Little seam in quartz- would you be happy?
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What makes a good seam in granite or quartz?
Comments (11)IMHO Seams at sinks and cooktops are to be avoided primarily because it can be difficult to get a really nice seam on a narrow piece. Occasionally a seam at a cooktop (a "rail" in the front and back of the cooktop) is preferable because it allows the elimination of a full seam somewhere else. Consider a 148" run with a cooktop. Too long for no seam so maybe you seam at the cooktop instead. The cooktop usually covers almost 1/2 the seam in the rails once in place. Some fabricators seam undermount sinks at the sink. I believe they do this because it eliminates the possibility that the fabricator will have to deal with a cracked sink rail which happens sometimes for no apparent reason and can be very expensive for the fabricator. Personally I think putting a seam in the busiest part of the entire kitchen is a wrong approach. Farm or apron sinks are seamed in the back because you can't make a long sink run with the huge cutout and relatively narrow back rail a farm sink cutout requires. When possible, a really fussy fabricator will make the sink area (left, back, and right pieces) out of a continuous section of the slab so the grain of the stone is not interrupted at the seam behind the sink. my 2 cents...See MoreHuge obvious seam in Quartz counter - Minuet
Comments (23)I have a seam in my River White granite. My input was sought on seam placement and fabricator cut the slab so that the most "line-y" part of the slab would have a seam running through it, parallel. So that part went well. I was disappointed that the installer didn't take it to the next level though. I realize it's simplest to slap a single colour in. The installer gave me the choice of a lighter and darker epoxy. But he wouldn't apply the two epoxy colours in a dotted pattern so that the line of the seam didn't stand out as much. That would have made it much less visible. It's a visual principle that if you break up a line with a pattern it stands out a lot less. I will probably DIY some acrylic lighter colour at some point to improve this situation. I am positive that I can make the seam less visible this way. Some companies have actually made a specialty of improving seams: FWIW, elphaba, I don't think your seam is too bad....See MoreLittle things that make you happy!
Comments (61)Not a little thing, but my younger son (age 44) finally got married yesterday to his true love. Small wedding and reception, but so nice to meet some of their friends who came from out of town and state, and I also got to visit with my nephew and niece and their spouses for the first time in a long time. I'm so happy to have a great daughter-in-law!...See Morehow would you rate this granite seam?
Comments (5)I'm betting they rushed this seam. You overfill 2-part adhesives (because they shrink as they cure) then scrape to flush. If you wipe the seam or scrape too early, the adhesive shrinks below flush. I'd lay some superglue in this, catalyze it, scrape it to flush and polish by hand....See More- 9 years ago
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