larrylwill -question about granite seam
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inkycrab
15 years agoRelated Discussions
Seam location in granite counter thoughts
Comments (10)My fabricator discouraged me from placing it around the sink, said it would be weak because it was such a narrow strip. So we opted to have it over in the corner of the "L". Can you see it? Yeah, if you know where you are looking. Does it bother me? Not really. The granite that we selected is bold patterned and variable, so I think they did a pretty decent job of making it as inobtrusive as possible. I think you can help a bit with that in the templating process when you are selecting where each part of the larger slab will go. And if your granite has a more "uniform" pattern, I think it will be even less noticeable....See MoreRedroze's Granite install - Bad seams and all
Comments (37)The hot tamale train!!???!! That rocks Mrsandrews!!!!! Thank you. Which granite did you end up with?? I know, I know. I need to calm myself down before I freak out again. I mean, soon the appliances are going in, then window treatments. I can't post another "oh no, this is too XXX" everytime I frickin put something new in my kitchen!!! Thanks neesie! I didn't realize I was being too sensitive. To me, from a technical perspective, it just doesn't match up. I've seen some kick a$$ seams on GW where they match perfectly, and we had two big slabs for them to choose from, so I was just expecting that they could do a better job. But maybe my expectations are too high. And no, my mother-in-law has told me before, for goodness sakes, don't point out the flaws!! Thanks Patricia!!...See MoreGranite seam match issue should I ask for re-do
Comments (7)I was prepared for something really bad given your description. That isn’t it. That is not bad at all! Once you get your coffee machine and everything else on the counters, you will never notice a slight color change. The rest of the granite has some sections that have almost equal color shifts. It looks like a nice tight seam too! I could live with it, no problem. But, it’s your kitchen. Can you live with it. Sleep on it a couple of nights....See MoreCountertop help - granite seam separating
Comments (3)I am a fabricator. Seams don't disintegrate but occasionally, due to settling of the supporting structure, a seam can open up. From the pic it looks like the seam has pulled apart but, since it's not displaced vertically and the gap is small it would be an easy fix. I'd ask the fabricator to fix it; usually a good fabricator will do such follow-up for free....See Morekateskouros
15 years agomcps
15 years agoHi larrylwill -
This is a great trick! Can you tell me, if you have granite such as mine, blue pearl, would you use a black pen - or should I use a dark blue? The fabricator is sending their "A Team" out tomorrow to try to make it better - but if that doesn't work I'm going to try the pens. TIA
larrylwill
15 years agoStart with a black Sharpie which is water proof. Remember if you mark your counter and wait a few seconds, it will not come off so be careful.
Take the marker in one hand and 0000 steel wool in the other.
Look for an area that you can bridge black to black first.
Make a light mark bridging the black. Immediately start erasing it with the steel wool. If you do it fast it will lighten the mark and scatter it. You will get the idea as you start. The longer you let it dry before using the SW the darker it will be, so start quickly until you get a feel. If you scrub it immediately you can take it all off, but wait 15 seconds and its too late. You will see that you can take the black marker from black to light gray with a little scrubbing. It only takes a few seconds. You will be able to blend by how hard and the direction of the scrub.
After you do all you can with the black, try a dark blue one, same procedure. Maybe a light blue one. Remember the first time to start scrubbing immediately and you can remove it completely but wait 10 sec and you cant.
After you get it like you want you can protect it by buying some fiberglass resin from HD $15, mix a small amount and with a small brush apply over the seam. Its similar to what they use to a resin coat that comes on most granites now.Post finished pictures. Don't be afraid and good luck.
Buehl
15 years agovlallen
15 years agolarrylwill
15 years agoCREMA-BORDEAUX
Here is the other seam. It was not as good due to the granite match was not as good.
patricianat
15 years ago
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