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Cambria Torquay or Caesarstone Frosty Carrina

5 years ago

I’m neck deep in a kitchen renovation. We are installing gray cabinets and I’m debating between the Cambria Torquay or Caesarstone Frosty Carrina Quartz counters. They are very similar. id Appreciate anyone’s feedback !

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Cambria
5 years ago
Hello rachelh916, we recommend taking a look at these stunning spaces by Bright Bazaar featuring Torquay Matte, TxSized Home with Torquay, and Fiddlehead Design Group with Torquay. Cambria is also the only quartz manufacturer that offers a Full Lifetime Warranty. If you have any further questions for us our team can be reached at 866-226-2742. Hope this helps!
Nala 123
5 years ago
We got Cambria installed last week and regret our decision. We paid a lot of money for it and it has multiple rust spots throughout my kitchen countertop and island. Cambria wants to just patch it up. Brand new countertops should not have multiple areas patched up. I wanted a new countertop and Cambria refused. Their warranty is a joke (my opinion).
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Square foot pricing can be very deceiving when whole slab purchases are involved! For instance, using a low priced stone as an example only. (The costs for labor and material go up together, as the fabricator takes a bigger risk on a more expensive stone, thus the labor to do the "same" job is higher.) A small condo kitchen has 40 square feet of actual counter space, and buys stone that is $40 a square foot only paying for square footage used. That's $1600 before add ons. Or, they work with a firm that can't absorb the remnants costs, and they pay for 40 square feet of fabrication and 45 square feet of stone. $1650. Let's say that the condo was the slightly bigger model, that has 55 square feet of counter space. Now, you're into 2 slabs being purchased, which makes a significant difference if you have to buy whole slabs. Just purchasing the square footage only is $2200. If you have to buy whole slabs, that's 90 square feet of stone that you have to purchase for your 55 square foot job. $2550. Translate that to a much more expensive stone, and purchasing 3 slabs worth of material for an optimum match, and that easily explains the 10K quote. 78 square feet of fabrication plus 135 square feet of stone would be about $10,650 for one of the premium stone (quartz or granite) materials around here. (3900 Labor+ 6750 materials) And that's for a basic fabrication, before any add ons for edging, or cutouts etc. With more and more people demanding perfection that the materials don't allow, the price of things is only going to go up to be able to cover the fabricator's risks on the jobs.
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I wish the pictures were better. It really doesn't show the depth of colors. Thank you everyone for your kind words! It means a lot to me since the process of this renovation was so excrutiating. It was really difficult to find the time to do everything--order samples, which sink, which faucet, which appliances, doors vs drawers, what floor material, what backsplash tiles, what lighting, what colors, materials, etc. Hence, the burnout & no paint, light fixtures (other than the recessed) nor window dressings yet. Hopefully there won't be a next time, but next time I would get a designer. It was a lot to do living in another city & with a full-time + job. To answer your questions, yes, that is a Bosch dishwasher -- pretty scary that you can tell! I don't know the exact measurement of the counter overhang, but my guess is that it is about 1/8" to 1/4". It is pretty flush near the doorway though since I squeezed as much cabinetry in as I could. jcollins84 & rcolburn99, your kitchens are going to be amazing! How can they not be? You picked an awesome countertop! :)
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Cambria
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Mrs. Limbachia, Cambria's Senior Service Manager (Chris Donaldson) and Regional Business Manager (Luke Carlson) have both spoken with you directly and have explained that these small (each spot is less than 1/16 of an inch) rust deposits are a natural occurrence in nature and are found in quartz. We have also proposed that we come out to your home and perform finish work on each of the 7 markings you do not prefer or as few as 1-2 that are most bothersome. You have refused this offer twice. It is important to note that this finish work is the final finishing most every piece installed may receive whether it be before, during or after the installation. If you would like, we would be happy to bring the material back to the shop to perform finish work and then bring it back to reinstall. We would also be happy to perform finish work on the installed pieces as this is also a common process. Though these markings are neither defect nor damage, we understand that you do not prefer them and we want to be a part of the solution. It is important to note we are standing behind our warranty 100% as evident in the rapid response in having a technician to your home the following day after learning of these concerns, and our thorough evaluation and forthright communication on your concerns. If you should reconsider, please call us at 866-CAMBRIA when we will be glad to reschedule a technician promptly.

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