Does this seam match the quartz vein well?
Had Calcutta Verona II quartz installed today on kitchen countertops. Does this seam match up the vein well? Is it something I should live with or have it redone? I am not happy. Thanks!
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PROJoseph Corlett, LLC
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoIt ain't this:
But it ain't bad.
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Karen Dancey
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Comments (7)Hi Starting with the joint, that looks really bad and with the chipped edge to it it's unacceptable IMO, is there any jointing compound used? The joint should be flat and the gap should be a couple of mm, have a colour matched 2 part adhesive used to join the worktops and when you run your hand down it its totally smooth, certainly not rough to touch. For the gap at the back, i'd just use some decorators caulk to fill it and then decorate, but might be worthwhile checking that you have an even overhang to the worktop, if you measure the worktop edge to the front of the cabinet (not door) this should be about 40mm (sometimes 30mm for handleless doors) and the measurement should be the same all round your kitchen (within reason). If the overhang isn't the same then the worktop hasn't been fitted properly but its probably been caused by the walls not being perfectly flat and even though a template is made, quartz is not the material that you can just scribe to the shape of a wall....See Morequartz worktop Join
Comments (37)Hello again! I have now had the new worktop fitted and I’m really pleased with it :). It looks how I thought it should and the join is where my hob will be fitted (hopefully this afternoon) so not noticeable at all. The seam looks more obvious in the photo than it does on the eye but in all honestly it’s fab! Thank you all for your comments and advice, appreciated x...See More
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3 years agoKaren Dancey
3 years ago
Elizabeth Cipris
3 years ago
We just had our counters installed two days ago and I love it ... until I saw the seam. First of all no one said anything about needing one... no one advised me to choose another design because I would need one and they this design is hard to match, and where they did place the seam is simply random according to everyone I talked to. going from two veins to one and one side has dark grey edging while the other does not ... screams a LOOK AT ME .... and not in a good way. I need suggestions on how to handle... I work too hard for too long to create my dream kitchen to have this eye sore ... sooo sad and disappointed.- PRO
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