Dark stains on newly installed quartz
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Newly installed Wenge cabinets FADING!!!!
Comments (4)If you do a Google search for "does wenge veneer fade?" you will find a few articles that do mention fading. However, I haven't found any that say they fade to red, only gray. Here are two, there are others. http://www.modloft.com/ebay/veneer.htm Here is a link that might be useful: Wenge Veneer...See MoreGaps in newly installed engineered hardwood floor
Comments (40)Hello to everybody still following along with this! We finally did get the inspection report back - it was a very through, detailed report. To make a long story short, the inspector found issues with everything: installation of the floors/railings/balusters, staining, the flooring product itself, etc. He addressed every concern that we had, and even found additional issues. I shared the inspection report with the flooring company who installed the floors and stairs, and they have agreed to remove and replace everything. Once we gave them the inspection report, the flooring company has been really great about wanting to make everything right, and making sure that we get a really nice floor/staircase/railing system. They assured us that not a single person who worked on our project initially will be working on it this time. In fact, all of the people who originally worked on our project were either let go, or left the company on their own. Since there were also so many issues with the flooring product and the gray color, we actually decided to go with a completely different brand, color, and species of wood. Our next step is to decide on a schedule for the work - so I'm sure it'll be a while until everything is completed. Thank you to everybody who commented on this thread with your ideas, suggestions, and comments!!!...See MoreSplotch on my newly installed quartz countertop, help!
Comments (7)It shouldn't need to be replaced. A stain that is darker in color typically indicates a residue on the surface. Surface residues simply need to find the right cleaner to remove them. My first questions would be: What are the recommended cleaners? What have you used? What were the results? Typically a bleach based cleanser removes most household residue issues. In some cases, an industrial type residue can be left behind by installers and/or trade workers, such as silicone residue for example. An industrial residue would require an industrial strength cleaning with solvent based cleaners, where the fabricator should be able to provide this. On acetone, it doesn't do much for Quartz to be honest, and is better suited for natural stone. Denatured Alcohol would be better, and for your purposes, if a bleach based cleanser does not work, I would try Isopropyl Alcohol above 90% if you end up doing it yourself. Never let the alcohol sit on the surface for a prolonged period of time, however....See Moreemergency advice needed on newly installed hickory floors
Comments (9)Here's what I'm seeing. I can see a floor with 35-40% dark heartwood. The SUPER PALE colour is the dominant colour. Great. The option that I'm seeing is: Go out and purchase the SAME amount of flooring as you JUST purchased ($6/sf is deathly low for wide plank hickory) and REMOVE the DARK stuff and pick ONLY the light stuff. Yep. Go ahead and purchase MORE and then pick through EVERY BOX. Have the installer come back (on another day) and remove the WHOLE floor and install only the light stuff. Done. And done. Of course you will have paid $12/sf for the wood and then $1.50/sf to remove the wood and then a total of $6/sf for the labour. But you will have a floor that OFFERS YOU some piece of mind. At $6/sf I worry the thickness of the hickory AND the FACTORY FINISH are going to hamper the ability to sand/refinish. Tell us a little bit more about the product and we'll let you know if you have the ability to sand/stain....See Morenattles1983
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