Inconsistency w/Cambria Britannicca. 1st slab is g8! 2nd not close!

Melissa G

last year

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that guy

last year

Are you committed to those two slabs? Can you wait for more to be available to choose from?

When we first considered Cambria for our remodel I contacted the company directly regarding previewing slabs for matching. They insisted that their product was always perfect and perfectly matched. As you have found, that's not the case. They also insisted that it was not possible to preview slabs.

To be honest, in all my direct dealings with Cambria, whether through correspondence or from reading their marketing materials, they came across as pretentious, arrogant and condescending.

But they make a good product that was a great match to our plan so I kept trying.

Luckily, our local fabricator/installer was wonderful. They said that was all nonsense and they wanted us to preview and choose our slabs. They arranged for us to meet at the nearby, and very helpful, stoneyard/distributor. We did have to wait a week or so for them to have multiple slabs in stock to choose from. When the slabs arrived they were more than happy to pull them out in the sunshine and set them next to each other so we could inspect them.

Out of five slabs we picked three that were well matched for both color and flow. The remaining two were way off. In the end our fabricator was able to make our kitchen work with just the best two.

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
Get real stone cut in sequence if trying to make match is the plan every slab of plastic fake stone is different . Maybe explain what you are trying to achieve.
TXGuy
last year
What does "g8" mean? Are you trying to bookmatch these, or just have them match for some other reason?
Snaggy
last year
@TXGuy g8 = great .. the 2 pictures seem the same to me ?
TXGuy
last year
@Snaggy hmmm I usually see that as "gr8". But anyways....the slabs are obviously different, but I don't know that I'd say one is better than the other. I hope the OP can provide more information.
Snaggy
last year
@TXGuy the more I look I can see the difference .. but it's not that much !
TXGuy
last year
Any update/more info from the OP?
User
last year
Ridiculouly unrealistic expectations.
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Northeast Regional Sales Manager-Duravit
last year
Cambria makes a wonderful product and as much as quartz is a man made stone you will never find two perfectly matching slabs. They will be close but never perfect. If perfect matching slabs is what you desire natural stone will most likely be best!
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Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
last year
Natural stone is also better for realistic looking veining. The quartz manufacturers just cannot duplicate the gorgeous veining in natural marble, quartzite or granite.
RedRyder
last year
My designer and I looked at every stone place in our area and luckily, the LAST PLACE, had 5 slabs of granite that were similar. It took her 45 minutes to pick the three slabs I needed for my kitchen and laundry room. Having 5 options was a huge, lucky break. It’s important for the slabs, whatever they are, to look perfect together of you will see the flaws every day. Hold on until you get two slabs that make you happy. (BTW -my countertops are Typhoon Green granite.)