where you have to place grout lines between each tile and then install grout and when it has dried and hardened properly you then have to seal the grout so that it will not get water seeping into it causing it to develop cracks which in turn can cause the tiles to shift and crack.
Well installing cultured marble is absolutely grout free so there is another reason why you should consider installing cultured marble.
Just a note that you might want to consider because cultured marble usually comes in very light colors you should ensure that the surface that you are installing the cultured marble onto is not too dark so that one will not be able to see it through the cultured marble.
You might want to install a backer board in a lighter color to eliminate this problem, although it is going to mean more installation work, or another good alternative is that you might want to consider installing cultured granite instead of cultured marble because they come in much darker shades than cultured marble.
This is just a suggestion if you insist on going with cultured marble then by all means go ahead.
