Should I stick with this product or not? Silestone Counter Issues...
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granite counter-top seams ... are we being too picky?
Comments (44)These are my pics of my countertops placed Friday June 22, 2018. I cried looking at these seams. It looks so cheap. Fabricator explains that's the way it comes. I explained that I shouldn't be able to see the seams so clearly. It looks so unprofessional. They ended up taking them back to their warehouse. In hopes they say if it is quality control will try and fix it just to make it look better. Otherwise I will have to pay an additional fee for them to come out again to install. I just don't know what to do and if still looks the same. This is the first time I've replaced my counters in 24 years. I don't and can't live with it. looking at this for another 24 years. It looks so cheap and it really was not it's a lot of money to me. I hope fingers crossed that they will fix this problem. They never told me that there would be such seams. I thought the edges were done by a machine and it would be all one piece. I have read up on this and now understand there are seams. But now I do know that they should not look like this. If they are good fabricator you shouldn't be able to see them so clearly. I will find out next week what happens....See MoreSilestone suede cemento for kitchen counters ?
Comments (15)Jeannette10, I am looking for the same visual effect as you are, and wondered if you were able to see a slab of the Cemento. I am also going crazy trying to find a dark gray quartz product that is not shiny and find it very difficult to visualize with the small samples my KD offers....See MoreQuartz Countertop damaged during install should I pay full price?
Comments (22)OK, NEW PROBLEM. I don't know why I did not mention this before. Every time we touch the countertops the oil from our hands turns the countertop dark and it will not go away with just soap and water. It will only go away with "Rejuvenate" Kitchen & Bath Countertop Polish. My husband talked to 3 different people at HomeDepot who said that there is something very wrong with the Silestone product if it does that! It must have happened at the factory & was sold as "Seconds". They said the contractor must have purchased the product knowing this & should have told us before selling it to us!!! Some people don't mind this and will purchase it anyway, but must be informed in advance. Have any of you ever heard of this or had experince with this before? I am so frustrated, I don't know what to do. They are installing the backsplash as I type this. It looks OK so far. Wish me luck with it....See MoreShould I expect to have and see seams in a Silestone countertop?
Comments (3)Depends on the size of your counters. Seams may be inevitable. That being said, I had to look to find my seams on my quartz countertops. They in no way jumped out at me. My Silestone is light in color, my Viaterra is dark ... no seams stick out, you have to go looking for them. I find my quartz to be easy maintenance and I use trivets for hot items, which I did in previous abodes as well (different materials)....See MoreChessie
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