It looks like the countertop doesn’t even fully cover the Cabinet base. I don’t think you are being nit picky at all. This would bug me to no end.

it will be interesting to hear if the experts here think this is a templating issue. I’m certainly not an expert.

Thanks for the opinions so far.

Yeah, I’m not sure if it’s due to the wall or if they just placed it down incorrectly.

Hopefully some of the experts chime in!

What is everyone’s opinion on the caulking?

That would drive me nuts. I'd call back the installers and get their opinions...it isn't far off, so maybe it just needs to be reset a bit and recaulked.

Thanks everyone. I’ve reached out to the company and am waiting on a reply.

@Mike That is a bad workmanship. Old construction or new construction, things are seldom square. That is why fabricators template in the first place. In a perfect world, everything would be square and fabricators could cut perfect rectangles all day long. That's not the case. That section of countertop was clearly not templated correctly. It should be replaced. You should not be cutting caulk and fudging the countertop position to make it go from looking crappy to looking less crappy.

Raising your range legs? That doesn't even make any sense at all.

@Mike With respect to the island caulking . . . the edge of the cabinet face frame that the countertop sits on is 3/4" wide. Looking at your picture though, in that section of countertop, it looks like the top is not making contact with the face frame. I'm guessing that may be because they shimmed in some areas to level the top. Hence the island counter isn't making consistent contact with the face frame all around the island. I think what you're seeing is the bead of caulk as laid down. Since you probably can't see it unless you are kneeling on the floor, I would let it go. However, this is based on one picture. Does it look this way the entire way around the island? If so, I'd question why and want to do more investigation.

Yeah it appears that they didn’t template to account for the wall. I think moving it over a bit should be good hopefully.

As for the island caulking, I don’t think they shimmed and I don’t see any on the inside of the cabinet. The counter touches the top of the cabinet base at the beginning of the front end (with the cabinet doors) and after about a foot begins to disconnect almost as if the slab of quartz is not completely Level/straight.

I did take a level out and it is pretty much in the center but maybe this is what is causing it since it’s not completely level. Aesthetically, I won’t notice unless I really am looking for it obviously so not a huge deal. Just want to make sure there aren’t any issues with cracking or anything in the future.

That area by the range is a do-over. Maybe it was put on crooked and can be reattached or maybe it was cut wrong and needs to be entirely replaced. The cabinet isn't even covered. It's pretty basic knowledge that the counter edges surrounding a range space should be parallel. And that it should cover the *&(% cabinet.

(You might need to raise the range so that it's above the counter a bit because quartz doesn't like high heat, but that is NOT going to fix the counter.)

The cabinets should have been shimmed and leveled prior to installing the counter top. and it doesn't look like it was scribed to the back wall.

That’s such a small piece I’ll bet it can be adjusted pretty easily to cover the top of the cabinet frame without causing collateral damage (e.g., large gap along back, incomplete coverage on the left, etc.) It looks like any increase in gap along the back would still be camouflaged by backsplash tile. What’s to the left of that piece, btw?

As for the silicone adhesive underneath the island top, it looks fine to me.

Don't monkey with it. Moving it to try and align along the stone edge will do 3 things:

1. Open a gap along the back wall on left that will gradually taper to nothing as you move right.

2. Open a gap along the left side toward the front.

3. Create an uneven overhang along the front edge of the counter.

Seriously, you just paid to have these installed. They goofed. They need to fix it properly. Not you.

Basically looks like it was templated incorrectly or installed incorrectly. As for the silicone I'm sure it could have been a better job. Go back to the company involved and express your concerns and try and get it put right.

Really appreciate all the feedback I’ve been getting.

To the left of the misaligned counter is our fridge.

I wonder if they would be able to just move it over slightly as it seems like the back end still has some clearance. Otherwise, like it’s been mentioned, and they move just the front end over to the right to cover the base cabinet then it will create a bit of a gap on the left back end. We do plan to eventually get backsplash though so it shouldn’t be too much of a concern if that is the route we need to take.

As for the caulking on the island, my GC and I actually made sure it was leveled prior to counter installation so it’s weird there is that much of a gap. It could be that we only checked the leveling of the front and back of the cabinet and not just the front horizontally.

I agree that this is poor templating and disagree with Scylia. Raising the legs is going to do nothing to narrow the gap they left there, though it may conceal it a little bit. I had a subcontractor try to pass off sub-par work when we were building and asked him "Would you be ok with this level of workmanship in a house being built for your mom?".

An inexperienced templater will template to the cabinets instead of templating the stove opening square to the rear wall. That looks like what happened here.

So I was looking around the dishwasher and noticed what could be the reason for the island countertop gap. The installers put the dishwasher bracket in between the counter and base cabinet!?

This definitely doesn’t seem normal. I’m pretty sure he should’ve bent it and screwed it into the side....

Am I right?..

for the top counter to stove gap

https://amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Counter-SILICONE-splatter/dp/B0899V165X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=stove+stainless+gap&qid=1598479418&s=hi&sr=1-1

Yep, you are correct. I hate it when this happens and I have to take the cabinet front off to get a sink in.

These brackets are obsolete. Modern dishwashers are screwed through their sides into the adjacent cabinets/panel.

Joseph, sounds like a pain to do.

So, in this situation does the countertop need to be removed to take the bracket out and installed correctly?