What is the actual size of island? Having a seam in that direction with that much movement in the material selection would be something we would discuss with a client if they weren't able to do it in a single slab as there is there is generally no good way to make that look good (book matched slabs can work on natural, but quartz, not so much).

Ashley:

They are fabricators, not magicians. They can make beautiful cololr matched tight seams as they have obviously done for you. They can't change movement in the slabs. Get on over it please.

What is your island size and your estone color and manufacturer please?

You need to show the whole island. Is the seam running parallel to the long side of the sink? Hard to tell without a photo.

Unless you are specifying bookend seams, any material with movement will have these "floating" threads. After looking at this picture, I went to my kitchen and looked at my counters which are Calacatta Gold. I never noticed that my my counters look similar. I've been living here two years and never even saw it. When I'm in the kitchen I'm way too busy doing things to stand and look at the counters unless I'm cleaning.

I’m sorry for you. That would bug me too. Hopefully you’ll stop seeing it once everything is in the kitchen. Otherwise, could you buy more material and switch it out to a full slab (even if it’s your expense…)

Aside from the question of too picky or not, if you fear complaining about this will result in losing the house, that may be the equation to consider. Cost of complaining and losing the house vs. replacing the countertop to your satisfaction after closing. Or, close on the house and sell it yourself.

I assume the island is too big to be made with one slab of stone (as alluded to by others above) cost effectively. It looks as if it is a good seam and was matched the best the craftsmen could possibly do.

I could not live with that mismatch especially knowing that the builder could have done the island with one slab. Clearly they were trying to save money. If you really are afraid of losing the house if you speak up, then I guess you should wait until you move in and replace the island counter. However, it seems unreasonable that a builder can do whatever he/she likes without being called to account.

@Bspoke Homes the island size is 8’2” x 5’2”

@Joseph Corlett, LLC this island size is 8’2” x 5’2” Its calacatta gold by silestone

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I just feel like they should have told me that it was going to be in multiple pieces and they would try the best they could to piece it together. Had i had know this in the design room when they showed me the model, we most certainly would have gone with something easier to match or at least cheaper, knowing we wouldnt like the mismatch

@Mark Bischak, Architect The thing is, they told me they DO have a single slab that big. they also told me that if it became out of stock, they could readily order it. :/

@cheri127 Thank you for your opinion! Its so frustrating bc i really believe it is a case of them saving money. They have already made countless other mistakes, like installing the complete WRONG cabinets, making our guest room with a shower-instead of tub/shower combo, etc.

@cheri127 So i know they are losing money, but 100% no fault to us and they have admitted all errors were their own.

Looking at the wider view, they did a pretty decent job at lining up the movement. But there should have been a clear discussion about whether you could do it in one slab or if there would be a seam. When we went through the process we were careful to keep our island within the size of a standard slab to avoid seams altogether.

I think my first assumption was wrong. My next assumption is the two "slab formats" they offer (standard and jumbo) are made of multiple pieces of material.

I wouldn’t be happy either if I was told it would be a single slab. My other concern for is if there is an overhang on the left side, is it properly supported since it appears your seam is in the middle running lengthwise

Doing it seamed saved them about 5K. Doing it out of 1 slab would cost you about 6.5-7K. And add another 3-4 weeks.

I've never seen an island seamed through the middle of the long dimension ... usually they are through the shorter side and through the sink, to minimize the look of the seam.

It looks like they gave you 2 prefab counters back to back ... which would certainly save the builder money.

In looking up the silestone jumbo slab, it’s right at 5’2” wide if I’m doing my math correctly. That gives them essentially zero tolerance for fabrication based on the stated island size. Most fabricators in my experience aren’t looking to be that close with a slab prior to fabrication. Would appear more lack of communication rather than specifically trying to save money.

While I haven't checked exactly, it appears your island could have been fabricated from a jumbo slab.

@User Thank you for bringing that up. i havent even thought about that. ill have to check the supports

@Verbo We paid 7500 for the whole kitchen, so my guess is that is right. If we had been givwn an option to even ”upgrade” to one slab, we would definitely have paid the additional. :/

@Joseph Corlett, LLC We had a meeting with the site managers supervisor. He agreed and called it an ”unfortunate situation”. They said that they had already lost $400k on our house due to market changes and a retaining wall they decided to build. I couldnt believe it.

I think you have your answer then.

To me, it's not worth potentially losing the house over. I agree it's not ideal, but hey - I've yet to hear of someone buying a new construction house and not finding fault with something that was done.

If it's structurally-sound, then I'd accept it considering the circumstances.

My island is almost that wide and there was no problem providing one slab.

This is what I would call an excellent seam. It's in the U-shaped portion of my kitchen.

That looks AMAZING!!!!! excellent work!