Granite Seam / Pattern Installation Issue
Stephanie Williams
6 years ago
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Comments (2)the pics are close ups, my mistake. the "hacking" was 3' along the granite and wall. we are tiling, but not right away and when the installer told us he was scoring the wall this is what he left us with 3' long. he also told us when we noticed a chip in the granite, he can fix it but it will only come out again anyway. I will post better pics for the seams, matching and hacked walls....See MoreGranite install issues. How should expect to resolve?
Comments (21)if there is one thing that has been done correctly thus far it's the cabinets. there is no rear wall behind the range, so they have to go off the cabinets.. regardless, the cabinets were in and they laser templated everything-> twice for that matter. I asked the guy if there was issue, he says no, but I was on his drive home and he wanted to make sure it was done right before they cut the stone. if there was an issue with the cabinetry install or the drywall those issues where never brought to my attention. I even asked the installers about the cabinets and they said they were installed very well. Whatever is going on, it doesn't take away from chipping the stone by rushing a repair... it doesn't discount cutting a piece short from the dimensions I received. FWIW, they started with the large piece on the near side of the pics when they installed. In my novice opinion, they should have setup around the range and sink and set that piece in last to ensure everything looked as it should around the appliances.... if there was something that was going to 'have' to be off, it should have been that large piece. It wouldn't have an opening/reveal to catch your eye. I feel they rushed the install without laying out the pieces and making any needed adjustments before seaming. they seamed the main seam and behind the sink before knowing where they were going to be when they got the range. By that time they were up a creek with half a paddle...See MoreIssue with Granite Countertops installation...
Comments (33)I'm glad to hear this, hollr. I know that some of the fabricators here have said that a "fix" is acceptable, but if it were me, I wouldn't have been happy with a countertop that was sitting that far away from the wall, even if they were able to hide the big gap by putting the granite splash over it. Being able to adequately make something "look" right when it isn't is not an acceptable fix IMHO. This, of course, is from a homeowner's viewpoint, not an installers viewpoint. I would want the job done right. Period....See MoreIs it possible to have only 1 seam in Granite/ Quarts install?
Comments (12)Our L piece was almost as large - 96" for one leg and 44" for the other leg with the last 16" of the 44" leg having part of the sink cut out. Our fabricator never mentioned any concern in making the piece that size (but perhaps 13 more inches would have been an issue). The path to get it in was up the side yard, turn the corner into the back yard (a right angle turn but with fairly good clearances for maneuvering the piece) and turning in through the sliding door. They did have to get it past (or over) the island and settled in between the fridge at one end of the long leg and the wall. The outside path was paved with one step - but my DH made a sturdy wood ramp so things for the kitchen could be rolled up the step. Ours was 2 cm so it would have weighed less than your L pieces, but our island is a bit over 8' by 5' so that piece would have weight more than either of your L pieces. IIRC they had 4 guys to place the island top. My understanding is that one concern with an L like ours is that the ends going around the sink cut out aren't as strong and can get broken off while moving the piece. Some fabricators don't like to take that risk. Our stone was quartzite and pretty strong and solid. Some stones are more fragile and would have more of a risk of breaking in transport....See MoreStephanie Williams
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