The homeowner has replaced her range, but the notches from the previous appliance are all too evident in her Silestone countertop. I didn't like her suggested repair, to fill them with the strip I'm removing from the rear. Maybe if this were granite, but estone? No way is my name going on that.

Luckily, her tops overhung her cabinets plenty and her layout landed itself to pulling the top on each side of the range, trimming off the notch, finishing the ends, and having the 2cm backsplash cover the gaps which have been transferred to the walls. What would you rather look at, two patches at the range front and center visually, or this filler at the wall? That or replace the top. Pick yer poison, please. Fortunately her husband had stepped on the seam on the right and broken it, making the top easy to remove. By extending the edge profile the width of the notch, I was able to cover the right wall gap with splash completely with no end filler.