Did you buy the slabs or are you buying only the square footage? Square everything off and see what you come up with?

I am paying by the sq foot that is fabricated.

Are you getting 4" granite backsplashes? Our kitchen needed a three foot section of 4" backsplash and we were charged for 3 sq. ft. They told us upfront.

Industry standard is to square off all angled pieces into Rectangles using the largest measurement. Seamless has its cost when doing angles and corners.

That is not the way it was explained to me and I was very through in my questioning. This is one of those all-in-one stone yard/fabricators. If I purchased the stone through them I would only pay for actual stone fabricated that add up to my countertop measurements I am not saying the estimate is off by a lot but now that I put down my deposit they have changed some statements that were verbal and it makes me question everything now. Such as they told me I would not have any seams accept the bridge behind the stove. During the layout approval they wanted to put a long seam right next to the sink. I told them that was not acceptable and we resolved that issue. I can tell when someone is trying to gloss over a turd.

I would say you approximately 110 sq ft but all your pieces are not sized.

Thats crazy...we are not trying to guess how many marbles are in the glass jar:)

I think I know what is wrong with it...just trying to get confirmation. and anything else that I might be missing. Thanks for participating though.

"and anything else I might be missing"

An angled island like that is not good kitchen design, plus as Live_wire_oak mentioned, you are paying extra for all the angles and corners. That island will be awkward to stand at, awkward to work at. difficult to fit cabinets and drawers underneath.

The angled island is pre-existing. Also, it is not situated as the photo depicts...it is turned as to be squared with the corner of the kitchen.. The only elements in the kitchen being replaced is the flooring(done), countertops, lighting, and hardware. And appliances eventually. Cabinets are hickory. I will be going to the fabricator this morning to clear things up.

Most fabricators will figure the 54x86 piece as exactly that, because it’s being done without a seam and eats up that much of the slab. A whole slab. If it had a seam, then the squares would get broken down as squares. But that’s most of a slab, with not enough left with the grain running the way of the main slab to get that small stove section out of it. So 33 feet for it.

Then the same for the big angled piece, as it swallows up a whole slab. So 30 feet for it. 7 square feet for the section to the right of the range. 4 square feet for the splashes. So 77 square feet total. You’ll be using 2 whole slabs and part of another to get the graining to line up correctly. That’s 135 square feet of raw material with maybe 30 square feet of it being salvageable after the cutting. And 66 square feet of waste. Your angles and no seams cost 66 square feet of waste stone.

To reduce costs, the big piece to the left of the stone would need to be done with a seam.

Looks like 2 slabs. At 50sf each = 100 sf x anywhere from $15-80 per foot for slab material.

Fabrication and install likely 2-4K

But I don't buy my stuff by the installed square foot - that's a retail tactic.

My fabricators usually price as above plus edges, undermounts, adjusted by the number of bodies it takes to get it from the truck to the island (4-6)

Ok, based on these guesstimates I will quit complaining. The "L" and the island all fit on one slab. Will have to use a remnant (they had about 6 to choose from) in the same batch to do the small section beside the stove. 61.2 sq feet total. The original quote was based on a rough drawing at 50 sq ft...I told you it was a small discrepancy;)

Yes, this fabricator has the largest inventory in Nashville. They do invest in the biggest sellers. That is why I have waited 6 months for them to have what I wanted in stock.

I am a fabricator. Fabricators will avoid seams whenever possible. Larger slabs help. Limiting factor is sometimes the access at the job site such that you simply can't get a huge piece like a giant island into the kitchen. We have on occasion put a very large island in thru a window opening but only on new construction and it takes excellent coordination with the builder. Customers sometimes complain about the extra install labor costs of a very large part but the fabricator is only charging for what it takes to get the job done.

Looks good