Good or bad seam? Brand new quartz countertops

5 years ago

Hello and thank you all in advance for the help!

We just had our quartz countertops installed in our new home and feel awful about how this seam is looking and how the veins don’t match up. We upgraded our kitchen countertops above the allowance we got from the builder, and feel like the seam is much darker and apparent than it should be. Do you guys think this is an acceptable seam, or would you go back to the builder/fabricator to try and make this right?

Thank you!

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millworkman
5 years ago
Is it 100% flat? Barring that it looks good in the picture.
R
5 years ago
Yes it’s 100% flat. I would think that the actual line for the seam is more hidden/inconspicuous, no?
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R
5 years ago
Here is a different picture. The veins start on one side, and stop/are nowhere to be found on the other
R
5 years ago
Interesting. Is this normal? Feels like to have paid 1000s to upgrade our countertops it would flow a bit more naturally. Is this truly normal?
Carrie B
5 years ago
Looks pretty standard/good to me.
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
"The veins start on one side, and stop/are nowhere to be found on the other"

True enough, but what is your fabricator supposed to do about it please? He plays the hand the slabs dealt him. He can't magically bend or create swirls.

Fabricators are at fault here. Not for their work, but for their lack of setting realistic customer expectations before and during the sale.

You not only picked an estone with movement, you picked a white which is probably the most difficult color to seam inconspicuously.

Hit it with a white Sharpie and forget about it please.
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BeverlyFLADeziner
5 years ago
Do you understand how stone/quartz countertop are assembled??? There is nothing wrong with your installation or the seam.

They take the slab and cut into at least 2 pieces that are the depth of a counter top and place them at right angles to one another They is no way possible to make the veining match up when you pay for a slab and turn a corner.

Can you see from my illustration that there is no way to match the veining pattern?????
Fori
5 years ago
They can't line up the veins but I've seen better color matches in the gap. Try Joe's fix if your installer won't.
WestCoast Hopeful
5 years ago
I think it’s fine. But I also understand your frustration. I believe the fabricator and the person who sold you the product should have explain the potential issues and how the deal would be handled. Then you could have decided what to do.

The assumption that home owners know the nuances of quartz fabrication is bad. Many here will say so your homework you should have known etc. But the reality is you don’t know what you don’t know you even need to ask about.

I do think once your kitchen complete this won’t be a thing you notice
User
5 years ago
It’s a great seam. Seams are NEVER “invisible”.