Help - is this what my limestone should look like?

14 years ago

I had the bathroom vanity top put on this week, Pierre Brun limestone,and it's *very* splotchy looking. The granite workers who installed it came over today and said this is how it's supposed to look. The owner of the shop is supposed to stop by tomorrow, so I would love some input before then.

Pierre Brun doesn't seem to be a popular stone, but I searched the internet and found a few photos of other installations. The first photo is mine, and yes, that's how it really looks! The additional photos are what I found online depicting other installations. What do you think...I'm not completely off base here, am I? I mean really, doesn't mine look ridiculous?

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nancyj
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14 years ago

Thank you so much for all of your responses...but to confirm, you realize only the first one is mine, right? I really love the stone in the other pictures, so I wish mine looked more like those. I guess I just can't get on board with all the variation.

Laxsupermom, you're absolutely correct regarding the "variations in pattern and color" speech from the granite guy, that's exactly what he said. And no, I don't have a "big picture" picture because the bathroom is rather dark since my lighting isn't yet installed, so I had to take the pictures close up.

Hmm, maybe I'll just have to learn to live with it. Darn it...this bathroom remodel has been a long and expensive process and I've thus far loved every aspect of the finished product. Until now.

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laxsupermom
14 years ago
I think you're going to hear that stone is a natural product and that variations in color and pattern are expected in a natural product, blah, blah, blah, etc. If you don't go to the stoneyard yourself and pick out your slab or remnant piece and then aren't present as they lay your templates onto the stone, you can't guarantee that you'll be happy with the look of the installation.

Having said all that, I think your vanity top is pretty. Do you have a picture of it from further away for more of a "big picture" effect?
peytonroad
14 years ago
Wow, yours is more gorgeous than the others! I LOVE it and will look into it for myself. Thanks for posting. I actually like the variance-looks rich!
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muscat
14 years ago
I think that it looks like I'd expect it to look, with the limited amount of limestone I've seen in slab form. I love it!
muscat
14 years ago
I'll admit, I was confused trying to figure out how the first photo fit with the others, but now I understand. I still do really like the stone in the first photo, assuming that the irregular pattern that I'm seeing is everywhere in the stone, not just in that section, I think it looks wonderfully natural and organic. I guess it depends on the context of the room, too. It might not be the best choice in a formal bath, but with other elements that suggest the same sort of warmth and natural-ness, I really really like it.
bill_vincent
14 years ago
I would ask that the fabricator come out and see if he can make the finish more uniform.... on site. I would not be happy with that, either.
muscat
14 years ago
So it is the finish that is irregular, not the stone itself?
louisianalover
14 years ago
If you are not happy with it now is the time to get it taken care of. I really can't believe that that is the way the stone is suppose to look. Let the stone fabricator know that you are not happy with it and hopefully they will try to work something out with you. Good luck and let us know how it all turns out!
deegw
14 years ago
On my computer the counter looks like it has big cloudy areas in the upper right and the ogee looks cloudy too. That can't be the stone's "fault".

It's gorgeous btw.
MongoCT
14 years ago
Same-same. Bring the installer back for a look.
sweeby
14 years ago
First, take a damp cloth and wipe the stone down to clean off any dust.

Then, if it's the color variation you don't like, that's not really a 'defect' and many will love it rather than disliking it.

But if there are spots on the surface where the finish is uneven, that would be a defect.
Suzanne
3 years ago
I don't like what I see either. I"m with you.I'm looking up discussions right now because we just had our brand newly installed honed limestone (shell stone) 1600 sq flooring cleaned and buffed. Well, I"m sick. I LOVE the look of the tiles, saw how they looked installed, and knew it would be just the cleaning to get the final look. We have a water view and get a lot of light into the condo from the sliders in the south facing room. There is so much variation when the light hits the floor, it looks like it's filthy dirty. I appears to have a hazy film all over it, blotch at the same time. When you are standing over it the beautiful little shells and fossils are so cool. When you walk in, however, you have a full view with the sunlight on it of what looks like messy cement.

I realize I didn't want polished, but after spending 1600$ on the cleaning today I'm disgusted.

Can I now decide to have it re-honed and polished or something? You can't really see it in pictures, as it's all about the glare.
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Creative Tile Eastern CT
3 years ago
You may wish to start a new thread a this one is 11 years old.
Suzanne
3 years ago
I don't even know how to do that? Thank you...can you help me?

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