Corian seams - standard install?
Darcie Moore
5 years ago
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Comments (20)We just completed building our beach house and had much wringing of hands over granite seams. The funny thing is that when I packed up our old beach house for the move (which we didn't build), I noticed, for the first time, that our granite was seamed exactly as your picture above, at both corners (u-shaped kitchen). It gave me a good laugh as we've been in this house since 2009! Is your seam perfect. No. Will it matter at the end of the day. No. On the other hand, putting the seam in the center of the vanity is a big no no, IMO. I think I'd ask for a new counter there. It looks too long to do in one piece but they could have put the seam in a less conspicuous place....See MoreCountertop installers mis-measured elevator, now want to seam counter
Comments (19)19 fights? what if you got 2-3 teams of 3-4 guys? might take 15-20 mins to get it up, but they could rest each flight, or switch off w/the team and leap frog. (just trying to find other alternatives). If carrying it up flights of stairs is the only reason, I'd find some big moving guys and pay them to do it....See MoreISO Advice re: Numerous Corian Shower Installation Issues
Comments (9)"We expected to see a similar seamless look between our shower walls and pan, but ours is anything but a seamless look. All we see are seams and what looks like a poor caulk job everywhere! We think our very expensive Corian shower looks TERRIBLE!!! :-(" I agree; it does look terrible. If you're going to cove corners, you hang the panels on french cleats so the walls can move somewhat independently of the panels. This also allows the panels to be very finely adjusted for a perfect caulk joint. "The installer had to cove our shower bench twice, because the gray we specified didn't work. When they tried to cove it to the white wall, the gray material got too thin so it looked like mildew trapped in clear caulk so they redid the coving in Glacier White to match the walls." They failed to rabbet the cove piece. Had they done so, it would not have become too thin. All coves get rabbets to avoid an elongated glue line which is what you got and appeared as mildew. "Additionally, the installers didn’t create a slight slope along the flat shower pan edge so the shower glass fabricator warned the water inside our shower will sit on top of the shower pan and/or flow towards our floor tile." The installers don't create that slope. That's created in the shop drawings sent to Grifform. The pan goes in level. It may not be too late to create this pitch. I'm not aware of coving voiding a warranty. You're really close to having a spectacular shower....See MoreCorian seams quite visible and need advice
Comments (3)Those seams are fine. You picked a material with a lot of movement; perhaps the quality of the ensuing seams should have been explained better, so I guess you could say it is the product, not the installer. He's a fabricator, not a magician. There is no fix. Live with it or replace it please....See MoreSammy
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