Granite countertop gaps - poor install?
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Granite Countertop With Gap between the wall
Comments (12)" ... My point is they aren't returning phone calls and they have the money. There is zero that can be done if they don't care enough to do the job correctly in the first place and won't answer the phone now. The time to do due diligence was well before now." While I do agree that the job should have been done correctly the first time, there is a possibility that the OP can still get resolution and maybe it's not time to throw in the towel just yet. A recent poster just went through some quality issues with a low-cost pre-fab company and they refunded her money, so resolution is not impossible. The OP posted on Saturday, so maybe the shop is closed for the weekend. And as adreak100 suggested, the OP's CC company or bank may be able to assist. " ... Lowest price fabricator that you could find? Or double the price of that guy? If the first, you got what you paid for. The second, you wouldn't have even had to make the call because the problem wouldn't exist." Maybe the OP was working in a very strict budget. It doesn't mean they shouldn't get a decent job where the gap can at least be covered by the backsplash of their choice. It's not really fair to say that everyone who doesn't pay the highest price deserves to get ripped off. Just MHO. " ... They don't get to blame the wall; it's as irrelevant as what they had for breakfast." LOL....See MoreGap Between Range Sides and Granite Counters
Comments (3)There are different widths of T squares; you can get them in stainless. I have white (bcs I have white stove & counter). I bought a set at Bed Bath & Beyond, and they were too wide (narrow clearances); I ended up ordering them from Home Trends catalog or Improvements catalog or some company like that. I like them, bcs I can remove them to clean any drips that have run off the edge. They look neat and tidy (and bonus for me, they cover the ding my DH put in my 3-month-old stove)....See MoreBig gap on side on granite countertop
Comments (9)I'd use the same tile on the side splash that you use on the back splash. IMHO I think it would look weird to have the 4" granite splash on the side and then tile on the back. You don't have to have the side splash at the same 4" as your old granite splash. You can take it up to the same height as the backsplash or transition it to a lower level. The link below has some examples. Here is a link that might be useful: Side splash...See Moregranite counter top installation
Comments (6)TV is pretty far from real life. You cannot cut granite dry. You must use a wetsaw of some variety. I have seen topmount sink cutouts finished on site with a portable concrete wetsaw, but the major cutting was done in the shop and only a few small areas remained to be completely cut through. Polishing is a whole other set of skills as well. There is NO way you'll be able to polish granite dry. None. It's darn hard for the experts to do it wet with the right equipment. A lot of time there is a difference in sheen that is readily apparent between the top and the edge, and that's due to poor polishing. Seams are done with two part color matched epoxy and some proprietary suction clamps. If you can find someone willing to deal with your parts and pieces, the average fabrication costs for granite are in the $40 a square foot range. That's just the labor, not the materials. Dealing with parts and pieces is actually harder than dealing with a whole slab. If you want to fabricate your own counters, stick with laminate, butcher block, corian or copper. Those are materials suited to a DIYer. Stone is best left to the professionals unless you are doing stone tile....See Moremama goose_gw zn6OH
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