Not, that there will be a "next" time, but for anyone else out there who will be reading this, or in case you have a bath vanity done----the reveal for the sink should be indicated clearly in your contract. A written contract is for both parties protection as it spells out what one party will actually do, and what the other should expect. Industry "standard"--as far as there is one---is a negative reveal, with the stone hanging over the sink lip. That is how most manufacturer's templates are done that the stone fabricators will use. It's slightly easier for them, because the overhanging stone will hide the fact of not 100% centering the sink on the cutout. An exact reveal is the hardest, and most fabricators will strongly discourage customers from asking for that due to it's difficulty. A positive reveal, with the lip of the sink partially visible, is becoming more popular as many manufacturers are making accessories that sit on the exposed sink rim such as cutting boards and colanders. This also requires some precision to make look good and accuracy in details like this are what separate the decent middle of the road fabricators from the really good ones.

Thanks Joseph! I see now. If they miter around the sink cut out, and drop the sink lower, it should look like it does in your picture...which looks really good. Should I ask them to keep the mitered drop to 1 inch on my 2cm quartzite, so it wont look a little too high? Does this look like 1.5" in the picture? Thanks so much for your time and help.

I would edge both ends of counter top where it meets sink and caulk. Or if you get top and ends aren't edged apply 3 coats of polyurethane into the edges and then caulk in sink. Really no different than a self rimming drop in sink. Very nice looking. Also it has built-in back splash, a real nice feature.

Hydragea - We bought the house about two years old and there was already some minor water damage, but overall the butcher block still looked great. We tried oil for the top at first, but it didn't help. At some point, I put a coat of poly on the top which totally changed the look, but we were desperate at that point. The poly protected most of the top, but the biggest problem was next to the lip of the overmount sink. Water pooled there and you (or someone) had to be fast to wipe it up. This led to some separation and swelling of the butcher block sandwich and it was all down hill from there as water got into the unprotected wood underneath. I couldn't believe the mess underneath near the sink when the counter was replaced last year.