Quartzite NIGHTMARE
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Quartzite not adequately sealed?
Comments (13)Thanks everyone for your advice. There are other issues with the installation, like significant cosmetic defects on the stone surface, edge profiles and fissures. We asked Home Depot for a refund, since the first fabricator was incompetent and the second one they referred to us to told us they can’t help as their company is not licensed to work in NC where we live. Home Depot said they can’t give us a refund until they come extract the countertop from our home. However, they have no one to do this work! You can’t make this stuff up! It’s the worst customer experience we’ve ever had. We’ve experienced extremely poor customer service and follow-up from the contractor and the local Home Depot store in Blairsville, Georgia. We are going to file a claim with our credit card company, the BBB and Home Depot corporate, as we’re not confident Home Depot will follow through with the refund....See MoreGray/Blue Quartzite Counter Stains? Please help!
Comments (19)Sorry for late response to both of you. I don't have any other pictures at the moment, sorry. @AmyK we used a hair dryer to get one ring mostly off and one about half gone. Haven't tried ever since; the pandemic and everything has side-tracked us. We haven't been able to reseal it either, although because we know what stains it, we've figured out how to mostly avoid more issues. We typically just put down a towel in the most-used area and just ensure we wipe everything up (water, juice, etc.) before it penetrates the stone....See MoreQuartzite water stains
Comments (14)You can only add caulk topically; that is useless. The sink must be dropped, the mesh ground away, the flange and stone bottom cleaned and gasket installed before the sink is strapped in place. Two hours tops....See MoreIssues with brand new quartzite staining
Comments (5)Uh oh. I just posted a question a little while ago about this because we are thinking of Tahiti quartzite for our kitchen but I came across a few posts here with similar issues. Since those posts were old I was hoping things had changed/been figured out. What kind of quartzite did you install? They are beautiful. Here are a few posts I found helpful: https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5352781/brand-new-quartzite-already-stained https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5582040/quartzite-nightmare#n=81 https://www.houzz.com/discussions/4118536/help-quartzite-counter-has-changed-colors...See MoreThe Cook's Kitchen
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