are these quartz seams acceptable?
Purple girl
last year
There are 2 seams. I know not to expect invisible seams especially with white seams but it’s like the first thing I notice in the kitchen. Maybe that’s because backsplash hasn’t been done or is it because they are so bad.
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Acceptable Quartz Countertop Seam???
Comments (25)"The quartz featured in this post looks alot like Zodiaq Calacatta Natura, which can be ordered in book-matched slabs, by asking for sequential slabs when ordering." pinkparadox: Do you have a citation for your information? Since engineered stone isn't cut from blocks, I don't know why sequential slabs would necessarily book-match. The only book matched engineered stone I've ever seen was at a trade show and was Chinese: These four huge natural stone slabs were cut from the same block in sequence, which is why they book-match so spectacularly....See MoreGoing to cry...is this counter installation acceptable to you? Seam in
Comments (56)I only mean that the guy doing the counter is responsible for the faucet hole placement. He’d have to simulate an installed faucet to see how far that handle goes back. I’d be surprised to see a regular counter guy looking for the faucet handle clearance. It’s not their job to spec the faucets or double check the handle or make sure the sink depth leaves enough room for the faucet and all it’s parts. The KD is responsible for that stuff. If the homeowner is the KD, there ya go. I recently made this mistake. It was my fault. My Rohl faucet handle hits the window trim. But the powder room faucet not centered on the sink, that was their mistake and they had to replace that counter. We can agree to disagree....See MoreAcceptable width of quartz seam?
Comments (3)It’s hard to tell. Can you take a photo with something next to it so we can see scale?...See MoreAcceptable Quartz Seam?
Comments (3)They used clear adhesive. That's why the seam appears light gray. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. They should have used Integra's Polar White 3080....See More
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last yearlast modified: last yearWhat’s a 0-radius corner?
It's another term for an internal corner that is a sharp 90-degree angle, i.e. there is no curve to it. The sharp 90-degree angle can be more prone to chips and cracks is my understanding, but I am not a Pro. Perhaps one of the Pro counter people like @Joseph Corlett, LLC will chime in.
Edited to add a couple pics of sinks with more rounded corners to illustrate. Many people like the look of sharp 90-degree corners, but it may mean more of risk of chipping like I mentioned.
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