Help! Leathered Granite nightmare!
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Comments (16)Ok everyone - everything is kosher. I talked with Michael at Elite Leather who explained everything to me. Although I won't write it all down here, he basically told me about the process in which this sectional is being made and that it is being made almost exactly like those in the Cali factory. The big differences are the labor costs and the environmental laws. The materials are basically the same as are the standards under which the unit is being made. Elite even has someone in the factory who's sole job is to keep an eye on quality control. He spent about 15 minutes with me on the phone and answered all my questions. He is frustrated with Macy's and has since sent a letter off to them (a second one at that). With all of this info and being reassured by the quality and value I am getting for this piece I think we will keep the order. We'll let you know how it works out. Thanks!...See MoreArrgh. Nightmare soapstone logistics. Granite is so easy...
Comments (23)OMG. What craziness! Was coming to grips with my decision for granite. I'm not one to live with regret for that long. THEN the granite supplier across the country emailed me (on a Sunday evening) to let me know they have another potential client in Calgary, and thus might be willing to send their expert to Calgary to oversee the installation/seaming of both our countertops. What sort of miracle is this?! A new possibility that starts to minimize the risks involved ... send the slabs here, have them templated and cut by unnamed granite company here, then have them installed by unnamed granite company with the soapstone expert on hand to assist. This could be a beautiful arrangement. Not getting my hopes up yet, will wait on the pricing for it all first. Will keep you all posted, perhaps in a new thread since this one already has enough drama .... Thanks again for all the ideas and thoughts. Life IS too short to live with regrets!...See MoreNeed help - cabinets (not white) with Alaska White Leathered granite
Comments (3)I think you need to take a trip to the home improvement store and check out the stain color options and see if there's something you like there. I googled the Minwax chart for oak and came up with two that might suit you, Provincial and Special Walnut. Or Chestnut from the gel stain list: There are lots of options that would go nicely with your granite and your floors. About half way through the life of our last cabinets (they were about 40 years old at tear-out), I refinished them with a stain and gave them a coat of polyurthane. It came out very well....See MoreAbsolute black honed granite possible nightmare
Comments (9)So should I request a new piece of stone or a different one? You don't know yet whether you don't have AB or not. Read the link I posted above called "How to tell if your granite is dyed". Follow the instructions on how to tell. Acetone can be purchased at HD. And, if you find out it's not real AB, it doesn't mean you have to switch it out. It means you have to care for it differently than AB. Read the article I posted above called "What to do if your granite is dyed". Should this be the stoneyard's responsibility? Again, read the articles I linked above. One mentions that often the stoneyard and/or fabricator have no idea that the stone is not AB. Your timeline doesn't make sense. "the marks were there after they used acetone". Why did they apply acetone to newly-installed counters? Are you sure it wasn't the first application of sealant, then perhaps they applied a second application of sealant? (I am guessing here) Again, I repeat, AB does not etch, and it does not need sealant because it is so dense. It is too dense for sealant to penetrate. The marks in the pics look like wipe marks, i.e. sealant was wiped on, and then it dried sitting on top of the surface, creating the haze in a wiping pattern. Again, as Littlesmokie and I said previously, this is easily solved by removing the sealant with acetone....See More- 5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
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