granite 'contract' questions

17 years ago

In light of a few members problems with their granite install and fabrication, I am trying to come up with terms that must be in the contract. Here's what I have come up with so far...

-granite name

-# of slabs to be used

-whether its 2 cm or 3 cm

-lot number block number of slabs to be used

-type of sink reveal- positive, negative etc

-the fabricator will go over the template on top of stone with customer

-type of edging

can I realistically put in the contract where the seams will be placed?

Any other advice? Also what type of deposit is generally given to a fabricator. Thanks

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kithelp
Original Author
17 years ago
oops-
price too -would be helpful

and what type of cutouts
morton5
17 years ago
There was recently a post on polishing the underside of granite overhangs-- both for a seating area, and for the bit of granite that overhangs the edge of the cabinets. I would request that the underside of all overhangs be polished.

Here is a link that might be useful: Thread on granite overhangs
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stonegirl
17 years ago
You can indicate where you would like the seams. The fabricator is the one who will have the final say on whether it is do-able or not.

There are more things that go into deciding where a seam needs to go than just : "the slab is long enough" or "it will look best here". Considerations like veining, color matching between slabs, accessibility, transportation, location of doorways and size of installation crew, to name a few (and by far not all) considerations also play a role.

Most fabricators are reasonable when it comes to a client's preference for seams and will work with you as far as is possible.

Unless you are paying for the actual slab materials separately from the labor cost, the number of slabs used is a chestnut too. Most fabricators will charge per square foot and give an all-inclusive price, so whether they use 2 or 4 slabs has no bearing on the ultimate cost of the project.

If you have picked slabs from a supplier and selected specific ones with known block and slab numbers, by all means put that in there.

Any decent fabricator will have a sign-off sheet at templating confirming the choice of sinks, faucets, reveals, edges, cut-outs and miscellaneous details. They will also require you to be present at template to confirm details and most fabbers now would also give you the option of selecting slab lay-out: i.e. you can tell them you want this piece on the raised bar area, you'd like the vein flow that way etc. They will also guide you as to whether those things would be possible or not and make suggestions otherwise if there are problems.

Typically, money-wise, you will work on 50% on acceptance of the contract and the balance on successful installation.