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Corian counter "Soft Ogee" edge profile and chips

5 years ago

I'm going with glacier white Corian counters and I'm considering an edge profile that my fabricator refers to as "Soft Ogee." The profile ties in nicely with my very traditional cabinetry.



I've read some threads where @Joseph Corlett, LLC urges to not a have sharp edge to avoid chipping mishaps. My fabricator offers a profile that looks pretty "safe." Does anyone have any experience with this profile on Corian?






Comments (15)

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    To me that edge is dated. I'd use a simple eased edge which is always classic.

    missenigma thanked Design Girl
  • 5 years ago

    Is that an example of the edge? Does not look like it would easily chip. I don’t think Corian is particularly chip-prone anyways.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    I am completely on board with wanting a period appropriate home. The edge you have photographed was popular in the 1990's. I suggested the eased edge because it will not chip and is a classic and appropriate edge for someone wanting to maintain classic architecture. Photo of eased edge below.


  • PRO
    5 years ago

    If you want an ogee, stone, estone, or Corian, that's the edge to get. Chips don't care what decade it is.

    missenigma thanked Joseph Corlett, LLC
  • 5 years ago

    @Joseph Corlett, LLC Thanks. Based on what you've said in the past, I thought this was what you meant. Thanks for clarifying. You and the Houzz evangelist for Glacier White Corian the late, beloved @Anglophilia (RIP) convinced me to go with the little black dress of countertops. And I looked at and considered everything: Dekton, estone, granite, quartzite, marble, soapstone and even laminate. In the end Corian won. I also went with the Karran e420 sink per your suggestions.

  • 5 years ago

    @Joseph Corlett, LLC could you recommend which high quality stainless steel sink 40/60 you would use? thanks!


  • PRO
    5 years ago

    No one is buying 60/40s any more, at least in the sink replacement business overwhelmingly, so I can't recommend any. You want a single bowl sink please. Learn to use your dishwasher.

  • 5 years ago

    @Design Girl - can you provide the name of the corian you posted in this thread.


  • 5 years ago

    Edges are a personal choice. So many to choose. I recently had my kitchen and bathrooms redone and chose eased edges. Best of luck in your choice❣️

  • 5 years ago

    Edges are a personal choice. So many to choose from. I chose eased edges. Best of luck in your choice❣️

  • 5 years ago

    Edges are a personal choice. So many to choose from. I chose eased edges. Best of luck in your choice❣️

  • PRO
    5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Here's a Karran 540 seamed undermount stainless steel sink with the factory grate replacing a double bowl stainless undermount. No reveal, no caulk, no maintenance. You can't get a more sanitary or better looking sink.

    Yes, I had to shrink the cutout a poo; I had some color/particulate match in the truck. You're only doing that on a solid surface top.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    "@Design Girl - can you provide the name of the corian you posted in this thread."


    That picture seems to be one of 3cm natural stone, not Corian or any other solid surface. The give-away is the bowl cutout; few fabricators would do a built-up edge on material with movement there.


    I believe she posted that to demonstrate an eased edge; a much better choice than the pencil edges so popular these days as shown in kculber's pictures.



    It looks a lot like the Corian Witch Hazel I installed in my bathroom.


    A chip in a solid surface pencil edge is much less a problem than one in stone or estone, believe me.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    @azureoak Joseph cortlett is correct. That photo was of an eased edge only. The actual material is indeed 3 cm crema delicata marble.