I agree with Patrick A. I did marble in my kitchen and my baths. Chips are a part of life with marble. However, the filling/fixes from the little chips at install should be part of the install. That misalignment is the problem.

So it is normal to have some chips on delivery with Carrara marble? I made them aware of all these issues. I was expecting to have flawless countertops delivered... especially with the premium we paid. Was I being unrealistic? It’s one thing if I chipped it... but this is more upsetting. Thanks for your comments.

Marble is very prone to chips. If properly filled and finished, you won’t be able to see them.

What I'm saying is that seams and chips like those you show should be able to be easily repaired or covered. Have you called the installer? Call and ask them to fix.

Again, I'd be pissed over the alignment in pic #1.

Marble is a natural product and a soft natural product. Is the installer 100% finished? He may be coming back again to tune up and touch up. Do you own the home and property or are you buying the whole enchilada at the end?

This has nothing to do with availability of materials and everything to do with fabrication, and, perhaps, installation. That is to say, that, simply ordering more marble will not do you any good.

It doesn't look as if the seams have been filled yet, and you say 'delivered' not 'installed.' If that's the case, discuss it with the installers if possible. You're obviously allowed access to the house--can you be there when the seams are being done?

It doesn't look like the installation is finished. The seams just don't look done yet.

But yes, the misaligned edge is concerning.

Buying the entire home next month. Installer will definitely be coming back because of all my complaints.

Is something like this typical with marble on install and fabricators often need to do touch ups?

I do not want to delay closing however If I don’t like the repair I want to mentally prepare for the next steps.

Do not panic please. I'd recut those edges and maybe run a Seam Phantom on them on site. The chips will be nonexistent and the seams spectacular. Insist on Glaxs or similar non-bleeding adhesive.

Repairs finished but they placed blue protective film and foam to protect countertops while other trades are in the house. Will have a full inspection soon. But did manage to pull some parts up and snap 2 photos.

I'd love some advice/opinions on marble chipping, poor seams, and edgework received from a fabricator. We paid big to splurge on marble slabs and chose to hone them since we couldn't find what we wanted already honed. I was told the honing went well. My contractor was organizing the install with our fabricator.

When I went to look I was shocked the company even installed the backsplash, which had large chips on both ends. They told me this is acceptable and happens with marble sometimes. They're only willing to work on doing a better job on the seaming/fill.

Chip 1

Chip 2

The sink seam on the backsplash was supposed to be centered to the faucet but is offset to the right a bit.

Seam at sink

I thought the seam on another part of our countertop was going to be straight but they did a French seam which I hear is often done. The design I signed off on had a dotted straight line so I wonder: Should they have told me they were doing the French? In any case, the curve/arc doesn't look that good to me.

French seam

The 2 seams we have seem too wide to me as well. Am I being unreasonable to have expected no big chips and better, thinner seamwork?

The mitered edges have spots where I can get my fingernail between the edges.

Edges 1

Edges 2

The island also has a small section that has chipping/unevenness. I don't know when that happened: during honing or during install. I'm told to live with this as well and worried the chipping will get worse as we use and wipe the counters.

Island chips

Some other spots have what looks like silver fill.

Silver fill

Finally, someone on the crew dropped something that left stress marks. I was told these things just happen sometimes. Would you just accept that? We haven't even moved back in or used the counters yet.

Stress marks

Marble has those issues. It’s soft, and stains and etches and chips and scratches. You accepted those inevitable issues when you chose marble. It’s too late to get hyper picky about marble being marble. It’s a snake, and it bit you. And you knew it was a snake when you picked it up and cuddled it and loved on it.

Unless you are willing to buy a different material, marble will only continue to patina. Patina is a polite term for showing wear and tear because it is soft, and stains and etches and chips and scratches.

Thanks, Verbo. I just wish the issues would have waited until we caused them, instead of starting out that way.

"It’s a snake, and it bit you. And you knew it was a snake when you picked it up and cuddled it and loved on it."

This month's metaphor award has been won. I bow to the master.

Hi there! Did you get your issue resolved? This issue has nothing to do with marble. If you recieved a broken glass pendant its the same concept…. they send a new one or rectify the situation….

Whatever the case with marble is, it doesnt matter. The slab and install should be done to some kind of standard & thsts certainly not a good one. Call them up and get it fixed. Say this is unreasonable and was not done properly & upon inspection you are dissatisfied with it. Be kind, but dont let them get away with it either.

This is another reason to add to the list why I am asking for seemless countertops and paying a couple hibdred more to ensure that.

I hope you are liking the marble. I myself am considering it as all the quartz made to look like marble… looks fake to me, not to mention way more expensive. If I’m going quartz its a simple solid color. So many warnings about marble, but I did read that cararra is relatively dense for a marble and dont stain that easily. The softness is a different thing though.

anyone think an ogee edge would wear better than a beveled edge? I have read bullnose b/c of the curve might help, but ogee is like in between so I wonder.