Oh that would drive me crazy! I'm guessing they didn't let you approve the template beforehand? They should have reviewed the layout with you as well as seam locations prior to fabrication. We are doing Southport (which is very similar) on a smaller island so it will take just one slab. I'm hoping for no seams on our L-shape perimeter because of this issue. I can't believe they suggested a fruit bowl to cover it?! If they can match two smaller seams it seems they could do the same here? Do they offer book matched slabs of this design? I think Southport does. I would reach out to Cambria after you visit the fabricator. Your counter is gorgeous! Good luck!

Not true, there are several Quartz brands that sell some slab patterns that come in book matched pairs, both in horizontal and vertical directions.

Here are the ones from Cambria: https://www.cambriausa.com/bookmatch/#!/

This fabricator really screwed up. His fabrication and installation skills are excellent, but he fails at setting customer expectations and customer selection.

"Quartz doesnt match up at the seams like book matched stone."

Apparently the Chinese never got the memo:

This is the template for this area that I received (zoomed in on sink). The template and the outcome do not match. They are saying I approved this “nesting” but it is not a good rendering and it really shows you very little of how it will look at install. Disappointed to say the least.

I actually think your template matches exactly what you got. the template shows darker veins dying into the lighter veins on the other slab.

I don't have knowledge of how it could be done differently, but I agree with you that I would be extremely disappointed in this work! I'm so sorry you are going through this. I am also looking at installing everleigh, but my island is not very big. Would you share some photos of the other parts for comparison?

For the love of everything holy, these guys are fabricators, not magicians. What, you expect them to change the swirls in the slab? You're allowed to be disappointed in their ability to set customer expectations, nothing else.

That looks good.

That thpe of prominent seam pattern is the wrong type of pattern to choose with so many seams. They will do the best they can. But they are not going to make the impossible possible. It will not be ”perfect”.

Does anyone have a picture of their backsplash to go with the Everleigh countertop?

We also are using Everleigh, and our counter is being installed next week. We have a long counter where the sink is, so there has to be a seam. Our veins also won't match. Hoping for the best!!😀

Any update on your countertops? That seam would also drive me insane. To me it doesn't look anything like what you approved.

Can you post a pic of the full kitchen and the other seams?

Best of luck!

If normal seams in a prominent veined product drive you insane, then do not pick quartz. Or, plan to pay signicantly more for the bookmatched options available. You need both the bookmatched slabs, and more of them, to get "better" seams than that.

I'd be as disappointed as you are in that seam even though it does match what you approved. The veins aren't as obvious in the template photo as they are in real life. As others have said, the size of your island dictates the material but it's too bad you're contractor didn't help you realize that this particular pattern wouldn't work for your application. I don't understand it.

"It isn’t the role of a contractor to advise about design issues."

It certanly is and preferably while the issues are still on paper. Smart designers don't have thin skins.

I rest my case.

Here is a picture of my everleigh installed with backsplash. I did 2 different tiles. 1 for behind the range and the other wall

We have a huge island and we used almost the entire slab