Challenge with grain of quartzite seam

last year

Hi. We have just had beautiful quartzite installed in our galley kitchen. Fabricator - perhaps trying to avoid imperfections in stone - laid pieces side by side with grain going in opposite directions (one flowing up, one flowing down). A separate piece flows up on opposite stove wall. Has anyone seen this? We were not consulted and are troubled by it.

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Fori

last year

It's your responsibility...blah blah.

Why is it never the fabricator's responsibility to, you know, ASK THE CUSTOMER?

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Joseph Corlett, LLC
last year
Fabricator made the right decision.
lisaam
last year
That is lovely!
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Fori
last year
It's kind of bookmatched. It's nice if you think of it as centered on the window. It's less nice if you wanted more subtlety or a natural look.

Are there other counters and how are they done?
dan1888
last year
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This has happened many, many times. It's your responsibility to pick slabs and approve the layout of the cuts and seams. You didn't do that. So, the fabricator did what he felt best. You can pay to do the layout approval with you picking the cuts and seams. I don't like the seam fill material color. Too dark. That can be fixed.
barncatz
last year
Fabricator made a great decision. It looks very deliberate. Throw in your taste in choosing this gorgeous stone, and its kudos all around.
mamccabe1234
Original Author
last year
Thank you all for thoughts! Fabricator may have done a near bookmatch. We may get used to it. Problem was he didn't ask - communicates through kitchen contractor (who didn't ask). Had hoped for more natural flow with three large windows. There is a third slab on opposite wall, grain flows toward wall. One slab left that we could possibly purchase to change to more natural flow.
dan1888
last year
Talk to the fabricator now. Buy the slab if you can get the layout and seams you like, and he says is possible. Be happy long term. You'll never remember the added cost.
lisaam
last year
serendipity can be a sanity saver.
chestnut3
last year
Mamccabe1234 do you know the name of this quartzite? It’s beautiful! How is it holding up?
mamccabe1234
Original Author
last year
Name is Alice Exotic. It is still gorgeous. :-)
fatherdowling
last year
Out of curiosity did you end up keeping the bookmatch or change it?
mamccabe1234
Original Author
last year
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We decided to change it - with grain all in one direction. Three reasons - We never envisioned a bookmatch, it wasn't a true bookmatch - just an attempt, and - most importantly - we wanted the focal point to be outside the two picture windows over the seam. The "bookmatch" drew your eyes there instead. The fabricator re-did it at no cost since they had not consulted us.
ayoshino
10 months ago
Can you please post a picture of the final result? We are also forced into a seam like this due to a 166" run.
mamccabe1234
Original Author
10 months ago
We were able to try to follow grain the whole length. Fabricator accepted responsibility (since they had not asked about bookmatch) and we are pleased wuth result.
mamccabe1234
Original Author
10 months ago
Consecutive slabs could make an ideal joint.

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