damage to marble?

16 days ago

We just got our marble installed and it looks like it was damaged… am I just seeing things? There’s no other part of the stone that looks like this

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dani_m08
16 days ago
Did you select the slab? If yes, did you take photos of it? I take photos when I select a slab - in order to compare it later.
Stacerawk
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16 days ago
I did but I don’t know if they show that detail
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chispa
16 days ago
2 cm or 3 cm slabs?
Stacerawk
Original Author
16 days ago
3cm and they put laminate along the edges
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HALLETT & Co.
16 days ago
Did they stack the edge or bevel it? Regardless that looks like a repair that could be improved.
chispa
15 days ago
last modified: 15 days ago
What do you mean by "they put laminate along the edges"?

Do you mean they used the same marble material to do a bevel edge or a laminated (built-up edge?

With 3 cm you don't really need to bevel or laminate the edges, which reduces the issues with making those edges.

Just polish the edge of the 3 cm slab and ease the top edge. No glues or extra fabrication needed. My 3 cm Taj Mahal quartzite counters:

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