What are we looking at?

Talk to Dekton and find out their recommended method for seaming two pieces. Dekton comes in certain size slabs. Did you sign off on a template? Did you see the slab in advance?

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No, we did sign off on the granite templates, but the Dekton was a last minute decision and we did not have a template that we signed off on for that work.

Millworkman -

These are Dekton countertops with awful seams.

B Stern:

Those are fine seams. Your fabricator did an excellent job, with the exception of setting realistic customer expectations.

Exactly, the fabricator would have been wise to make it clear about what the seams would look like, and if that wasnt good with you, choose another material.

I thought the whole point of the Dekton surface was to be able to have a much larger area with fewer and less noticeable seams?

I agree completely. How they made 2 seams in less than 10' of counterspace is absolutely crazy. Dekton comes in 10' lengths!! I could understand one seam when it turns, but not one on each end! Everyone is talking about expectations. This remodel is well over $500,000 and we are just talking part of a main floor of a 3600 sq. foot home.

How big is the surface in the first photo? Is that two small pieces patched together?

The second photo seems more or less what I would expect in an L shaped layout. If the total length of the short side of that L is longer than 56" there is going to be a seam. Meaning that if the short run measures more than 31" from the front edge of a typical 25" counter, there is going to be a seam.

Was the entire counter done with one slab? Could it be pieced to get everything out of one piece rather than requiring an additional slab of which only a small amount would be used?

Second picture with the doglegged seam looks fine to me ... there's a small section of repeated pattern, but the areas of veining are aligned with their corresponding veining sections. The first image is confising to me ... is there an odd angle or is that an artifact of the picture? The veining doesn't match up quite as well on that seam, but I wouldn't call it horrible.

May I asked why the template was forgone on the dekton, when you had done that step for granite previously? Was there an expectation set that implied it was unnecessary? When a decision is made shouldn't affect what steps the process in question involves ... they still had to template even though it was a late decision, so you should still have been able to review that template, just like the granite.

The surface should have had just one seam in the corner where it turns. Why they put one 1/4 of the way from the end on the one end and then another one at the corner on the other end where it turns is beside me?? Here is a better photo of the one end with the 1/4 piece put in.

Was the run too long to be transported/installed in one piece?

Also, from the new angle, it looks great ... the overall look is consistant when you're not right on top of it.

Just curious, what's the orange tiled thing?

It may have something to do with pattern matching at the corner. I am not sure.

BlueBerry - looks like a dog bathing area.

The seams are fine, it’s the matching of veining that is off. Any veining will be difficult to match up especially because most are trying to minimize the number of slabs being used making it virtually impossible to get acceptable seams. Templating might have been different if the fabricator had more material to work with. I will say that curved joint is a very interesting approach!

"I will say that curved joint is a very interesting approach!"

It's called a French miter.

Yes, it is dog wash.

Here is a drawing of th elayout of the Dekton. It is in two places. One as the main countertop and the other as a top over the washer and dryer.

Material isn't long enough to do the french mitre without the second seam.

I can understand having one seam, but two seams in the same 10' run looks awful, especially when the better looking seam is down at the end nobody sees. I'm glad I posted this so other people can avoid this same mistake. I will be replacing it all with a different product.

Glad you posted this B Stern. Many people will benefit I am sure. Always learning! Good luck for the future choice.

B Stern:

I suggest you look at a non-veined solid surface like Corian as the seams are highly inconspicuous.

This is not directed toward you, OP, in particular, but at the concept. I think the whole "inconspicuous seam so it looks like it is one solid piece of material" has gotten out of hand.

There are spectacular marble interiors all over the world in much more striking places than some random kitchen or laundry room where little to no attention has been paid to making separate slabs look like they are not separate slabs. Or if they wanted something that looked like it was made out of a solid piece, they got a huge piece of marble and made it out of one piece. I think its all gotten a little bit silly that we have to pretend that something 12 or 20 long is seamless especially when it is a kitchen or laundry room counter or whatever. What's next 200 square foot rooms that look like the floor is a single slab?

I agree, I didn't do my due diligence on Dekton, and my designer/build team duo surely didn't. I do have two beautiful pieces of granite they installed perfectly, and one that is patterned with a seam, but the Dekton was a total surprise! Thanks for everyone's comments!

Can’t wait to see your choices.

Kimberley Harrison Interiors used what I think is Dekton for the backsplash shown in this article. It’s beautiful. Just a thought. She’s a great designer by the way.

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