Could it be that the fabricator doesn't have the correct tools?

Whether the fabricator has the correct tools or not is immaterial. I would never trust a fabricator who told me something that could be done, could not be done. He has shown him/her self to be both dishonest and incompetent.

If you live in an area where tradespeople are hard to find- I feel your pain. But better to wait and live with plywood countertops until you get what you want, than sacrifice quality on something as important as your Danby (swooning here) countertops.

cgwalsh123, I wanted to follow up and see what you ended up with. I am facing the same dilemma, using Danby marble and I would like the "chunky" look. The fabricator that was recommended does not do mitered edges. Can you share your experience and what you ended up with?

I have 2 1/2” mitered Montclair Danby in my kitchen. It’s 5 years old and holding up fine. I also found that some fabricators had the ability to do things others said could not be done.

Thank you Shasta! I was offered "double stacked" edges, and although this fabricator is highly recommended and been in business for many years, I think I figured out he does not have the waterjet needed to do mitered edges. Double stacked edges to me sound like the consolation prize...

I also had a fabricator suggested stacked. I found another fabricator.

Shasta, would you be willing to share a picture or two? I'm trying to decide the thickness-- 2 1/2? 2 3/4? 3 in.? I'm considering doing all the counters with the same edge profile.

Here’s my 2 1/2” in the kitchen. I always used this edge with Calacatta marble in the master bath.

Absolutely stunning Shasta!!!! Love the full backspash too! Thank you so much for sharing!

Shasta, I see this thread is old but, do you have any 90 degree inside corners like the one by my sink? Fabricator is having me sign a waiver because he said 90 degree corners mitered are prone to crack. I can’t do a thinner perimeter because we are replacing a botched previous job (different fabricator) and I don’t want to redo the backsplash because it is new.

sgrossman35, we didn't do 90 degree corners in our sink. Here's our kitchen sink (I didn't clean up)

Gotcha and thank you. Our farmhouse sink is already set so I can’t move it. Ok I’m crossing my fingers we don’t have an issue. You have a beautiful kitchen!!

I'd tell a customer "No." before I'd have them sign a waiver. Suppose you sign, the top cracks at the corner, you get on the internet to complain, and his defense is "She signed a waiver."? That doesn't look good at all. You'd better be able to reply that you replaced her top, 'cause that's the only answer the potentials reading the review want to hear.

Had I fabricated that job, you would have gotten the minimal sink corner radii and a built-up edge. Nonnegotiable. Much less likely to fail and since it's mathematically impossible to get inside miters to match anyway, the built-up edge would have been a small trade off, especially with as forgiving a color as yours.

I walked away from two repair jobs this morning for similar reasons. Too much risk; too little reward.

I am a fabricator. what you want is certainly possible and actually not all that difficult given the right machinery and expertise. I will advise you to make sure you understand the limitations of the mitered approach. The grain can appear to "roll over" the edge but there are inevitable compromises as the only way to get a perfect solid look is to use an actual solid piece of stone. We spend a lot of time up front to make sure the customer knows what they're getting. It's awful when a shop does a great job with the fabrication and the customer is unhappy (or VERY unhappy) because in their ignorance they expected the impossible.

The sink did not have to match the thickness of the edges to look fine. Check your top for dead flat please, because if a shim shrinks and it torques, that corner's gonna blow.

The problem is, we have a 2 inch piece of mitered Neolith. That’s getting ripped out and replaced by marble, with a different (experienced) fabricator. The backsplash is already in so, if I drop it down, I have to redo the backsplash. This has been a long exhausting year long renovation. So, I don’t see any other option than to miter the marble like in the photo and just trying to understand with other fabricators if there are risks of cracking or not. Granite City I think they will match the edges just fine but do you think the 90 degree mitered corners pose an issue? The slab is 3cm mitered to 2 inches.

Joe, the original fabricator said he had to do the Neolith this way which is why it looks like that so we are kind of stuck….

"I don’t see any other option than to miter the marble..."

Build up the cabinet perimeter 5/8". Unlike your splash, that's not at eye level.

Thanks! I’ll talk to my contractor about this.

I was told a mitered edge in a shower ledge with marble could let water in - do any fabricators know if this is true? I am really set on having a mitered edge thank you!

I was told that a mitered shower ledge could let water through the seams over time, do any fabricators know if this true? i am really set on using it. Thank you!

If water gets through, the miter will fail. Unless they're using cheap polyester adhesive, the miter isn't going to fail.

Thank you so much!