Granite Countertop Color Advice
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Comments (6)TV is pretty far from real life. You cannot cut granite dry. You must use a wetsaw of some variety. I have seen topmount sink cutouts finished on site with a portable concrete wetsaw, but the major cutting was done in the shop and only a few small areas remained to be completely cut through. Polishing is a whole other set of skills as well. There is NO way you'll be able to polish granite dry. None. It's darn hard for the experts to do it wet with the right equipment. A lot of time there is a difference in sheen that is readily apparent between the top and the edge, and that's due to poor polishing. Seams are done with two part color matched epoxy and some proprietary suction clamps. If you can find someone willing to deal with your parts and pieces, the average fabrication costs for granite are in the $40 a square foot range. That's just the labor, not the materials. Dealing with parts and pieces is actually harder than dealing with a whole slab. If you want to fabricate your own counters, stick with laminate, butcher block, corian or copper. Those are materials suited to a DIYer. Stone is best left to the professionals unless you are doing stone tile....See MoreGranite counter top different color
Comments (2)I had a friend who had a piece of her granite "enhanced" to try to match a much darker piece that was next to it. It helped darken it a little bit, but it still didn't match. She was not at all happy with the result....See MoreGranite countertop color advice desperately needed! Thank you!
Comments (4)Rupsup, That is a wonderful transformation and a great way to show everyone how wonderful new counters in a color you like can work. I had white tile, grout cleaning is a nightmare. ~boxer Nicole, Can you post pictures of your space? Seeing how large or small, the lighting, the textures, visual space ... can help with making granite suggestions. TB is a fantastic choice and I agree with Ginny, the slabs vary. What colors do you like? What feeling are you going for? What is your backsplash like? Are you keeping or getting new? Are you thinking rustic, elegant with triple waterfall edge, or maybe contemporary... I am happy to post pictures just need a little more information. ~boxerpups...See Moregranite counter-top seams ... are we being too picky?
Comments (44)These are my pics of my countertops placed Friday June 22, 2018. I cried looking at these seams. It looks so cheap. Fabricator explains that's the way it comes. I explained that I shouldn't be able to see the seams so clearly. It looks so unprofessional. They ended up taking them back to their warehouse. In hopes they say if it is quality control will try and fix it just to make it look better. Otherwise I will have to pay an additional fee for them to come out again to install. I just don't know what to do and if still looks the same. This is the first time I've replaced my counters in 24 years. I don't and can't live with it. looking at this for another 24 years. It looks so cheap and it really was not it's a lot of money to me. I hope fingers crossed that they will fix this problem. They never told me that there would be such seams. I thought the edges were done by a machine and it would be all one piece. I have read up on this and now understand there are seams. But now I do know that they should not look like this. If they are good fabricator you shouldn't be able to see them so clearly. I will find out next week what happens....See MoreCreative Visual Concepts, Kevin Strader
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