My counter seam with a fine-grained quartz is a hair's width. Part of the reason is that they used a machine that pulls the slabs together. Not sure that's possible with a backsplash. Are you doing a full quartz backsplash? Some people mistakenly do 4" of the counter material and a tiled backsplash above that. You'd want to avoid that.

Thanks for the help! I am trying to avoid doing any tile - I am going for a more minimal look and ha e a look going on with reclaimed barn wood doors and a knotty pine wall in the next room. Thus, my plan is for just a four inch backsplash in Quartz.

So you're having a little 4" quartz strip above the counter, not really a backsplash (I read your initial post to mean the backsplash would be quartz all the way up to the upper cabinets). If that's the case, I wouldn't worry about the seams.

With a 4 " back splash, I wouldn't worry about a join, especially with the type of quartz you described. Your installers probably have suggestions on where to place them. Could you hide one behind the faucet? Perhaps in an area where you keep a coffee machine or other kitchen appliance out on the counter?

Brilliant use of kitchen appliances!

" My Quartz is one of the more uniform and quiet varieties."

A nicely made seam with a good color match adhesive would be very inconspicuous. You won't see it three feet away.

I had to look for the seams on my brother's quartz backsplashes. When I found them, it wasn't any big deal. And I wouldn't even have noticed except that I was purposefully looking at his countertop for ideas relating to my own.

Thank you all for your help! I ordered the backslashes today! I will strategically place my coffee maker in front of any that bug me. I am so relieved to have another remodel decision checked off the list!