I think once it's been cut and horizontal, it will be fine.

Thanks Cp,

for your words of encouragement.

Have a relaxing weekend !

We, of course, had no idea what your old slab looked like, but you imply this one is inferior.

If I were you, I would wait until THE SLAB shows up. Don't sacrifice a stone you'll live with for decades ... for the sake of having it done this Christmas. Right is better than fast.

Mrs Pete - Curry up posted pictures of both the old and new slab...

Well I just meant that the new lot was different enough from the Old lot to be noticeable. And yes it’s not as as sparkly so to some that could be a downer( I myself like blingy).

I guess I was hoping to make sure that the new slab didn’t look SO badly different to a third person , someone here who can give me an objective opinion. Someone who had not spent months dreaming of “my slab” and obsessed over its patterns like I have .

Thanks

I can't really help you, as I'm the opposite of "blingy", going for a super matte uniformly grey counter, if I can find it... Wish me luck.

But I do agree that the new slab looks nothing like the diagonally striped one... Personally, I like the "order" of the stripes, vs. the big random "muddy river" running down the length of #2.

I like the new slab with the one river. Be there for template so they don't cut thru it. I don't like the stripes on the other. No opinions about color variations on this monitor.

CurryUp, the slabs honestly look very similar to me. Our slab (not River Bordeaux) is way more sparkly with deep-quartzy bits under our lighting than it looked either outside or in the warehouse, so I'm hoping your sparkles may reemerge in your kitchen.

Sorry for your frustration, (ergh), but I think you made the right call to keep going.

Night owl, they had a plastic grid cut to our island counter size and overlaid it on theslab. stuck a few pieces of tape on it to determine the perimeter.

is that what You meant by templating ?

Barncatz , I hope u are right about the sparkles, they are subtle but beautiful.

the new slab didn’t have as many , but it was a sunnier day today so the light could have been different. So there is still hope ! :)

Were you looking for a sparkly blingy counter and so expressly chose this one? If so you won't be happy with the less blingy one.

I happen to really like the new slab. I like the lines of it.

If you want bling, hold out for it. It will be worth the wait.

I think they both look great but I love all the bordeauxs. The old slab does seem to have more of a "flow" to it where the new one seems a bit more randomness. Personally, I wouldn't have a problem with the new slab but you're the only one who can really answer this question since you will be living with it.

What I notice as the biggest difference, on my iPad anyways, is that the first slab you chose doesn’t have hardly any “Bordeaux”, the reddish brown in it. Now the second slab has a lot. I like the red, but do you? That’s what would make me wait, is if I didn’t want the red. Also if you want the quartz sparkle and the new slab has minimal, will you forever be annoyed that you settled for less bling?

I want to know what kind of a dumb-a$$ fabricator would let a customer know their slab broke? I'd glue that thing back together and not say a thing.

^^^ Or maybe someone else bought the slab after the fact and it was a mistake that wasn't realized in time?

Not to hijack this thread but.... Cpartist, where is your gorgeous slab waiting for you? I hope it’s locked up tight! I’ve read here on GW this happening way too often. So wrong! This world is out of control in dishonesty.

Thanks all for weighing in with your perspectives. After having slept on it And having read all your comments, I am feeling fine about my decision to go with the new slab.

I like the red on the new slabs , so no issues there. Will miss the patch of sparkly on the top right corner- I think it was pegmatite . The perimeter counters will have some of it and I’ll be content with that.

the kitchen project has dragged on far too long and I am ready to move on . My older son is only home for a few more years and I want to enjoy the new kitchen with him and my family as much as possible before he leaves for college.

will post pictures when it’s all done

thanks again !

@joesephcorlett

that would be Great Lakes Marble and Granite

since u asked :)

We saw the cracked slab- DH had some idea of changing the island plan to make it work

but the crack ran down the midddle of the slab - a good 2-3 ft and I could feel where the slab had separated .

Down the middle of the slab is even easier. Stick a 2x under it and finish the break, glue it together, polish a bit, and no one's the wiser.

Joseph Corlett, why should anyone paying good money for nice new countertops have to take a slab that has been broken?

Because the "break" will look exactly like the natural movement in this stone if it can be seen at all and the adhered break is stronger than the natural stone itself. Technically speaking, the repair is an improvement on mother nature.

If the dealer dents the fender of your Ford unloading it from the truck, you don't get a different car. You get the same car with Ford paint applied to Ford specifications by a Ford certified technician. Same thing.

From the pictures, I prefer the new slab. But I would definitely want to be present for templating on one with this type of movement. So that the movement flows in the direction you want.

Not to hijack this thread but.... Cpartist, where is your gorgeous slab waiting for you? I hope it’s locked up tight! I’ve read here on GW this happening way too often. So wrong! This world is out of control in dishonesty.

Mine was completely paid for and moved from the stone yard to the fabricator. It's at the fabricator waiting for me. At this point if they did sell it out from under me, they'd be stealing, since I have the paid receipt and technically own the slabs.